Monthly Archives: January, 2015

Growing up in Goa

My Monday Musings about the early days in GOA: As a child, I used to find Monday as most menacing.  After finishing the school on Saturdays, I used to toss the school bag in the corner of the room – and rush to play with my friends. My pet dog, Jackie, used to accompany me …

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FULRANI

A visit to flea market – everyone displays the unwanted items they want to dispose of, and at the same time ogling at the wares of fellow ‘displayers’ – coveting, wishing to trade own for theirs. “How I wish I had that Black & Decker tool set!” “I wish I had the pink Picnic hamper …

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Creativity at its best

I remember when I started writing – way back in my late school days and early college days – I used to write in long hand on a piece of paper. And corrections were messy – but still each word was meticulously weighed, compared with others, and either discarded or put on the paper. Once …

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MEMORY FOAM

I was talking to my friend in Goa; and he encouraged me to write some more. And then he sent me the following motivational message: “If you wish to be remembered after you are dead and gone, either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing.” Immediately, these words brought flood of memories – …

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