Category: Thoroughly Mundane
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A Pilgrims Progress
I am at Kumardhara at Subramanya in Dakhina Kannada district. My early memory of this place was thick forests; one would see snakes in abundance. Local families extended hospitality to the pilgrims. The temple in itself had been so rooted in the jungle it was dedicated to a live snake hill. It was considered auspicious…
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Three Litfest and Blogfest
“Mom this is my last year in Hyderabad,” She said, Jay has this effect on me she can get me to do anything. “Mom HLF is amazing and fun” Second input from her. Anyway as I could catch up with her I decided to attend the Hyderabad Literary festival believe me it was fun. There…
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Learning and Unlearning of 2017
Learning – unlearning #2017 With my 2018 schedule falling in place, I look back on 2016, and 2017 maybe the actual journey began with 2015. Looking back on 2017 it has been an amazing year. Balancing the fundementals of life, that power, love, freedom and fun. Somehow the balance never seemed to happen. But between…
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Are Purifiers a Luxury or Necessity
For all of us who thought indoor air pollution is an urban myth. Well here is an eye opener from WHO. Around 3 billion people use solid fuels like charcoal, dung, and wood, crop waste to cook and to stay warm. These create high levels of indoor air pollution. In the urban set up we…
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Grade sheet 2016
Originally posted on Parwatisingari's Weblog: #life lessons The year begins with the deafening sounds of crackers over Mandovi and we realize life is drudge when a normal 10-mnts zip down the drive turns into a 100-mnts stake out. Every channel goes berserk with proposals and projections and choose to call it hopeful prediction. Then comes…
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Why Kankadasa will always remain relevant.
“How can we let a lowly Kurba in/” the Brahmins of the Mutta hurled at the man, Vadiraja Teertha decided it was time to humble the arrogant Brahmins. He had immense faith in the devotion of the man, so he kept quiet. The Man stood out and sang the praise of the Lord … Lo…
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