Small City Thinker

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  • A Fly in the Soup

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    Nothing is perfect in this world. Nevertheless, human being seeks perfection in his endeavours. A perfect house, a perfect job, a perfect relationship and a perfect life. Generally, mundane human…

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  • Journeys of Life

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    Life is an aggregate of various journeys undertaken by us in pursuit of our goals. The rising Sun witnesses a new journey everyday, paths being similar or different depending on…

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  • Plurality of Identities and Bharat

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    The concept of Bharat is not akin to the philosophy of European nation-state. Bharat, and by that effect, Bharatiyata is an amalgamation of plural identities that co-exist in our civilisational…

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  • The Indigenous Karate Kids

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    Travelling in Delhi Metro is always a unique experience. Amid all the rush and sweating, one can easily discover the traces of joy. A beautiful girl with her eyes dug…

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  • Why Mia left Seb?

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    La La Land was not any different from the mundane land and times we live in! The cliched theme of love lilted with melodious music and weaved with lyrical dialogues bestowed…

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  • On my own

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    Standing on your own feet and tasting the fruits of your labour is the most cherished aspiration of human life. It would surely be an ecstatic moment when the emptiness…

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  • Missing!

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    March is the month of nostalgia. The undulating flow of life hits abrupt similar turns during this month of late spring. Generally associated with gushing winds that used to flutter…

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  • Amma

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    Death, it is said is the ultimate truth of life. The circle of life takes intervening closure with death. Despite being the most unbiased equaliser, death sometimes imparts immortality to…

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  • Atonement

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    Since times immemorial, in my otherwise short life, I have been nurturing irrepressible urge for the atonement of my past. Driven by the pathetic present and desirous of glorious future,…

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  • Simran meets Raj (not on a train)

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    Oh, Allahabad! When shall you receive the rainfall that you deserve? My parched soul was seeking the solace of petrichor when my friend called me to inform about her engagement…

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