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Will You Be My Neighbour?

I sat in front of the television like a toddler. My hands were in my mouth and my eyes were as wide as they could get.

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June 20, 2020
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The Confessions of a Murderer

It is high time I admit that I am a vicious and brutal person. I still vividly remember the first time I ever did it. My bloody hands were shaking…

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May 20, 2020
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The Key Maker

The key maker seated himself, On a tiny corner in a lonely road As others greeted the new vendor, Few were warm but most were cold.

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May 20, 2021

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    Delhi? Dilli?

    August 4, 2022 /

    I always associated Delhi with aggression, anger and impulsivity. So when I first moved to Delhi from Bombay, I always had my guard up when talking to Delhiites, not knowing which way their unpredictable mood might swing in. In all this, I began associating the nature of people in Delhi (which was not very accurate by the way- dilwalon ki delhi is true!) with the places here. Wherever I’d go, I’d point out everything I didn’t like about a place, forgetting to appreciate what was in front of me. This changed when I came across Mayank Austen Soofi’s column, which resides on the 4th page of India’s Hindustan Times, and…

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    The Fountain Awards

    July 5, 2022 /

    If I become an author, I’m not extremely keen on seeing my book win a Booker or a Pulitzer. Actually, scratch that. When I become an author, I’m not extremely keen on seeing my book win a Booker or a Pulitzer. Instead, I want to see it on the streets of Mumbai, being sold as pirated copies, for basically a dime, by local vendors on a humid day. Specifically on the pavements opposite Mumbai’s Flora Fountain, where the joy of buying pirated and second hand copies of books resides. On these pavements, vendors sit with their tarpaulin tents and wooden stools while they sell these books to hungry readers. All…

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    Thank you for visiting!

    June 2, 2022 /

    Pristine Ponderings began in 2020 with the goal of ‘writing a little bit for me, and a little bit for you.’ Unfortunately, ten blog posts later, my website crashed due to a technical issue with the webpage hosting and I lost all my content- including my written work and your lovely comments

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    The key maker seated himself, On a tiny corner in a lonely road As others greeted the new vendor, Few were warm but most were cold.

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    An Absurd Account

    April 20, 2021 /

    Mr Smith greeted me with a broad smile. As usual, his face was half shaven, his coat full of coffee stains and his eyes reflecting a glimmer of parental affection.

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    Aamchi Mumbai

    January 5, 2021 /

    You've healed so wonderfully, As if your wounds were never there, And yet you show them off with pride Without reminiscing in despair

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    Broken Windows

    August 20, 2020 /

    Illustrated by Dhriti Guruprasad

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    The Black Letters

    August 20, 2020 /

    He gingerly walked alongside the bank of Brahmaputra, consciously trying hard to hide amongst the bushes.

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    June 20, 2020 /

    I sat in front of the television like a toddler. My hands were in my mouth and my eyes were as wide as they could get.

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    The Traits Of A Perfect Woman

    June 18, 2020 /

    Her hips are a bit too wide Her shoulders too broad for a woman's Lips way too full And hair way to thick. But who said that these aren't the traits of a perfect woman?

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