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Paradise Lost (no reference to Milton)

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image source: http://www.nazaraone.com/archives/images//bhagyavidhaata-colors-tv-show.jpg Women are evil...! Umm...that doesn’t sound right, does it? In fact, I suppose it sounds obnoxious and totally MCPish! Ok, let me rephrase that, “Indian women are evil.” Yes, you read that right, evil. Now why would I say something so mean and dastardly? Blame Ekta Kapoor and her media kin for this strong emotion! Home was always this wonderful place, like paradise, with an abundant supply of food and you never had to pay for a meal afterwards! Lounging on the couch watching some random stuff on tv with a plate full of munchies always accessible. The simple pleasures of home! Of late, however, this paradise has been ruined by the above mentioned story teller and her sordid stories. Now when I come home, I see these women dressed to the teeth in ornate sarees and jewellery, constantly plotting to ruin another woman’s life with immense satisfaction. I remember years ago, there was this s...

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The Free Radicals

A long time ago (eeesh, I shouldn’t have read all those fairytales!), a lot of people told me that I should stick to what I was doing and not waste time and money going to NICMAR! Arguments and counter arguments were thrown around and eventually,I did what I always do, just went ahead with what I wanted to do!!! Almost two years down the line, I must say that the experience has been quite “enriching”! There was so much that was not right and defied common sense that at one point in time, i was almost pulling out my hair! However, i must not sound like Shilpa (the Crib Queen) here. The truth is, it would have been quite impossible to go through the last twenty months had it not been for certain people. These are the ones who saw through the “facade” and in turn, taught me a thing or two about life. Most importantly, they treated me like an equal (well, most of the time atleast) and never gave up on trying to assert peer pressure on me when it came to (as Shilpa puts it) non family stu...

Aurus in Mumbai

interesting read...