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Gudi Padwa
Today is Gudi Padwa, the Maharashtrian new year festival. We eat neem leaves with jaggery on this day. The neem leaves don’t feel bitter anymore.
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Miss Hokusai review
Miss Hokusai is a Japanese anime movie set around early 1800s in erstwhile Tokyo, called “Edo”. The principle character is O-Ei, daughter of a famous painter and a talented painted herself. The movie is very realistic in terms of how everyday life is portrayed, but has a distinct mystical feeling about it. The effect this combination of mystical elements in a completely realistic world (which is s...
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My love-hate relationship with chess
I reached my highest ever bullet rating on lichess today.Chess is something which I mainly picked during grad school - when my motivation for research was at an all time low. I knew the rules as a kid, could calculate decently, and generally played well against friends. Though, it was a game which I rarely played (maybe about 20-30 games during my entire childhood). What was interesting was I woul...
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Spoof news article on Georgia Tech friends
India’s Top Female Icon Grand Finale to be between Jayati and NaguIndia's reality show darling Supriya won't be in the show \Top Female Icon\ anymore. In a shocking incident, Insta celebrity and ace cameraman Prady caught Supriya cutting through a mouse during one of his live streams. People watching the video were traumatized by the child-like delight on Supriya's face during the act. Supriya's r...
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Serious hobbies
I don’t know if other people relate to this. I have a problem - I can only do serious hobbies. The hobbies themselves are not serious, it is just I become serious about them. For example, cricket - something which I resumed for 2-3 months this year and then finally stopped. It started with Satyajeet, creator of this wonderful website asking if I would like to join a game of cricket. I said sure. M...
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Eternal search
I search outsideAnswers lie within,I begin to understandThe defining step eludes me.
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A lonely time
In an abyss, completely broken,Fear and loneliness my only companions;You came to search for me. Afraid to face you,I ran away as fast as I could;You still followed me. Panting and shivering,I shouted “You won’t understand”;You hugged me. Holding my hand and smiling,You made me take a step;I cried. You picked me every time I fell,Reminded dreams long forgotten;I started to become me again. We are ...