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Putting Pen to Paper

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Rahul

George Orwell, perhaps the greatest writer on political subject matters, suggested four motives for writing prose and that they exist in different degrees in every writer – proclaimed [like him] or self-proclaimed [like me]. The four motives that he provided are: … Continue reading →

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Realism and Surrealism

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Rahul

Demystifying realism,surrealism, everything in between and beyond. I could’ve made the ‘Realism’ line more subtle – but then it’s for consumption by masses, not by classes = D  

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The Flâneur in Me

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Rahul

The long walks that I so often take or have taken in the past, in the cities I have lived or am living, has a word for them. The word is flânerie and the one who keeps himself interested in … Continue reading →

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Relentlessly Talentless

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Rahul

I am a talentless fellow. Completely devoid of talents. I am not an artist. I am neither of these: dancer, singer, chef, cook, writer, poet, essayist, historian, sonneteer, musician, actor, painter, sculptor etc. I often lament and rue over my … Continue reading →

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British English vs American English

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Rahul

I think it is high time that I write about my views on this matter, since this afflicts me every day. The British influence on India and Indians cannot be denied. They left India in 1947, but they also left … Continue reading →

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