Whispering Shadow

What made my awesome teachers 'awesome'?

2013-05-22T19:25:00.002+05:30

I was in grade four. I had to read the 'thought for the day' in the school assembly, my first experience in public speaking. It was two simple sentences - “A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work...

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The Coming of Spring

2013-04-26T21:03:00.000+05:30

For a clear blue sky and a warmer day Even the long winters have to make way A gift of nature is unwrapped As the white cover of snow melts away Like a drop of colour on a black and white...

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Nothing remained, not even a memory

2013-04-18T19:16:00.001+05:30

Most of these people were loyal to the countries they resided in, with many generations of their family spending all their lives in the same country. They worked as responsible citizens, paid their...

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If you consider an activity important, you will make time for it

2013-03-12T22:52:00.000+05:30

The first thing I wear after my morning shower is not an item of clothing nor a perfume, it is my watch because I think it is extremely important to be on time in everything you do. If in the...

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The Cage

2013-03-05T22:52:00.000+05:30

I am moving on from a well paying managerial job in an MNC to a fellowship in a non-profit organization that pays a meagre stipend. As the news spreads through my company, I am greeted by more and...

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Oh Yes Abhi!

2013-02-24T20:07:00.000+05:30

While the latest Pepsi campaign resonated the restlessness of emotions among the youth today, I think it can be equally extended to elders in matters of pushing young men and women in their...

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What it means to be free

2013-02-24T12:50:00.002+05:30

I am standing at the edge of a cliff. I feel the wind blowing on my face. I take a deep breath. I smell the saltiness of the ocean whose fragrance the wind carries with it. I decide to...

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A life that will never be...

2013-02-05T20:44:00.003+05:30

It is just another morning. I wake up. I have my routine egg, fruit and cereal breakfast with no sense of urgency or eagerness. I get the first call from my boss while getting ready for work, asking...

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That Night

2013-01-26T20:37:00.001+05:30

There are moments in your life that remain frozen in your memory for ever, moments that you can call upon to pull you out of the deepest abyss, moments that can make you feel calm in a storm. For me...

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No Country for Women

2012-12-21T21:24:00.000+05:30

The more I read about the gang rape of the 23 year old student in Delhi, the more I feel helpless about not being able to do anything about it. Having learnt the details of the gruesome crime, I...

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For the sake of Formality: The Arranged Marriage Intro

2012-12-17T23:23:00.003+05:30

A prospect recently mailed one of my friends giving a brief introduction of himself. I couldn't help writing down the probable reply (in italics) she could give to the expressive bloke (names changed...

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The Choice to Celebrate

2012-11-13T10:01:00.002+05:30

It is Diwali. I woke up at 7.30 AM today. I woke up not because of my endeavour to see the break of dawn on an auspicious day (anyways, that happens way to early for me). I woke up because of the...

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The Pursuit of Happyness

2012-10-28T16:03:00.002+05:30

The mail subject reads "Congratulations". It is a simple word, of which I heard a lot this week at my engagement. However, it didn't hold as much meaning then as it held now. Then, I was getting a...

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Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.

2012-10-14T20:06:00.000+05:30

Today, I can understand what must be going through Arnold H. Glasow's mind when he quoted the above statement. I took the first step in my journey towards excellence, moving away from...

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The Final Lap

2012-09-29T10:07:00.002+05:30

A journey arduously long To begin writing your life’s true song You think you had planned it all Underestimating the height of Murphy’s wall Only a few miles to go But with resources...

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An Argument for the Shadow's survival

2012-09-15T17:39:00.000+05:30

Coincidentally, it has so happened that two of my friends, who are completely unrelated to each other, have asked me - Is my blog dead? I would dare say yes but I realize that their fear is not...

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Creative Expression through Experience

2012-06-17T00:37:00.003+05:30

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. The time it takes me to get one good photograph is probably thrice as much as it takes me to write one good post. However, the effort it takes me to get...

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India's Blues

2012-06-01T00:04:00.003+05:30

This is the conversation I had with the driver of the auto rickshaw I was travelling in: Me (M): Aaj aapne auto kitne baje shuru ki? Auto Rickshaw Driver (A): 5 baje. M: Subah nikle the? A:...

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When life feels complete

2012-04-15T11:14:00.008+05:30

Those are the good yearsThe ones in which youLearn to runYou fall, your recover quickly and run again Like a reset button in a car racing game Those are the good monthsThe ones in which youTravel...

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The Rhythm to Life

2012-03-26T00:25:00.002+05:30

I love listening to music on my iPod while looking out of the window of a vehicle. The ability to set the tone to a mundane scene of city hustle bustle is empowering. The reason for the empowerment...

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Limbo

2012-03-10T12:41:00.010+05:30

lim·bo The abode of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls, as those of infants or virtuous individuals who lived before the coming of Christ.A region or condition of oblivion or neglect:...

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Happy Sixth Birthday

2012-02-04T22:12:00.005+05:30

Dear Shadow,At the very outset, let me wish you an awesome but belated sixth birthday! Apologies for missing out on the celebrations but hell, it was the first time this happened. I will not make...

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The Sorry State of Being

2011-12-03T15:27:00.010+05:30

We travel in the fast lane. We work. We work a lot. Not that we do it for nothing- some yearn, some earn, some learn. Working is good but conditionally, the condition being you are doing what you...

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A Testimonial

2011-11-22T22:43:00.005+05:30

You walk at a constant pace For you do not race You walk without friends or enemies You wait for none You walk on only one path You see no other way You walk in one direction Neither you look...

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Why Me?

2011-10-02T01:06:00.003+05:30

You keep on running, You keep on tiring, For the miles gone by Leave you sore. Yet you go on Cause for the miles to come May have major milestones in store. You keep on fighting, You keep on...

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