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migration

Why are only a few centers in our country flourishing, and everyone else has to move here for work or earning? Our country is gigantic and varied cultures and dynamics. Why do we have to suck, be stuck, or live a matchbox life? If we see history, this has always been the case. Nalanda and …

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Posted byAtulSeptember 6, 2022Posted inIndia, Life, Random ThoughtsTags: migrationLeave a comment on migration

India at 75

It’s India’s 75th Independence day. It would not have happened without the sacrifice of our brave freedom fighters. We have come a long way, fighting many battles within and outside. We are a young nation, and we have just begun. Our adversity is also causing abundant opportunity. It gives us the purpose to wake up …

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Posted byAtulAugust 15, 2022August 15, 2022Posted inIndia, Random ThoughtsTags: India at 75Leave a comment on India at 75

beta

Apart from mouth-watering food, proximity to Lalbagh has been my reason to move to south Bangalore. For the past few years, I have become a regular. Earlier it was all about running, which I have cut down and mostly into walking. The knee injury has been on and off. Some faces, families in the park …

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Posted byAtulOctober 31, 2021Posted inFiction, India, StoriesTags: BetaLeave a comment on beta

Dil

Dil lagane me aise masgool ho gaye ke zindgi jine se mehroof reh gaye. Jina tha zindgi sadgi se, jina tha zindgi apne khudi se. Par kambakhat Ishq ki bemaari mae aise phase ke koi mauka na mila zindgi ko jine ka dilaggi ke alawa. Tukde tukde me baante gaye dil ko khairaat samajh ke, …

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Posted byAtulOctober 28, 2021Posted inIndia, PoemsTags: DilLeave a comment on Dil

flood

Mansoon meant flooded mohalla [society] with lots and lots of water. We would store food for a month in advance, some of our neighbors would shift in our house because water had gone to their houses. My hometown in north Bihar will transform into an island with no connection with the rest of Indian. It …

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Posted byAtulOctober 9, 2021October 9, 2021Posted inIndia, LifeTags: floodLeave a comment on flood

class divide

I was traveling to Bangalore from Bagdogra a few days back. I could feel how the class system rules and the treatment for an English and a non-English speaker, predominantly a migrant worker. My experience was limited to the aviation sector. Pandemic has opened a new section of flayers: the migrant workers. With the limited …

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Posted byAtulSeptember 16, 2021Posted inIndia, Random ThoughtsTags: class divideLeave a comment on class divide

sourcing

In this hyper-funded era of the startup ecosystem, the dynamics of building startups have changed. In most instances, a founder has more leverage than an investor. The positive side of this is that now every fund has to fight for a deal. Those were the days when you get a cheque from a marquee investor …

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Posted byAtulAugust 30, 2021Posted inIndia, startupsTags: sourcingLeave a comment on sourcing

holi

I am home this year for Holi. I think I am home after a long time. Holi has a special love and hate relationship with me. Hate because it would come during exam and love because we have so much to eat. And no one asking to attend the study. Holi has been memorable during …

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Posted byAtulAugust 8, 2021Posted inIndia, Life, Random ThoughtsLeave a comment on holi

stuck

Gayatri spent all her life in Hassan, a small town on the foothills of western ghats in Karnataka. She was married at the tender age of 16 to Mahesh. Her mother threw a lavish wedding along with paying handsome dowry to Mahesh’s family. Now in her 30’s, Gayatri finds herself more mature. The early days …

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Posted byAtulAugust 1, 2021Posted inFiction, India, LifeTags: stuckLeave a comment on stuck

Bewra

They would call him Bewra (a drunkard). He looked athletic with a broad chest and around 6 ft in height. He would wear the same torn jeans and a cap written “Attitude” on it. His eyes were brown and, his unshaven mustache, hair made him look like a hippie of the ’80s. He looked like …

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Posted byAtulJuly 28, 2021July 30, 2021Posted inFiction, IndiaTags: BewraLeave a comment on Bewra

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