Staring at the ceiling

Author : vishesh unni raghunathan      Blog : the light shines the brightest      Date : 5/21/2013 10:45:32 AM

'If I was one of those wild willed, feet running, ye-ywah-ywapadido sort of guy, I might be hungover right now. But as it stands, the fish named Fish, is surely having a better time of it. Calling a fish, a Fish is odd eh? But then, I’m sure nobody called the first fish, Bob, Marley, […]'

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Possibly a review of Kindle Paperwhite

Author : vishesh unni raghunathan      Blog : the light shines the brightest      Date : 4/1/2013 7:14:18 PM

'The following post has not been spell checked or grammar checked, much like this sentence. The author suggests you do not read on but if you do, do not, DO NOT bug him about it. He sincerely wishes to convey a few section numbers which he is currently trying to remember for his exams as [...]'

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“Things look bright and the future looks great. Happy end of the world.”

Author : vishesh unni raghunathan      Blog : the light shines the brightest      Date : 12/17/2012 5:19:43 AM

'As December 21, 2012, the day the world is supposed to end approaches, hell is getting prepared to welcome humans. “We expect at least a million percent increase,” says a source who is in-charge of attendance. “At present we have 10 gates for issuing id. cards to the inmates when they enter, but come twenty-first we will [...]'

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Chaos all around

Author : vishesh unni raghunathan      Blog : the light shines the brightest      Date : 12/5/2012 7:12:42 AM

'You see India is supposed to be very good at cricket and writing long boring laws based on Brits or Americans (but mostly the former.) The country got its freedom with so much effort that it is a stuff of legends- a few years from now, the leaders who went to jail, rebelled, broke salt [...]'

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The Customer is an asshole

Author : vishesh unni raghunathan      Blog : the light shines the brightest      Date : 11/19/2012 2:11:32 AM

'The customer is an asshole because he demands you to deliver what you promised. Surely, the customer should know that all promises are empty? Well of course, the promise on the currency note , “I promise to pay…” is not empty, because the customer owes us. As a company which employs thousands of people, it [...]'

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Author : vishesh unni raghunathan      Blog : the light shines the brightest      Date : 11/13/2012 3:02:26 PM

'Filed under: picture posts Tagged: diwali, happy diwali'

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Newspapers

Author : vishesh unni raghunathan      Blog : the light shines the brightest      Date : 10/23/2012 3:32:03 AM

'Once upon a time newspapers were used to swat flies, but now the art of swatting flies with newspapers is dying, restricted to a few, especially since many seem to read papers online. The irony of course is that, papers of old actually had news in them, whereas papers today are either advertisement catalogues or are made of [...]'

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Early mornings and dreams

Author : vishesh unni raghunathan      Blog : the light shines the brightest      Date : 10/10/2012 3:20:48 AM

'The thing about mornings is that you either hate them or love them- unless you sleep through them, which considering how much of humanity is up and screaming and honking away, seems the best way to deal with early mornings. I love early mornings to begin with peace and quiet and internet. Don’t get me [...]'

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A country of communities and not individuals

Author : vishesh unni raghunathan      Blog : the light shines the brightest      Date : 8/23/2012 4:04:20 AM

'Our country lost the plot when it stopped being made of individuals but of communities. As a country, as a people, we have lost the plot. Because we no longer are a people, we have become various peoples. It is no more a disturbing trend, but a reality- wherever one goes, your communal identity is [...]'

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At a Cafe

Author : vishesh unni raghunathan      Blog : the light shines the brightest      Date : 8/6/2012 3:08:43 AM

'Sitting at a café on a busy intersection and watching the rush hour traffic flow by- a slush is the only evidence of the rain a few hours ago. There is much ado about something. An organized chaos flows through the city like a drug through the blood stream. There is a hope to reducing [...]'

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THE CAT’S TABLE BY MICHAEL ONDAATJE(book review)

Author : vishesh unni raghunathan      Blog : the light shines the brightest      Date : 7/17/2012 3:08:56 AM

'Image from here. The Cat’s Table is the second book by Michael Ondaatje that I have read. Ondaatje is one of those authors whose writing leaves you with that funny little good feeling. His words caress the landscapes of familiarity with a touch so distant, that your senses feel tickled, searching half in joy, half in melancholy [...]'

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THE NEW YOUR TRILOGY by PAUL AUSTER(book review)

Author : vishesh unni raghunathan      Blog : the light shines the brightest      Date : 7/10/2012 4:02:32 PM

'“Stories only happen to those who are able to tell them.” ― PaulAuster   Some books transcend beyond the obvious, play with your little grey cells, fascinate and leave you in a world unlike anything you know. Such books become a journey at the end of which one is left to ponder upon [...]'

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A Tableau

Author : vishesh unni raghunathan      Blog : the light shines the brightest      Date : 7/9/2012 3:05:55 AM

'The dreary hot days of  summer afternoons, with nothing much to remember by, except the tales of a great grandfather whose photo hung unnoticed on top of the kitchen door. The days where you drew cars racing through colourful hills and sunsets, coniferous trees  and exotic lakes, wishing for those vistas of freedom, blocked by grill doors [...]'

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Because you are calling me a potential rapist

Author : vishesh unni raghunathan      Blog : the light shines the brightest      Date : 4/18/2012 7:11:15 AM

'Read IIT Madras’ new safety plan. This adds to what has been happening in the country- various authorities suggesting that the only to ensure safety of women is to lock them up. As a guy this offends me. Because my mother taught me to respect women. My school taught me to see girls as my equal. [...]'

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Education, Discrimination, er…what’s really happening?

Author : vishesh unni raghunathan      Blog : the light shines the brightest      Date : 4/17/2012 9:29:33 AM

'It was quite disheartening to read this – ‘Having Them In Our Classroom’ This is the reality we face today.  DISCRIMINATE. That’s the order of the day. Where did the country fail? Is it the divide and rule, vote bank politics? But such a system would not have risen without it already present. Maybe, we [...]'

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Magnolias by Malati Shah and Amrita Kanther

Author : vishesh unni raghunathan      Blog : the light shines the brightest      Date : 3/3/2012 4:19:00 AM

'The beauty of the book lies in its simplicity and the colourful Pahari paintings. Pahari is used to describe the painting style from the Himachal region during the 17th-19th century. The style is characterized by breathtaking and colourful backgrounds, bringing out the colours and vistas of the region. The book opens with a beautiful painting [...]'

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THE ENCHANTED SAARANG by ASHA HANLEY

Author : vishesh unni raghunathan      Blog : the light shines the brightest      Date : 1/18/2012 4:04:28 AM

'Beautifully illustrated and exciting! Enchanted Saarang and other stories are from the valleys and hills of Kashmir. The book offers an insight into the life in that part of the country through well written and beautifully illustrated stories. Based on morals and virtues, each story has a different feel to it. One can feel the adventurous Marmot’s pain [...]'

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NEWSROOM MAFIA by OSWALD PERERIA (book review)

Author : vishesh unni raghunathan      Blog : the light shines the brightest      Date : 1/17/2012 4:23:28 AM

'There is a genre of Indian movies with villains clad in dothis, the hero in non-designer pants-shirt, kick ass music, dangerous looking gundas and cops- fun, fast and exciting.  Unfortunately, they don’t make many of these today- take Don 2 for example, the antagonist is surely ‘bad’ and  Hollywood, the locations nothing even remotely close to [...]'

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TWO FATES: THE STORY OF MY DIVORCE by JUDY BALAN

Author : vishesh unni raghunathan      Blog : the light shines the brightest      Date : 12/7/2011 4:21:25 AM

'Fun, funny and enjoyable! In India, people just don’t  marry each other rather marriage is a great coming together of two humongous galaxies. The couple is nothing more than two insignificant stars somewhere in this cosmic event.  So what happens when a couple decide to get divorced by mutual consent and remain simply as [...]'

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Shutting it tight

Author : vishesh unni raghunathan      Blog : the light shines the brightest      Date : 10/5/2011 5:58:10 PM

'There is the point of indifference. I seem to keep reaching it only to feel the pinch again. There are times when tomorrow is already here. That feeling that it is inevitable that I have to go through my day. I crib a lot on twitter, but I am not sure if it is heart-felt [...]'

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