Knot for life

Author : arunimamazumdar      Blog : rhymes and rubbish      Date : 4/23/2013 5:50:38 PM

'An old pair of dusty, green and white sneakers lay in a box, stashed away in some forgotten corner of the store room, and it took the day-long cleaning marathon of last week’s Sunday to discover its secret hiding. For the first time, I decided to rest my quintessential girly tantrums aside and undergo the [...]'

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At Eliot’s

Author : arunimamazumdar      Blog : rhymes and rubbish      Date : 4/21/2013 8:19:45 AM

'I was walking on sand for the first time in my life. It felt as if the grainy terrain was pulling my heels inside, making it difficult for me to walk straight. The flip flops kept falling off my feet and it took great effort to drag them out of the sand with every gait. [...]'

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Daryaganj’s Sunday Kitaab Bazaar

Author : arunimamazumdar      Blog : rhymes and rubbish      Date : 4/7/2013 10:19:41 AM

'The only place in  Delhi that sells Joseph Conrad’s Lord Jim for Rs 50, Geoffery Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales for Rs 70 and Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility at Rs 60. A photo-feature of Daryaganj’s Sunday Kitaab Bazaar (Sunday Book Market)             Can you spot the books by authors who’re [...]'

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Saviour (Day 2) #CaPoWriMo

Author : arunimamazumdar      Blog : rhymes and rubbish      Date : 4/2/2013 6:39:20 PM

'Saviour was reborn as a dog today, happy to be alive and not a jumpy stray. But the thunder made him shudder, He ran for cover to his mother, not quite living up to his name, nay!'

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Found love again (Day 1) #CaPoWriMo

Author : arunimamazumdar      Blog : rhymes and rubbish      Date : 3/31/2013 6:51:40 PM

'She was searching for someone new, he fit the bill & an affair started to brew. Just then the apologetic ex appeared, gifted her a diamond that she revered, and loved him back anew'

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Sounds at the sill

Author : arunimamazumdar      Blog : rhymes and rubbish      Date : 3/20/2013 4:55:16 PM

'At one past thirty he takes a cautious stroll, his whistle reverberates and cuts through the silent night. At a distance a bus cringes and comes to an obedient halt. I imagine soundless footsteps alight. At times a restless insect clad in anonymity, hums a tune unfamiliar to me. I look out but it is [...]'

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Women’s Day turned out special this year

Author : arunimamazumdar      Blog : rhymes and rubbish      Date : 3/9/2013 12:11:03 PM

'8 March 2013 is International Women’s Day In the past, I have celebrated Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Children’s Day. And despite the fact that it’s a little embarrassing to confess, but I cannot help but include Valentine’s Day in the ‘celebrated’ list too. International Women’s Day, on the other hand, never held so much [...]'

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Author : arunimamazumdar      Blog : rhymes and rubbish      Date : 2/21/2013 5:27:12 PM

'THIS BLOG IS NO LONGER ALIVE. GO, FIND PEACE ELSEWHERE.'

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No one calls.

Author : arunimamazumdar      Blog : rhymes and rubbish      Date : 2/7/2013 6:51:11 PM

'I have felt lonely earlier but tonight I feel the loneliest. It feels strange. I have the phone by my side with all latest messenger apps downloaded, the list of contacts dutifully updated, and the Wi-Fi steadily receiving and transmitting signals. But I have no one to call and no one to chat with. And [...]'

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Birthday at a fort palace!

Author : arunimamazumdar      Blog : rhymes and rubbish      Date : 1/2/2013 12:37:35 PM

'I had been planning a visit to Neemrana Fort Palace, Alwar since a long time but thanks to friends who didn’t stand by their words, none of the plans seemed to materialise. Fortunately, towards the beginning to December, which also happens to be my birthday month, I decided to plan a short trip to the [...]'

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The usual ups and downs of 2012

Author : arunimamazumdar      Blog : rhymes and rubbish      Date : 1/1/2013 11:34:02 AM

'It’ll take a while to get to used writing 2013 in emails and saying “this year” in conversations. Nevertheless, here’s a recall of the goods and the not-so-goods of 2012 in my life. Prominent goods 1 Jan 2012 – Dehradun and making up I wanted to go away from the city on 2012 New Years’ [...]'

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Remembering her.

Author : arunimamazumdar      Blog : rhymes and rubbish      Date : 12/30/2012 6:46:49 AM

'It’s Sunday and the sun has been kind to cast its warmth over Delhi. I am taking a walk around the colony’s park. Paliwal ji, the oldest man of the colony is sitting on the park bench with his Nokia firmly placed against his ears. I can hear the commentator’s voice quivering, as if the [...]'

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Observations, realisations…

Author : arunimamazumdar      Blog : rhymes and rubbish      Date : 12/12/2012 7:24:57 AM

'She wears a gorgeous smile, an uninhibited gorgeous smile that makes you like her almost instantly. Her dark blue nose pin pulls away from her innocent demeanour innocence and adds a dash of lady-like character to her young disposition. The tiny mole on the bridge of her nose, towards the right, is a little distracting, [...]'

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A book that got me thinking

Author : arunimamazumdar      Blog : rhymes and rubbish      Date : 12/5/2012 12:28:21 PM

'It was a warm, November afternoon and I was battling the everyday drowsiness off my tired eyes when the courier guy came and handed a copy of Mayank Austen Soofi’s latest book on Delhi, this time about the alleys not very far from where I sat holding the book – GB Road, the infamous red [...]'

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This is how we celebrate Durga Puja

Author : arunimamazumdar      Blog : rhymes and rubbish      Date : 11/10/2012 11:37:31 AM

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Snip, snip, snip!

Author : arunimamazumdar      Blog : rhymes and rubbish      Date : 10/19/2012 6:03:47 AM

'There is some connection with feeling dejected and wanting to cut your hair in a way that makes you look ugly. There sure is! The re-run of Grey’s Anatomy (a popular television medical drama) is on and those who’re familiar with the series will understand what I am about to write. George sleeps with Meredith [...]'

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Short story: Twenty Rupees and an Air Conditioner

Author : arunimamazumdar      Blog : rhymes and rubbish      Date : 9/25/2012 5:20:53 PM

'To smoke a beedi and regale in its burning ingredients to perfection is not easy. One ought to puff at it between every five seconds. It’s not like the pricey cigarette that is able to burn itself naturally, whether you blow its filtered-butt or not. And so, the humble beedi finds its audience in the [...]'

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Thinking

Author : arunimamazumdar      Blog : rhymes and rubbish      Date : 9/22/2012 4:58:17 PM

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A retreat in the farms of Punjab

Author : arunimamazumdar      Blog : rhymes and rubbish      Date : 8/30/2012 8:30:06 AM

'A holiday is a holiday and there’s no fixed duration that one must adhere to. Even a one-day, one-night break is more than welcome for a few unfortunate ones like me who don’t get even weekends off. So, after spending … Continue reading →'

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The Jalebi Called Life

Author : arunimamazumdar      Blog : rhymes and rubbish      Date : 8/28/2012 7:54:10 PM

'It had rained that evening. The streets were wet. A gentle breeze had also begun to blow. ‘The weather is just perfect to have Jalebis’, he thought and hopped out. “200 gms Jalebi diyo bhai” “Will it take time?” “Thoda … Continue reading →'

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