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Tamarind City

Posted on March 11, 2018 by vandysnape

A Tamarind City by Bishwanath Ghosh Back when I was in college, one of my favourite things about Sunday was reading the Magazine and Metro Plus supplements of the week’s The Hindu newspaper. The kind of stories published and the style … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Fresh

Posted on July 22, 2013 by vandysnape

When I saw the words ‘Fresh’ and ‘Taste’ in this week’s photo challenge, the first thing that came to my mind was ‘Filter Coffee’. Chennai is rather famous for its filter coffee. It is typically served in an ever-silver tumbler … Continue reading →

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Across the Fence…

Posted on December 4, 2012 by vandysnape

Drops of water began to trickle down its dark green leaves. It was raining. Hiding its tears in the rain the plant looked across the fence …….. Continue reading →

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What not to do during a power cut

Posted on October 21, 2012 by vandysnape

There’s that sickeningly sweet voice telling you to “Please check the number you have dialled”.
– In those rare occasions when an actual human picks up your call, you hear the redundant answer “In another half an hour Madam”.. That’s probably the 3rd half an hour I’m in. Apparently he was teaching me the time paradox. Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Big

Posted on October 14, 2012 by vandysnape

Back from hibernation, my dear bloggers ! It’s been a really long time since I logged on to WordPress and I thought I’d break the streak with a weekly photo challenge. I have three Big entries here. This picture was … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Wrong

Posted on August 11, 2012 by vandysnape

The bird looking through the bars somehow conveyed a sense of their freedom being snatched away Continue reading →

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The Sound of Music …

Posted on July 11, 2012 by vandysnape

It gets you through difficult times. It helps you celebrate euphoric moments. It is the much needed bottle of glucose at the end of a tiring day. Ah I love music. Well, who doesn’t? Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Fleeting Moment

Posted on June 29, 2012 by vandysnape

I was rummaging through my computer to find a suitable picture .. Well, I have three and two of them from my early morning beach-walk a couple of weeks back. That one is my favourtie of the lot. It has … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Hands

Posted on May 18, 2012 by vandysnape

I really like the theme for this week’s photo challenge – Hands .This is a picture of my Sister during her Engagement party . That was the first time we both actually tried out ‘proper’ Mehndi designs .. Mehndi is … Continue reading →

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Bonus anyone ?

Posted on May 13, 2012 by vandysnape

People always have some things which bring them memories of their childhood days . It may be little crayons ,comic books ,old commercials ,cassettes or push pencil (As my friend recalls ‘ook Pencil) . Continue reading →

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