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Monthly Archives: March 2015

Book review – Ravan & Eddie by Kiran Nagarkar

31 Tuesday Mar 2015

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Constructive Criticism: Book reviews

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book review, chawl, christian hindu, cuckold, customs, eddie, Humor, kiran nagarkar, ravan

Twitter review: Vibrant premise. Promising buildup. Crazy characters. Parallel worlds. Dry wit. Wet dreams. Anti-climactic climax.

ravan & eddie

Exciting setup: Ram is a product of soporific Shankar & voluptuous Parvati. A freak accident converts baby Ram into a murderer(!!), gets him newly coined as Ravan (to ward off the evil eye) and unwittingly links his life forever with Eddie, son of the ‘murdered’ Victor. Aha!

Quaint world, a far cry from kiran nagarkar Kiran Nagarkar’s ‘Cuckold’.

Parallel criss-cross lives: Ravan is coaxed towards Hinduism and Eddie towards Christianity. Instead, both rebel and trespass into other’s territory.

Ravan gets into Eklavya-mode and finds his tutor Dronacharya in a Taekwondo Continue reading →

Haiku. Cricket World Cup 2015

23 Monday Mar 2015

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Haiku

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cricket world cup 2015 Million Indians drown their blues
On the borrowed triumph of 11 Men in Blue

God’s Jigsaw Puzzle

19 Thursday Mar 2015

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Reblogged posts, Spirituality, This month That year

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atheist, death, exams, God, luck, memory, mercy, messenger, Mumbai bomb blasts, Savior

An exam, an error, a delay …God’s larger plan via a stroke of bad luck? Reblogging my favorite post from This month That year. March 2014 Read on …

Impractical Dreamer

Circa 1993 . H.S.C exams. Biology, my favorite paper. Every answer on my fingertip; and from there fluidly onto the answer paper. The giddy bubbly feeling when everything is sailing smooth. Life is perfect!

My answers fill Main plus 3 extra sheets. I crosscheck my roll number and hand over the paper bang on time. I stroll out with a silly smug smile hovering over my lips.  As I collect my bag, Disaster strikes! I have forgotten

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BlogAdda Giveaway of Arjun: Without a Doubt

16 Monday Mar 2015

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Book reviews for Arjun: Without a Doubt

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Copies : 11

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Novel – Arjun: Without a Doubt

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That’s it! Go ahead and click on given link to win a copy.

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Fingers crossed! Awaiting your support, love and wordy missiles.

Love.

– Dr Sweety Shinde aka Impractical Dreamer aka Author of Arjun: Without a Doubt aka Yours truly…

Dear Blogger … with regards from WordPress

10 Tuesday Mar 2015

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Blog Eureka moments

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Dear Blogger Long time no see. Hope this finds you in the pinkest of health.

I know 2 competitors are rarely friends, but I’m your ardent follower. I’m amazed at the creative population who populates your kingdom.  It is this rich variety of wordsmiths who drag me to your door time and again.

P.S: On getting feedback, let me clarify. This post is a loving complaint by WordPress users (xxx.wordpress.com) to Blogger users (yyy.BlogSpot.com), with regards to the tedious and lengthy procedure required to post a comment on BlogSpot.com type of blogs.

With all due respect to your multi-talented citizens, please allow me to state …

1. I am NOT a Robot. robot Isn’t there a simpler method to prove my flesh n blood existence? I mean, how do you know a robot cannot type the 3 numbers you flash at me for ‘Verification’?

2. I’m not a virus. Why do you live in such an impregnable virtual fortress? Continue reading →

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