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Breaks

I haven’t been posting often, lately. From 2-3 posts a day to a post every 3-4 days, it’s been a slow but consistent descent. Time is the biggest reason. Work has been killing since April, and the last two months were ever worse. Add to that the new part-time freelancing gig I’ve picked up, the … Continue reading →

Break

A short sabbatical, and I hope to be back soon. Take care and stay strong.

They’rs getting better….

“Hi there! This is my first visit to your blog! We are a group of volunteers and starting a new initiative in a community in the same niche. Your blog provided us beneficial information to work on. You have done a marvellous job!” This was on a limerick I posted. 🙂 “I could not refrain … Continue reading →

Four figures

Thank you all for helping me reach 1000 follows. I wish vanity provided more, but still this isn’t something to sniff at.

Chandigarh Carnival eight months ago – 15

These beautiful artworks below are breath-taking examples of the traditional Indian art form commonly called  “Rangoli”. You can find out more about rangoli here. Also called  Kolam, Mandana, Chowkpurana, Alpana, Aripana, Chowk pujan, Muggu, Golam kolam or kalam, it is a very popular form of folk art. These artists though, have elevated it far beyond its … Continue reading →

Blue

Was in a theatre recently and with the number of people staring into their mobile screens a thought struck me – maybe one day soon, aliens looking at this planet will see a universally blue planet – blue from the oceans and blue from the screens of every cellphone in every human’s hands…..

Finally fixed

No, not I. Sorry to click-bait you. But my PC is up and running again. The power supply unit finally gave up the ghost after six years of back-breaking labor, but a friend of mine was able to salvage it with a few new capacitors. I have been a ghost for some time now, even … Continue reading →

Doodly doofiness

Just a quick question?

Just wanted to know. This poll is online for 12 hours, starting 3:15 AM UTC

On my way back

Ready to fly back to India. Was a nice trip all in all. I’ll have more posts on it in the days to come, enough to bore anyone. The first day was probably the best though