Aimless writing never really interested me. I always believed, my words on paper had to have a specific purpose. Otherwise, there was no point in putting them down. May be it was a reflection of my own skepticism, my true Gemini nature. I still don’t know whether that is right or wrong, and don’t intend [...]

This is a post full of excuses. I wanted to write about my experiences while Training at MICA. But I could not, because I was too busy. I wanted to upload all the fotos of my MICA trip, and spend lots of time remembering all the MICA moments. But I could not because I was too busy. I [...]

I know this post is long overdue… MICA was a fabulous place. It had all the elements a quirkyalone like me would ever want. It was remote, there was ample solitude and there was a good place to crash… I have over 300 pictures of my days at MICA with all the other RJs from [...]

Yours truly is in Ahmedabad. At Mudra Institute of Communication, Ahmedabad (MICA) to be precise. A total batch of about 30 RJs from different stations of Radio Mirchi across the country ( both existing and upcoming) is here to get their basics brushed up, and to learn newer things about the world of Radio Communciation. For the [...]

Continued from Them – Part 3 He stood there dumb-founded, the words not really registering upon him. She was leaving and he stood rooted to the spot. His mind was filled with a thousand questions all of which wanted an answer at once. His mind was filled with an impenetrable mist. He was lost in the [...]

—– The intensity of the moment faded and so did the embrace. She rested her head on his shoulder. He began moving his fingers through her hair looking into a deep unknown somewhere, the expressions on his face conveying a sense of deep contentment. —– They had been engaged for six months now. As she sat waiting on the [...]

—– He smiled at her and pulled her closer and embraced her tightly. They needed it. They knew they needed it. There was to be no looking back now… —– She sat sipping the coffee, her eyes riveted to the entrance. As she took a third sip of the warm liquid, she began to think of the days that [...]

——— He gazed long and deep into her eyes… She leaned on to him and planted a little peck on his lips. It was her way of saying, ‘There, satisfied now?’ He liked that. ——— She came over to him. His heart was doing a thousand already. When she spoke, it went out of control. He could barely [...]

The site may be down for a while. And most of the functionalities will not work. Comments, especially will be turned off. That’s because I am upgrading Wordpress to 2.1.1. Will be back by evening. Until then, please bear with me… Cheers. Update: The blog is back online, though I expect frequent issues to crop up for two reasons [...]

[level: absolute layman] So you’ve got yourself a feed-reader, eh? And you have no clue how to go about it? Well, let’s work this through step-by-step, through simple questions and answers: 1. What is RSS? RSS stands for Rich Site Summary. Take each word on its own. Rich – Lots of information. Site – your web site [...]

Anybody know what’s special about today? Yeah, a Wednesday, but not just any wednesday, Today also happens to be the International Quirkyalone Day! Erm, ohh, and yes, also St. Valentine’s day… Sasha Cagen the author of “Quirkyalone: A Manifesto for Uncompromising Romantics” conceptualised a personality type termed a Quirkyalone. In Sasha’s words: Quirkyalones are people who resist the tyranny [...]

I have written a couple of posts about Web 2.0, early on in my blog. I’ve had various conversations revolving around this concept across the years. A comment I wrote on the 9rules community was the best explanation I could generate for such an abstract concept. To many people out there, Web 2.0 is just a [...]