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Deepika

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Just keep swimming!..

I have always marveled at what water is. They are fluid — transforming themselves into anything, transparent — they just can’t hide…

Aug 15, 2019

Just keep swimming!..

Aug 15, 2019

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Haunted

Before you proceed along, I just want to caution you that this post is going to be a little intense. I really couldn’t think of a nicer of…

Apr 5, 2020

Apr 5, 2020

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The Cloak of Invisibility

The story of working my way out of the Great Indian kitchen to writing gazillion lines of code.

Jan 9

The Cloak of Invisibility

Jan 9

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A Nobody

It was a serene Saturday morning. The weather was a much needed amount of cool for a September and I was wearing a thin jacket only out of…

Jan 21, 2023

A Nobody

Jan 21, 2023

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The Cloak of Invisibility — tore it right off my face

The story of working my way out of the Great Indian kitchen to writing gazillion lines of code.

Jan 10

The Cloak of Invisibility — tore it right off my face

Jan 10

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ILLUMINATION

My two pebbles from the Canadian Rockies (Part 2— The Lakes)

Exploring the turquoise waters of Banff and Yoho National parks

Jan 8

My two pebbles from the Canadian Rockies (Part 2— The Lakes)

Jan 8

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ILLUMINATION

My two pebbles from the Canadian Rockies (Part 1 — The Lakes)

Exploring the Banff National park in all its beauty

Jan 8

My two pebbles from the Canadian Rockies (Part 1 — The Lakes)

Jan 8

Amaran

A forever long distance relationship

Dec 13, 2024

Amaran

Dec 13, 2024

Ponniyin Selvan — through my eyes

Growing up, I was a typical book nerd, who would take random secretive trips to the “Moore market” (in Chennai) to bargain for worlds to…

Nov 22, 2024

Ponniyin Selvan — through my eyes

Nov 22, 2024

My first solo — New York (Day 2)

It’s New York, baby!

Nov 22, 2024

My first solo — New York (Day 2)

Nov 22, 2024

My first solo — New York (Day 1)

Penning my first solo trip to New York

Nov 22, 2024

My first solo — New York (Day 1)

Nov 22, 2024

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Thanks for that final nail to my coffin

Coffins can start to feel like cozy safe havens over time, but then, it can be startling when you remember what put you there.

Mar 22, 2024

Thanks for that final nail to my coffin

Mar 22, 2024

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New Writers Welcome

Dosa hunt in Toronto

One thing is certain, when you’re a South-Indian living away from home, you gotta hunt for dosas.

Mar 5, 2024

Dosa hunt in Toronto

Mar 5, 2024

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A Weirdly Satisfying Day at The Farm

I spent a day harvesting at a farm, which helped me rekindle my long-lost love for the muddy grounds.

Nov 4, 2023

A Weirdly Satisfying Day at The Farm

Nov 4, 2023

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Globetrotters

Things to do at Port Credit, Toronto

Whenever I have no other purposeful bucket lists to tick off, I aimlessly drive to the parks along Lakeshore Road at Port Credit

Sep 8, 2023

Things to do at Port Credit, Toronto

Sep 8, 2023

Karpu

A woman wearing a saree, the fabric — a modest amount of sleek and shine, walks by innocently on a lonesome scary night. Someone pounces…

Jul 29, 2023

Karpu

Jul 29, 2023

Ponniyin Selvan — Vandhiyathevan kadandhu vandha paadhai

வந்தியதேவன் கடந்து வந்த பாதை

Sep 30, 2022

Ponniyin Selvan — Vandhiyathevan kadandhu vandha paadhai

Sep 30, 2022

Ponniyin Selvan Excerpts — Vandhiyathevanum 10 idiyappamum.

When Vandhiyathevan visits Sendhan Amudhan’s kudil..

Sep 27, 2022

Ponniyin Selvan Excerpts — Vandhiyathevanum 10 idiyappamum.

Sep 27, 2022

Ponniyin Selvan Excerpts — குடந்தையிலிருந்து தஞ்சாவூர்…

Sep 26, 2022

Ponniyin Selvan Excerpts — குடந்தையிலிருந்து தஞ்சாவூர்…

Sep 26, 2022

Running the rat race

She came to a sudden stop with her knees hitting the muddy ground, face all flushed, drops of sweat gleaming under the sun, a chuckle…

Apr 25, 2022

Running the rat race

Apr 25, 2022

Deepika

Deepika

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Deepika loves reading, writing just about anything that intrigues her. On a normal day, you will find her pondering over something that arose her curiosity.

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