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Here I stay. Alone and astray. Staring into the endless wall ahead.   And out of nowhere, I hear a wail. Is it a crying child, or the voice of the dead?   Left? Right? I hear it all around. And all I see are fumes As I c

The name Madras originates from “Madrasapattinam”- the site chosen by the British East India Company for the development of a permanent settlement in 1639. We celebrate Madras Day in commemoration of this pact inked 382 years ago. The occasion commem

As the days of this year seamlessly roll over, passing month after month in the flash of second, I personally would like to pause right here and admire this beautiful month of August, for it is in August I can relish the ‘birthday’ of the place I hol

With the COVID-19 situation getting worse with every passing day, it’s no secret that the pandemic has taken a toll on our physical health. However, no one is addressing the elephant in the room: our deteriorating mental health. People are becoming h

Brooklyn Nine-Nine is an American police sitcom set in the fictional 99th precinct of Brooklyn. Needless to say, it is based on intriguing and unique criminal cases and follows the action-packed lives of the workforce of the 99th precinct. In stark c

There she stood, draped in a saree gifted to her by her husband on his previous trip home. She was all decked out with ornaments that she rarely wore. She was not someone who liked dressing up, but that day, her happiness knew no bounds. Her beautifu

Rummaging through the attic last week, I chanced upon some letters my parents had written each other years ago in the late 90s, complete with yellowing postcards and peeling stamps! Intrigued, I sat down to read right away. Flipping through the lette

Robots were all my 11-year-old cousin could think of when I asked them to imagine the future. I pressed on hinting at other possibilities, hoping for a different answer but to little luck. Artificial Intelligence,  sentient robots, flying cars, and v

In recent times, the concept of crafting a handwritten letter has become something of an oddity and seems completely bizarre. The norms that we had decades ago are fading due to the influx of technological advancements. The distinctive and novel touc

Abdul Karim Telgi, the son of a Railway employee who started as a vegetable vendor in trains, went on to become the Mogul of the Murky World. He did this by running the multi-crore counterfeit ‘Stamp Paper Scam’ for nearly seven years. Hailing from K