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Sr Ja

An infinite boring breaths of a gazillion humans-  who would have thought they could lead to so many glorious tales, ready to be retold? The true faith is the belief in beautiful stories.


Stories from Sr Ja


Marriage Is My Main Career
by Sr Ja - 02 Jul 2015 , 0 Likes     

The joke was on her, really. She was always a good actor. Strict parents always raise sneaky children, and she was a top draw. She knew when to smile, when to act all ruffled.

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The Fool Didn’t Know It Was Impossible
by Sr Ja - 02 Jul 2015 , 0 Likes     

You ought to go through it and keep doing it, constantly taking in feedback- tweaking a little something here and a little something there- to move forward. Obviously this only applies to instances where you are sur...

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Movies Will Make You Famous But Theatre Will Make You Good
by Sr Ja - 05 Jul 2015 , 0 Likes     

Theatre was something novel to me. I came from a relatively small city from a very orthodox family, which didn’t regard performing for an audience as a safe career option.

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Working for a startup can sometimes mean living broke
by Sr Ja - 07 Jul 2015 , 0 Likes     

I asked him whether he had some money on him for dinner at least. We usually woke up late so that breakfast and lunch could be gelled together (also saving toothpaste).

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Damn English Composition
by Sr Ja - 17 Jul 2015 , 0 Likes     

Complete with the subject, date, and my sign. You ought to sign near the bottom right corner under your name- I always keep forgetting that. Last term paper that was the only mistake I made.

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There Is Something Very Unappealing About First Benches
by Sr Ja - 23 Jun 2015 , 0 Likes     

Pavlov’s experiments on programmed reflexes are known to all. The scientist rings a bell, a dog is given food, and the cycle is repeated multiple times to program the willing dog. Next time when the bell is rung, th...

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The Bible of College Romance
by Sr Ja - 11 Jul 2015 , 0 Likes     

 There was a time when I believed in soul mates, but there was also a time when I believed that WWE was real. So I don’t think the ‘I believed’ argument really counts as far as stating the truth is concerned. Perspe...

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Education System: One Size Doesn’t Fit All
by Sr Ja - 02 May 2016 , 0 Likes     

So instead of lamenting on how horrible the situation is, can there be a solution to this huge problem? Is there some light at the end of the tunnel? Well, all is not bleak. You can start over by understanding that...

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Be Intolerant Of Ignorance But Understanding Of Illiteracy
by Sr Ja - 07 May 2016 , 0 Likes     

No Indian would forget the much hyped BBC documentary ‘India’s daughter’. Apart from the unnecessary publicity it harboured, the content in itself was stunning, to be honest. The interviews and opinions that were pu...

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Luck: A Second Chance, A Save
by Sr Ja - 08 May 2016 , 0 Likes     

As he gave back the firm to the sympathetically smiling volunteer, he was reminded of an old friend of his. She had a category for people under the tag of ‘PBMs’ or ‘The Paneer Butter Masala log’. These are the ones...

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Sins: The Charm About The Forbidden
by Sr Ja - 17 May 2016 , 0 Likes     

The woman let out a grunt and turned to her right. She was facing me and snoring. Steady swift and rhythmic. Her huge fat tummy rising and falling as she bellowed. It is funny when you think about it. If she woke up...

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A Raw Deal In War
by Sr Ja - 05 Jun 2016 , 0 Likes     

Back in the Capital, the Premier was having a peaceful day. The Premier was a man of action. Well-built and broad shouldered – he was a heavy-headed man with a broad trunk. He was different from your run of the mill...

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Hairstyles : Things You Can Never Be Sure Of
by Sr Ja - 19 Jul 2016 , 0 Likes     

I was invited to the chair as soon as the previous occupant climbed down, sighing in relief. Hitherto a normal human, he now had a hedgehog-ish vibe about him. He took a look at the mirror, grimaced, took out his wa...

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The Name Slip Resume
by Sr Ja - 22 Aug 2016 , 0 Likes     

This was his hundredth (how he wished it was an exaggeration) attempt to make his resume. The initial efforts were far from fruitful. One might as well have used a name slip – the ones you used in school texts, and...

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Horrors Of Hell
by Sr Ja - 24 Aug 2016 , 0 Likes     

  The smell of fresh croissants filled her nostrils; the air seemed jollier than usual. Greetings were being passed around and she could hear “Bonjour, bonjour” being said all around. The sun was shining mightily an...

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Life Is Too Short To Get Bored
by Sr Ja - 26 Aug 2016 , 0 Likes     

Now this is where boredom steps in, sly as a fox. You don’t want to do the work at hand. However, since you have something so heavy on your plate (no pun-ed offense to my fellow binge eaters), you don’t feel like do...

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The Invisible Thread
by Sr Ja - 13 Jan 2017 , 0 Likes     

Why don’t you talk to me gal? You know I love you right? I love you all. All of you. When did I meet you? Apart from today afternoon. First day of college? Second. Ah! Who cares, I just met you. I know that I have m...

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My Mom Is (Really?) A Dozen Sweet Roses!
by Sr Ja - 18 Jan 2017 , 0 Likes     

She was a single child to her parents. She has this complex of being alone. Or how she feels she is alone. She isn’t a self-made woman, but knowing her familial background- to reach where she is now is indeed remark...

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'I Am Offended By That.' Well, So Fucking What.
by Sr Ja - 08 Jul 2015 , 0 Likes     

There are a thousand myths that circle around in the teen community- about sex, sexuality, sexual etiquette, dating, marriages, pregnancy etc. Do you know why these exist? It is because we don’t tell our children th...

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The Crusade
by Sr Ja - 09 Oct 2017 , 1 Likes     

If anything is wrong the first time, you are warned. The second time, you served as a warning for others. The same was held for our ideologies too. The world belonged to us, and just us. The Others, who chanced to l...

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Advice To Young Writers
by Sr Ja - 11 Oct 2017 , 0 Likes     

I was supposed to work on something different, but then the procrastination monkey inside my head (you still haven’t read Tim Urban. Wait but why haven’t you?) chose to show me the easiest thing to do, and rant on t...

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The Complete Idiot's Guide To The Theory of Relativity
by Sr Ja - 12 Oct 2017 , 0 Likes     

Think how worrisome and horrible and unreasonable everything around you is. Now when you are walking back home after a terrible 9-5er, and you see an

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The Perfectly Wrong Recipe
by Sr Ja - 25 Oct 2017 , 0 Likes     

Poli putai dosa. Fancy that. A middle aged South Indian, bred and brought up in the capital city of the southernmost state in the country, and he didn’t know all varieties of Dosa!

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Whore
by Sr Ja - 01 Nov 2017 , 0 Likes     

He hadn’t noticed the door lock— or its lack thereof. There was no latch inside that could be locked. There was a lock for sure, but it had no metal bolt it could latch onto. He pressed the wooden panes together and...

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Woof Of Love
by Sr Ja - 03 Nov 2017 , 0 Likes     

I have thought about why we love dogs so much. I wouldn't go for any far fetched Freudian analysis, because I think it isn't that complicated when you think about it.

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Let's Go Home
by Sr Ja - 07 Nov 2017 , 0 Likes     

He would claim his right to have a fun filled New Year's eve, realise that I would not respond, quieten down, and repeat the cycle again.

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Seventeen
by Sr Ja - 11 Nov 2017 , 0 Likes     

It couldn't be all his fault alone. Once, he had four interviews back to back. He was so tired by the fourth one that he had no clue what the hiring company's work actually was.

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The Curious Case Of A Lonesome Glutton
by Sr Ja - 13 Nov 2017 , 0 Likes     

Not that I’ve been a regular breakfast guy. But whenever I’ve ventured out to have breakfast, I’d seen him. Now, neglecting the odds of his eating habits exactly mirroring mine, I concluded that he was consistent.

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Madira
by Sr Ja - 22 Nov 2017 , 0 Likes     

Not a bad start to a day, except that he didn’t know where her clothes were. Or who she was. Or why he was fully dressed.

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Trash In Red
by Sr Ja - 28 Nov 2017 , 0 Likes     

He tried ignoring it initially. But the sound levels grew too loud and started breaking into his thoughts before he decided to pay some attention.

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Static
by Sr Ja - 13 Dec 2017 , 0 Likes     

Amit hated being told what to do. Be it me, his step mom; be it Raghu, his Dad, or worse, people he couldn't scream back at, like his football coach.

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