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Happy Birthday Uncle Rick!
“Look, I didn’t want to be a half-blood.” The day I read these words for the first time, I didn’t realise that I was entering one of the...
Keerthana
Jun 5, 20212 min read
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RCB'S Dream Run
With the postponement of the IPL and not much international cricket going on, I thought it would be fun to jog our memories a little and...
Keerthana
May 14, 20213 min read
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Mother's Day Special - Amma Endru Azhaikadha Uyir Illaye
Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing mothers out there! To mark the occasion, I have made a humble attempt to play the song Amma Endru...
Keerthana
May 9, 20211 min read
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Values from the Mahabharatha
NOTE: This is not a religious piece of work or any kind of propaganda. Yes, it's based on the Mahabharatha. But the Hindu epics were...
Keerthana
May 5, 20214 min read
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Sneaking out at Night (Through the Ages)
I've been working on this piece for quite sometime now. It's my longest piece of work and I feel one of the better ones. It's a four part...
Keerthana
May 2, 202122 min read
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End Game - A Headcanon
AU: All the heroes have escaped unscathed - Stark House, circa 2023 “Woah. Mr. Stark, I thought we were just having lunch.”, said Peter...
Keerthana
Apr 26, 20212 min read
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Born to Sing - Arijit Singh
Cine music has always been an important part of pop culture in India. Bollywood being the biggest movie industry, naturally has a huge...
Keerthana
Apr 25, 20212 min read
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The Biggest Victim of Industrialisation - Earth Day 2021
Ever since man chose to mass produce, he has been constantly innovating to make life effortless for himself. The 1800s saw the start of...
Keerthana
Apr 22, 20214 min read
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IPL 2021 Preview
With the IPL just one day away, there is a lot of buzz around the tournament and the highly anticipated clash between the defending...
Keerthana
Apr 8, 20218 min read
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Mental Health of Labourers
According to the Economic Survey 2018-2019, almost 93% of India’s workforce is employed in the informal sector. The flower vendor on your...
Keerthana
Apr 5, 20215 min read
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Women and Cricket - A Women's Day Special
In 2019, the BCCI announced the Women’s T20 Challenge with three teams. The dates collided with the final stages of the IPL. This piece...
Keerthana
Mar 8, 20214 min read
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The Theory of Games: A Fascinating Facet of Economics
There is a common misconception that an economist is an extension of an accountant and all they do is crunch numbers and deal with dry...
Keerthana
Mar 1, 20214 min read
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Book Review - Kashi: The Secret of the Black Temple by Vineet Bajpai
I have always been partial to books on mythology. Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Norse are all up my street. But Indian mythology will always...
Keerthana
Mar 1, 20212 min read
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The Complete Cricketer - Mr.360
We all love superheroes. They are strong, agile and can pull off inhuman stunts. Does cricket have a superhero? Someone who is a definite...
Keerthana
Feb 17, 20213 min read
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"Thinking Out Loud" about the "Perfect" Singer
It was the year 2017. The entire world was grooving only to two songs - Despacito and Shape of You. I was sick and tired of listening to...
Keerthana
Feb 17, 20212 min read
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The Eye of The Cat - A Director's Elevator Pitch
One sunny afternoon, Mrs. Evans went out and bought an elegant black cat for a pet. The cat had beautiful but strange eyes. After a week,...
Keerthana
Feb 8, 20212 min read
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Pancharatna Kritis - Saint Thyagaraja's Masterpiece
The 174th Thayagaraja Aaradhanai took place in Thiruvaiyar on 2nd February 2021. Who is Thyagaraja and what is the significance of this...
Keerthana
Feb 8, 20213 min read
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Book Review - AB the Autobiography by A B de Villiers
This book was gifted to me because it's about my favourite cricketer, written by my favourite cricketer. But it turned out to be so much...
Keerthana
Jan 18, 20212 min read
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Teams of the Decade (2010 - 2019)
An ICC panel consisting the likes of Shaun Pollock, Simon Doull and Lisa Sthalekar brainstormed to come up with the Teams of the Decade....
Keerthana
Dec 27, 20205 min read
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Book Review - Sita's Sister by Kavita Kane
We all have favorites. Books that we keep going back to. Books that we keep re-reading. It's because these books never fail to amaze you...
Keerthana
Dec 25, 20201 min read
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