Amruta's Writing Block!

Trying to find a balance between my need to communicate, to be in control, and to get over my writer's block – all to fulfill my dream of being the new kid (or old lady) on the "writing block"… Yeah, yeah, I do sarcastic comedy on the side! :D

About Me

What I think…

  • It’s time to take a stand! We are no longer the “third person”!!

    A 14 year-old girl from Patil Estate slum got raped by fellow slum-dwellers last month. She was coming back home from work when the incident happened. After this incident, the slumdwellers have been afraid of sending their daughters to school… What do you all have to say about this? “Oh yes, we hear about rape Read more

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  • This is what I have written about! (a reminder to you, and ME)

      Books, my first love!!! (6) Comical tragedies (9) Feeling Good Good Good!! (4) Just a thought! (24) Keeping my eyes open! (37) Man is a social animal! (27) Melodies of life!!! (2) My writing stints(or stunts)!! (6) No matter what, Wit always rules!! (5) Notes to readers (6) On Movies People Make,Here’s my take!(Movie Read more

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  • Book Review: “2 states – The story of my marriage” (No Spoilers)

    Just read the latest one by Chetan Bhagat! And by his own standards, its a very nice book! Fairly gripping (I finished it in non-stop 5 hours), humorous, and easy-flowing, this book describes the life and times of a couple divided by a wide North-South chasm. On the flipside, the book is written in a Read more

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  • I’m back!! :-)

    Okay, okay, i’ve been outta circuit for quite some time now, I agree…. Was just going through the grinds of life shall I say…and am still, but I am tired of making it an issue, and don’t plan to do so, any longer!!! Yeah, so what “interesting” stuff was I doing while I wasn’t here? Well, reading, teaching, Read more

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  • Protected: Just a vent to my feelings!!

    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Read more

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  • What the hell!!!!

    After a tiring and yet ful-fillling saturday (Wednesday- good movie!!, teaching at Eklavya Nyasa, a visit to the Ganpatis of Pune, and a 90 minutes walk from PMC to KP!!!!), I was just beginning to chill at the CCD(Devil’s Own..wowww). Suddenly I happened to glance at the Plasma TV screen, and whhaaattt… SERIAL BLASTS ROCK Read more

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  • Updates!!

    Came across this idea while blog-hopping… My replies to your comments will now be just an addendum to your comments, in bold font. That way, it lets us keep a better track of what reply is for which comment! 😛 Read more

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  • Irony??

    Read an article in The Times of India yesterday ( You can read it here ) . It said that Iran leads the list of countries which still allow capital punishment to children and minors. Well, horrifying, yes….. but all the more so, given the fact that Iranian children’s movies are well-known all over the world Read more

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  • Mumbai Meri Jaan!!

    ATTENTION: This post is not a movie review…its just an attempt to describe the movie hand in hand with its lovely title song!! Lemme know how you find it. The movie review’s coming up soon! ——————————————————————————————– AE DIL HAI MUSHKIL, JEEENA YAHAN, JARA HATKE JARA BACHKE YE HAI BOMBAY MERI JAAN……. O my heart, it’s Read more

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  • Should I venture into fiction??

    For a long time, I have been at a loss of ideas for new blog posts… and more than ideas, it’s the expression that I am not able form. So i thought, why not try my hand at fiction? Stories and topics that have interested me, but never happened to me…. I guess I should Read more

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  • My first meme!

    My cousin Aditya just tagged me to this meme.. So trying my hand at it! 1) One job I’ve had: Well, if you mean a job that pays you money, that is! Yep, I’ve had just one job for the last 2 and half years of my life(!!!). Its a typical IT industry job..do I need to say Read more

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  • Thought for the day!

    Do not devote too much of time thinking about how unfairly you are dealt with at work! There are many things to be done in life, and work, is just a means of getting the money to be able to do them! 🙂 😛 Read more

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  • A sadly funny situation?

    A friend narrated to me an incident he happened to witness. He was approaching a red-light on his bike, and the signal had just turned yellow. When it did, a small boy, with crutches in his hands(mind it, he carried the crutches, and not the other way round…), ran as fast as he could towards Read more

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  • Ye din bhi beetenge…………….

    You know what, just realized that today’s the 20th of May….Just a few days left for the notorious Indian summers to lapse!!!   How fast days go by! Read more

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  • Shahrukh!! Plz don’t do it!!!

    IPL, Om Shanti Om, Zee Cine Awards, Kya aap paanchvi pass se tez hain, TV ads, movie ads, awards, ShahRukh Khan is all over it!!! All dailies and tabloids keep flashing his photographs all over their pages!! I mean, agreed that he is the most charming ambassador any brand can ever get; I too am a Read more

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