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

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  • My favourite English books

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    Amruta

    Here’s a list of my favorite English books…they are not jotted down in any particular order. And I hope I haven’t forgotten any; I will update the list later if my memory decides to improve itself. 🙂 Believe me, people; if you haven’t read any of these, you are surely missing a wonderful treat! The Enchanted Woods trilogy-Enid Blyton The Hound of BaskerVilles- Arthur Connan Doyle To Kill a mockingbird -Harper Lee The Diary of a Little Girl – Anne Frank The Partner- John Grisham The Alchemist- Paulo Coelho FountainHead- Ayn Rand Love Story-Erich Segal Acts of Faith- Erich Segal Hotel- Arthur… Read more

  • What does one need more -Knowledge about life or the understanding of life?

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    [Post updated on April 20, 2016] After quite a few visits to Eklavya Nyasa, we decided that we should now focus on teaching the kids something concrete. So this time, we went there with a map of India, to teach them the states and the capitals, but in form of quizzes and games instead of lectures. It was a huge success actually, and the kids learned pretty well! We had an e-mail chain with the group later, asking each other’s feedback. Presenting a part (again! heheh) of the e-mail I wrote… “And yes, the learn@fun strategy is a must! There’s no… Read more

  • My first experience of social service

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    [Post updated on April 20, 2016] There’s this organization in Pune called Eklavya Nyasa, that works with the children of Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs.) Recently, my employer wanted some volunteers to go to this NGO and interact with these children every weekend. I jumped at this opportunity! It was an overwhelming experience! For the first session, we decided to play with them and to generally speak to them about traffic rules, personal hygiene, and about India, by asking them to participate in skits. Since we were the first batch to go, we also had to share our experiences with the batches… Read more

  • My answers to a questionnaire circulated in TCS on Women’s day…I won the 2nd prize!

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    1) I am proud to be a woman because: It’s only a woman who can both rock the cradle and rule the world. 2) If there was one thing that I could change in today’s world, it would be : discrimination against any caste, creed, religion, community, gender, etc., because once we rise above such divisions, and start thinking about humanity in general, it’ll be much easier for us to change everything that should be changed. 3) Define Beauty: Beauty is a feeling of well-being, not just from outside, but more importantly from within. Beauty is more about “Conscience” than… Read more

  • No… There are surely rays of hope!

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    {Author’s Notes: Updated on October 28, 2015} As I wrote in my earlier post, something else soon happened, which made me feel good about life, about others, and about myself. One day I had to walk over the same bridge I mentioned, while going to work. As I passed over it, the snapshots of the other day’s incident kept flashing in my mind, and I was really feeling low. As I crossed the bridge, I saw a family of laborers walking a few meters ahead of me. There was a man carrying a lot of heavy stuff in his hands and on his back. Walking… Read more

  • Is life really so sad?

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    Amruta

    {Note: This was my first blog post ever. I wrote it on my birthday, 9 years ago. In fact, it was this particular incident that prompted me to start a blog. Updated on October 28, 2015}   There was this one thing I wanted to write down somewhere for a very long time. Never found the time and the place. Trying it now… In the first few months of living in Pune, I traveled to work using public transport. My bus always passed over the bridge connecting Pune Station and Sohrab Hall. It was a pretty narrow bridge, especially because of all the… Read more