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Wayfinding through Everyday Challenges at Work
“Do working hours drive you crazy too?Often there is a lot of work to finish or even in normal days there are late eve meetings or some deadline to meet. Have you faced such a situation? If yes, what are such situations and how do you manage the work-life balance?” Someone posted the questions on Continue reading
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In Conversation with Bookish Bubble
Akanksha, from Bookish Bubble, recently had a detailed conversation with me. She sent me a long list of questions and we were happy to chat over those. The questions were, to begin with, about my books. And then we also talked about a lot of other related things, such as my perspective on publishing and Continue reading
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Product review: Pilot Custom 823
Of the many grail pens I have yearned for a long time, the least I have swooned over is Pilot Custom 823. Not just me, but probably the pen community in general, didn’t realize the steady ascent of Pilot’s vacuum filler. Pilot Custom 823 is easily the most underrated workhorse of a pen that performs Continue reading
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Product review: Daytone Extra Fine Inks for Fountain Pens
I recently paid a visit to Daytone industries, Indore. I wanted to visit the manufacturing facility. However, the owner informed me that he wasn’t available for a walkthrough. So, we reserved it for a later date. However, I could not stop myself from buying their assorted collection of the ‘Extra Fine’ inks for fountain pens. Continue reading
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What conducting interviews taught me about life
By definition, an interview is an interaction. By nature, it is an interrogation, where people question one another to explore mutual interests or growth goals. By application, I found it to be rather exhausting. Fortunately, by design, this all is purely subjective. Be it may, that is how we began searching for potential teammates. In Continue reading
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Product Review: Pelikan 4001 Blau-Schwarz (Blue-Black) Ink
Sometimes, to beat the rather mundane blue and black ink colors of your fountain pen, the easiest escape is in using a combination of the two colors. And when the ink has iron-gall-like properties, it is all the more enough to amuse yourself with. Shade and swab The ink has a good, rich color and Continue reading
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Product Review: Magna Carta Denima Fountain Pen
I’ve been using fountain pens for over 15 years now. And even though I considered it more as a habit, it—in a way—continued to pen the story (pun intended) of the long-cherished hobby of writing. This new pen from Magna Carta caught my attention when—this was just before the Baltimore pen show last month. “A Continue reading
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A Place to Be
Hi! So, to continue contributing to my creativity (and to my website), I’ve decided to participate in the #52WeekWritingChallenge, where I plan to contribute as many poems as I can. StoryMirror has been organizing the competition for the last five years now. As part of the challenge, the jury will provide a prompt for each Continue reading
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The Conundrum
Hi! So, to continue contributing to my creativity (and to my website), I’ve decided to participate in the #52WeekWritingChallenge, where I plan to contribute as many poems as I can. StoryMirror has been organizing the event for the last five years now. As part of the challenge, the jury will provide a prompt for each Continue reading
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Pretty. Simple.
A StoryMirror submission: for those who may be aware, I published this poem on my blog a few years back. And, I could see that it holds true… stronger than ever before. So, I thought of sharing it with the StoryMirror team. And they liked it, as well. Hi! So, to continue contributing to my Continue reading
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