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I can see this blog is slowly becoming a place to document running events. But as long as I keep on writing here, no one’s loss right ?The Satara Hill Marathon is an elite ultra marathon event in Maharashtra, which only in its 3rd year has already become famous for some superlative arrangements for runners and…
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As an amateur runner, I have decided to try to select 2 new cities or venues every year for running events and show up and complete the run (if no fancy goals). As part of this plan, I decided to run the Hyderabad half marathon, touted as ‘India’s toughest city marathon’.My training journey to Hyderabad…
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I always recount to friends proud stories of how I got saved by books at various points in my life. Till now. How sherlock holmes made tedious summers full of mystery and made me anticipate adventure. How Calvin and hobbes and harry potter made me strike new friendships. How the book thief came into my…
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Life in India exposes one to a lot of underprivileged and poor people/animals (mostly stray). I see a lot of them on my way to work everyday. A stray dog huddled by the corner of a street. Trying to protect itself from the chill in the air because of the rains. A poor man eating…
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This. To take care of seemingly crappy days. To be watched over and over again. To be humbled. So powerful. ~Fangirl
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Prachi and Pooja are from middle class families. Well educated families. Pooja’s father did not want a daughter hence her mother took a stand and raised her by herself. Prachi, daughter of a principled man with anger issues, thinks its her father’s right to physically punish her for the sole reason that he let her…
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With growing old sometimes comes the feeling that you understand life in much better sense. Of course if you are a person who likes to have filters in place and constantly seeks clarity. You are thankful for a lot of things that have happened and helped you grow. And at times you are just forgetful…
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Paglet is an amazing storyteller. Probably she has seen and experienced a lot, so her personal stories are genuine and full of drama. We were talking about peer pressure while growing up in all walks of life, through personal stories. Like being brought up in a middle class setting how having richer shopoholic friends can…
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I read/watch/experience stuff which evokes different feelings and turn to the blog to share them and somehow the day never arrives when I get a sense of having accomplished writing down my own thoughts. Today probably is that day.Anyway, I remember writing about rescuing oneself and agreeing to give up on the ‘steadfastness’ once the…
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Primo Levi Brainpickings presents these gems in the most unexpected ways. P.S. I have been meaning to read ‘Moments of reprieve’ but have never been able to get my hands on a good copy.