The Winter Edition of The Indian Trumpet is themed around the quintessential Indian Maid. The dynamics, politics and relationships a maid creates within the household is bound to inspire many a writer, as it did …
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mykidneybeans.com is one year old!
A famous Bollywood actor stands in his signature stance and delivers an epic dialogue in one of his hit movies. Loosely translated it goes something like this – they say that if you truly wish …
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My Jobs, Your Reactions
If you were still alive Appa, you would have been 80 years old tomorrow. Tomorrow also marks the tenth anniversary of working where I do. And when two special dates like that coincide, I can’t …
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Me, The Indian Trumpet, Amit Tandon and The Middle Class Indian!
Yet another opportunity to wade into the bittersweet memories of an era long gone, of a time that once existed, of a hope that endures. When Purva Grover, founder and editor of The Indian Trumpet …
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In-Dependence
While we Indians celebrate Independence Day, a spirited discussion began between like-minded writers like myself which was triggered by a question posed by one among us – what does Independence mean to you? Answers began …
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Twenty Five Minutes
I have been driving now since the last ten years. But I can safely say I take no pleasure in it. My only intention to learn to drive was to get from point A to …
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Spoilt for Choice
Among the many activities that vie for one’s attention, the one thing I had promised myself I would do in the week leading up to my marriage was to find a few hours of quality …
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Tough Love
I adored my father. Unfortunately, it was to his discredit that for a long time, I was the only one among the five of us who did. It’s not a fact that surprises me though. …
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Me, The Indian Trumpet And Pickles!
When my dear friend and a writer in her own right Sangeetha Bhaskaran told me about the Pickle edition of an online magazine called “The Indian Trumpet”, I was immediately drawn to the theme of …
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Indira, Meet the Writer Inside You
I am participating in the Writing Contest: You Deserve to be Inspired. Hosted by Positive Writer – http://positivewriter.com/writing-contest-you-deserve-to-be-inspired/ Early on in my life in the 1980s, around when teenage hit and a wave of emotions …