Praveen Shivashankar

Hmmm.. something about myself?!! One of the kind... :)

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  1. A Pain called Indian Passport Office! — 41 comments
  2. Soulful Songs for Soul – Bhaavageete – II — 29 comments
  3. Bhaavageete: Soulful songs for hearfelt emotions – 1 — 28 comments
  4. Bhavani Ashtakam – An Ode to the Universal Mother! — 13 comments
  5. Favorite Kannada poetic numbers in movies! — 11 comments

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Kabootar Ja…Ja…Jaa….

Not very long ago, I am sure you all remember the pomp and glory with which our esteemed self had announced its return to the home turf. The bon homie did last for sometime I must say, and now, our mommy dearie wants to get into the details. Just what are those specifics that she …

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ಓ ಸುಪ್ತ ಚೇತನ!

ಹಲವು ತಿಂಗಳುಗಳ ಹಿಂದೆ ಬೇಸರದಲ್ಲಿ ಗೀಚಿದ್ದ ಮೊದಲ ನಾಲ್ಕು ಸಾಲುಗಳು, ಹಳೇ ಹಾಳೆಗಳ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ಸಿಲುಕಿ ಕಳೆದು ಹೋಗಿದ್ದು, ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಬಿತ್ತು. ಅರೆ ಬರೆಯಾಗಿದ್ದ ಭ್ರೂಣಕ್ಕೆ ಪೂರ್ಣ ರೂಪಕೊಟ್ಟು, ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮುಂದೆ ಇರಿಸಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಆಗುಹೋಗುಗಳ ನೂಕುನುಗ್ಗಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಾನಿರುವ ನಾನಾಗಹೊರಟಿರುವ ಇಕ್ಕೆಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಯಕೆಯಾಮಿಷಗಳ ಗೊಂದಲ ಗೋಜಲು. ಸಿಲುಕಿ ನರಳಿ ಬೆಂಡಾದ ಇರುವನ್ನು ತೊರೆದೆಲ್ಲಿ ಅಡಗಿರುವೆ ಓ ಸುಪ್ತ ಚೇತನ?! ನಿನ್ನೆಯ ನಿರ್ಣಯಕೆ ಇಂದೆನಗೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷೆಯೋ? ಜಡಿದ ಸಂಕೋಲೆಯೊಲು ಹಾರುವ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಯೋ? ಅಗ್ನಿಶಿಖೆ ಧರೆಯಾಗಿ ಕೋಲ್ಮಿಂಚು ಮುಗಿಲಾಗಿ ರೋದಿಸುತ ಕನಲಿರುವ …

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Appeal against Plagiarism

Well, honestly, sometimes I do suffer from self-delusional beliefs that whatever I write in my blogspace is of prime importance, if not for the few surviving readers of mine, then atleast for me! Why else would I want to write about it?!! But there are certain occurrences that even defy the limits of this egoistic …

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Hum bhi agar bachhe hote…

Had a bad night. Unwanted, unwarranted, misleading and misunderstood argument with a friend, hurtful words, unintended meanings stifling the air around me! Nearly sleepless night…. grubby morning, cloudy weather, Monday!Made a fake cheery presence to my mom, and headed towards the auto stand… 3 buses full of kids, probably on their way to a picnic …

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Kelo Satcharitra – On pious lives and noble souls

Usually, I receive a lot of requests either through comments or through emails for mp3 files or lyrics of songs. While it is extremely heartening to have readers who are drawn to this blog, and coax me into writing, I must at the same time, profusely apologize for the delay that invariably happens in materializing …

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After a While…

Received this poem as a comment from Sushma…. was so good that I didn’t think it was fair to leave it in the comments section so moving it as a post. I know it has feminine overtones to it.. but I strongly feel it transgresses the genders… After a While After a whileyou learnThe subtle …

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