Praveen Shivashankar

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An Evening with Mandolin Srinivas

30th April was a Sunday, unlike the others! What started as yeddanoder normal day, took a U Turn by the afternoon, when a friend of mine (bless his heart), came with the surprising news that Mandolin U Srinivas was performing in Wichita that evening! Now I will save you all the pain of having to …

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Predictability and Boredom

Long absence! A gradual side lining of the urge to write? I dunno! As a friend of mine so well described, its the tussell of the mind and the spirit (buddhi mattu manassu). Or as calvin would say it “The Mind is willing but the body refuses!”. Whatever the case maybe, this long absence, lemme …

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The End Of An Epic Figure!

It is a rude way to wake up in the morning, and learn the first thing that someone who was a part of your life, is no more. It isn’t a new news at this hour! I am sure, the kannadigas world wide, are already aware that Dr. Rajkumar, so lovingly addressed as “aNNAvru” is …

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Why Soliloquies in Hiding?

I’d like to start writing this, as if I am continuing something that I have been telling you from quite sometime! Or seemingly, perhaps, I was in the middle of the conversation, and you joined in! …..yeah, it had been a long while, since I wrote something in here. Yep, that’s right, I did put …

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In the Passing….

Garfield was created by Jim Davis.Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Patterson.Thank you both guyz… things wouldn’t be the same for me without Garfy and C & H. 🙂

“Born Into Brothels” – Of Hopes and Dreams!

Khud ko kar buland itnaKe har tadbeer se pehle Khuda bande se poocheBata teri razaa kya hai It’s been about 10 mins past since I turned off the DVD Player. Had been watching a documentary movie – “Born into Brothels – Calcutta’s Red Light Kids”. Let me give you all the introductory information regarding this …

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