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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Buzzzzzz

Wish I had more than 24 hours in a day and more than 7 days in a week!! But then I’d probably only end up feeling more miserable!! Loving the new job, but damn hectic schedules. Been out of house every day for more than 12-13 hours since 3 weeks now, and even weekends are gone!  Been …

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Update on Passport – A quickie…

Finally was able to get an appointment for tomorrow! I have decided to take every damn record I’ve had of mine since my birth and go there… let’s see how it goes…. watch this space!!!!!! Update: Got my passport within 3 weeks of submission of documents for renewal. Although all’s well that ends well, I …

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Life… In a Metro – 1

I had always maintained that compared to the idle musings that I write, this music spot has remained neglected. It doesn’t come to bear that I haven’t been hearing music at all. Well a hectic professional & personal life has surely has cut down on my splurges into music, but I have been hearing so many songs and …

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Dried Ink….

The quill lay limp on the table, Begging me bestow life to its limbs. It’s lips dried, aching for the soothing Touch of the ink, filling its innards. Should I cure this invalid jester? For he soon shall jump around Mocking – me, my self, and my memories. Ungrateful wretch! Piteous though! Maybe I can spill the sweetened …

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A Pain called Indian Passport Office!

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Here’s a billion dollar question. Who is the jerk that came up with the design for the Indian Passport Website? www.passportindia.gov.in, if anything is just another huge pain in the posterior.  It is ridiculous to think of the pain a legal citizen of this country has to go through to get a passport renewed. I …

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Ramblings on the way home….

Disclaimer:  When one writes with a rather pissed off outlook, seldom would they write about anything cheerful. So, my readers will have to bear with me on this post. 🙂 Traveling home in Bangalore traffic on a rainy day, can be either an enchanting experience, or a harrowing and excruciating torture depending on what one …

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