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About Guria

An Artist in Science: A Misfit 'cause I choose to be one. "Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform" And a Maverick, because, I'm... umm... brilliant?

Grasp

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Guria

Grasp, and hold on tight,  As I set out to explore- Find the world, as it brightens  And day is born of the night Those first footsteps Those gurgled first new words A whole new world Sight, sound and flavor … Continue reading →

Posted in Creations, Sketches, Verses | 13 Comments

Birthday Wishes

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Guria

It was his fourth birthday. As far as numbers went he officially was a toddler today. But by human standards, he was quite the grown-up. He might not be the smartest one around, or the most experienced but he lived, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloggers | 11 Comments

"…and the world was silent again"

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Guria

This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 35; the thirty-fifth edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. To be part of the next edition, visit and start following … Continue reading →

Posted in BAT, Causes, Contests, Creations, Novelette | 25 Comments

"The Wife"– My entry to the GetPublished contest

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Guria

Even with the best of intentions, the pressures of grad school didn’t allow me to submit my full story. But just being short-listed to write the whole story was a wonderful honor in itself. And one day, I will finish … Continue reading →

Posted in Contests, Love, People and Relationships | 6 Comments

The Forty Rules of Love: A Compilation

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Guria

Being who I am, the result of centuries, of ancestors, of traditions, heritages and most of all, faith (not religion)- Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak, a book, a simple book spoke to me. Even before I reached the … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, Observer, Philosophy | 8 Comments

On to Oblivion…

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Guria

The acrid smell of smoke that even while burns every pore of your being it crosses, is the elixir of the soul which never learned how to exist without. The first drag hurt. Sputtering and coughing, the tears threatened to … Continue reading →

Posted in Observer | 5 Comments

Murakami and Memories

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Guria

I’d never thought of a life as chapters in a grand novel, till one fine day when I heard the crisp turning of a page and saw the beginning of a fresh new chapter. But I couldn’t write it down. … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Observer, Philosophy | 4 Comments

অপারগ

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Guria

যাকে ভালোবাসি, তাকে দূরে ঠেলে দিতে জানি পাছে সে আমায় পর বলে কোন দিন একা ছেড়ে যায়ে । যাকে পাই, কখনো রাখতে জানিনি তায়ে সে ফিরে ফিরে বলে, থাকব না তোর খাঁচায় । যে নেই, তার স্মৃতি চারণায় ঠাই থেকেও থাকেনি, জানিনি … Continue reading →

Posted in Creations, Life, Soliloquy, Verses | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Walking in the rains…

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Guria

I was walking in the rain.  With the little drops of water  Pinpricks of salvation  On my upturned face  The wind roared and raged  Like a lover’s hand  Through my hair, caressing.  And inexplicably, or naturally?  I thought of you, … Continue reading →

Posted in Creations, Heart, Love, Me, People and Relationships, Soliloquy, Verses, You | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Broken

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Guria

You aren’t happy. Neither are you sad. You are just stuck in a limbo, With hands tied behind your back. You want to smile But the effort’s too much; You wish you could cry But the time has all gone … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Creations, Darkness, Heart, Me, Philosophy, Soliloquy, Verses | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments