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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?

Part-3: The Calm

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Guria

“So you have a girlfriend?” I smiled over the onions and replied without looking up, “Yeah.” “Oh, where is she?” “Hmm, about six hours away. By flight.” “You must be missing her terribly, wouldn’t you?” This time I laughed, “You have … Continue reading →

Posted in Creations, Novelette, People and Relationships, Series | 8 Comments

Part-2: Starting Over?

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Guria

“Avisa?” “Sharan?” We both smiled politely and nodded at each other. Between two people who meet for the first time while knowing that their lives from then on will be irrevocably changed, there’s nothing much to talk about and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Creations, Novelette, People and Relationships, Series | 3 Comments

Part-1: Impressions

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Guria

At first I thought it was a recurring nightmare, and that I had been transported back in space and time to all that I wanted to forget. It wasn’t just disappointment that coursed through my veins, it was an utter … Continue reading →

Posted in Creations, Novelette, People and Relationships, Series | 6 Comments

What happens when you CRASH

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Guria

You can say it’s the Indiblogger rank, or the “brand-new” second-hand car… so what really happens when you plummet, spin out of your own control and crash? You learn. I am being unintentionally funny. Which I don’t think I’ll apologize … Continue reading →

Posted in The Other Side of the River | 16 Comments

One step at a time….

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Guria

I wanted to stop, anything to make the pain go away. I wanted to drop and let the tears comes uninhibited. I felt the shame but it was overshadowed with the cruelty of where I was. I was in pain, … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, The Other Side of the River | 5 Comments

Return

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Guria

This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 14; the fourteenth 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, Contests, India, The Other Side of the River | 21 Comments

Tired and Unimpressed

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Guria

Well, I am impressed! I just found out a solution to all those fairness creams we advertise. Yes, you heard me right, I, indeed, have semi-discovered the secret to being fair- just travel West! After two flights across most oceans … Continue reading →

Posted in Laughs, Observer, The Other Side of the River | 8 Comments

Distance

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Guria

It feels strange to get attached to someone you have never seen or met. How many of you think that online relationships are absurd? Isn’t it the most rubbish form of relationship that ever exists? I did think so too, … Continue reading →

Posted in Love | 15 Comments

Lost

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Guria

Life is funny, we say; we are funnier, if you contemplate. We pine for what we thought we had, but never really did. We miss that thing that never was in our life. And do we really have what we … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Heart, Loss, Love, People and Relationships | 8 Comments

Ahh, the Smell, Mmm, the Taste: Foods of Calcutta (Kolkata)

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Guria

On a wet, lonely and hungry evening, I find nothing more fascinating than dreaming about the wonderful food of my city, Calcutta (or Kolkata). The city only always thought to be a haven for sweets is, of course a perfect … Continue reading →

Posted in Calcutta and Bengali, India, Observer | 21 Comments