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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?

Blog-a-Ton, A Stepping Stone and A Guest Post

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Guria

What a week it has been! Good wishes all around!! I am the Blog-a-Tonic of the Month, October 2009!! After the awesome and popular bloggers, Shilpa Garg (August 2009), Indian Pundit and Govind (September 2009)!! That I belong to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloggers, Friends, Happy, Life | 17 Comments

There’s A Reason…

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Guria

…for Thinking Out Loud… (read the post and the oppositions err.. comments beneath it) Okay, I am a woman, happy to be one, and a believer in, as the statement goes, “If men are the enemy, I am in love with … Continue reading →

Posted in Laughs, Love, Observer | 27 Comments

Thinking out Loud…

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Guria

…and nothing more. Just some haphazard thoughts that were there in my mind, ricocheting about, where better than my own blog to give them a form. If you (the reader) are too incensed, or offended (trust me, You are the … Continue reading →

Posted in Laughs, Observer, Sarcasm | 56 Comments

The Indian Dream

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Guria

This post was voted as the winner of Blog-a-Ton, the Blogging Marathon in its Third Edition in October 2009. To look at the final results, click on the award-badge below. This post has been published by me as a part of the … Continue reading →

Posted in BAT, Causes, Contests, India | 59 Comments

Crammed in One Post: First Part

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Guria

Procrastinating is a hobby. Almost. Of course, I always rue it later. So this one long is a dedication to my favourite form of activity “oh, I’ll do it tomorrow for sure”, full of all the tags and the tagged … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloggers, Friends, Tags | 29 Comments

Durga Puja, Celebrations and Calcutta

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Guria

Come to Calcutta in Saratkaal (not really Autumn, but in between the monsoon and the autumn) with the sparkling azure skies with the fluffiest white clouds cruising, a light breeze, and the greenery-turned-white with the gently swaying kash phool.  This is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Calcutta and Bengali, India, Passions, Photography, Reviews | 42 Comments

The Proud Parents

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Guria

My son will be going to New York. America! Right now there is no other soul in the world as happy as my wife and I. Of course, Roma is also scared, our first-born and all. She is afraid of … Continue reading →

Posted in Creations, Non-Fiction, Novelette, People and Relationships | 38 Comments

Champagne, Anyone?

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Guria

I am celebrating my 50th post here! I started blogging here as Maverick Misfit back in March of this year, reading other blogs but never commentating or following religiously. But in a journey of barely two months I have made a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloggers | 28 Comments

TRifLiNgS, ReALLy

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Guria

All the events and characters are almost fictional. Any resemblance to any person, living or dead, is an irony of fate, and purely coincidental, since I didn’t ask you to read this. Gawking Today @ People and Relationships    Every one … Continue reading →

Posted in Laughs, Observer | 29 Comments

LOuSy ObseRVatiONs

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Guria

My brother, a lawyer, shopping for a pair of jeans bought one from Lee, after trying out, waist: 30 inches. Wow! I am shocked! When did you become so lean?! He hadn’t, the jeans he was wearing (while shopping) was … Continue reading →

Posted in Laughs, Observer | 41 Comments