Category Archives: The Other Side of the River

Distance

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Guria

I mean I have always imagined being in an entirely separate continent as the same as being in different cities. In its simplicity, time zones notwithstanding, you just don’t get to see the person everyday. And in its all simplicity, … Continue reading →

Posted in Heart, Love, Observer, The Other Side of the River | Tagged | 12 Comments

A Rainy Day

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Guria

The rain was a fine mist, incessant and untiring. The morning looked no different from the late afternoon – it was always the same stark grey till the lazy evening cast her shroud of darkness over the bleak day. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Observer, The Other Side of the River | 3 Comments

Our National Anthem

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Guria

There is a thing about that melody, the words, those uplifting notes that flow with your blood, seep into your bones and sinew and carry you with it that never fails to run a shiver done my torso… And the … Continue reading →

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

Thanksgiving!

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Guria

We are a strange breed of people as unique as our land. Strange as we are like no other race of the world. But what race are we? What is actually our ethnicity? Who knows that perfectly? Yet everyone knows … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Happy, Life, The Other Side of the River | 1 Comment

Reflections on Mahalaya

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Guria

I so want to stop, just that pause before I run to all that I love but cannot stop and wait for time to catch up with me. Or is it me that’s running behind, trying to keep up with … Continue reading →

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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