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New Gift – Chapter 2 – Neo’s Father’s Resilience
I used to be a topper of my class. Right from class 5. I was not so good with my 2nd language Hindi. When I was in grade 4, my brother and I were put in a tuition. Everyday after … Continue reading
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Tagged college, family, fiction, life, Love, never give up, no job is too small, resilience, scholarship, writing
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New Gift – Chapter 1 – Neo’s Father’s Childhood
When I think back about my life, it feels like many stories put together. I am sure all of your lives seem similar to what my life feels to me. I am just in a mood to share a few … Continue reading
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Tagged Childhood, faith, family, father, hunger, life, Love, material things, Mundaka Upanishad, ups & downs in life, writing
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“New Gift”
Prelude I was invited to share my views on self-publishing recently where I was presenting some content to Executive Education Alumni of a renowned business school in India. I was looking for interesting facts about legendary authors, which is when … Continue reading
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Tagged Author, author-interview, babyboy, books, first child, Gift, indian authors, Neo, Newborn, publishing, reading, writing
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Superstar Rajinikanth’s most popular and most rewarding character “Padayappa” (Tamil movie in 1999) had a pilot/ trial run in a cameo character named “Paparayudu” in the 1995 Telugu blockbuster movie named “Pedarayudu” (a remake of the Tamil Movie “Nattamai”)!
This insight is brought to you by Varun Mannava : “King of Clubs”. Now available on Amazon, Flipkart and Kindle We have all watched the 1994 Tamil movie “Nattamai“. The movie directed by K.S. Ravi Kumar was a blockbuster of … Continue reading
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Tagged bollywood, charlie, chennai, cinema, India, indian movies, k.s.ravikumar, kollywood, mohan babu, music, nattamai, padayappa, paparayudu, pedarayudu, rajinikanth, superstar rajinikanth, Tamil, telugu, Tollywood
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Sorgavaasal [Movie Review]
This insight is brought to you by Varun Mannava : King of Clubs. Now available on Amazon, Flipkart and Kindle Most times when one comes across a beautiful house or an extremely luxurious restaurant or an extremely pricey car, one … Continue reading
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Tagged movie, Movie Review, movie-reviews, movies, netflix india, ott, reviews, rj balaji, tamil movie, varun mannava
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Operation Valentine movie review by the Blue Goggles review-man đź’™
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The Best Colleges of India, 2023 edition, India Today!
This insight is brought to you by Varun Mannava : “King of Clubs”. Now available on Amazon, Flipkart and Kindle I am so glad the India Today group continues to publish the Best Colleges of India special edition! 20 years … Continue reading
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Tagged Career, chennai, Colleges of India, Education, India, India Today, Madras Christian college, Magazines, Mbbs, Science, Zoology
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How I met “RRR” fame Ram Charan Tej in person! [13 years ago!]
This insight is brought to you by Varun Mannava : “King of Clubs”. Now available on Amazon, Flipkart and Kindle I was in Hyderabad between 2006 and 2013 during my first job. I was working for a NYC based Hedge … Continue reading
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Tagged Andhra Pradesh, Chiranjeevi, Chiranjeevi blood bank, hyderabad, Nattu Nattu, Ram Charan, RRR, Telangana, Tollywood
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My Parents’ Travel Chronicles! Season 1 (South India Pilgrimage)|Episode 2
My Father is 67 years old and my mother is 60 years old! Sharing the below experiences shared by my father M.S.Goutham : “MY TWO-WEEK SOUTH INDIA PILIGRIM TRAVEL EXPERIENCES – HOTEL STAYS.” “THE CHANCES OF LANDING IN GOOD / … Continue reading
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My Parents’ Travel Chronicles! Season 1 (South India Pilgrimage) | Episode 1
My Father is 67 years old and my mother is 60 years old! Sharing the below experiences shared by my father M.S.Goutham : “MY TWO-WEEK SOUTH INDIA PILIGRIM TRAVEL EXPERIENCES.” “IT’S MY FIRST TRAVEL WITH MY WIFE FOR TWO CONTINOUS … Continue reading
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Tagged Indian Railway, Journey, Parents, Pilgrimage, South India, Travel
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