Category: General
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Some Thoughts on Photography
No matter how advanced the camera, it is the photographer who decides what the frame should be, what is to be included, what is to be left out, what should be placed in the middle or 1/3rd way across and so on. And it is precisely this aspect that reveals the masters.
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World Chess Championship : Magnus Carlsen Triumphs Again
I grew up playing chess which continued throughout school and college. At the intercollege competition, I faced my toughest challenge yet, Jayant Gokhale, who later became an International Master (IM). Needless to say, he destroyed me in no time. This made me realise that higher level chess is a serious business which requires working very…
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My Journey with the English Language
Every language is a mirror of the culture it comes from. This is reflected in the quirks and the idiosyncrasies of the language – the phrases, the idioms, the colloquial usages.