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It has been a decade long dream to write some short stories. Although I was an avid blogger, who often used to write about a lot of things, somehow this was undone for in fact a very long time. I was too much into poetry and current events and always felt bored to write short stories and stories. I was not a reader who would read a book that has more than 10 pages. When that is my habit, how would I feel about writing a book that is 100 pages long. These thoughts have been flowing through my mind and kept me from writing stories and short stories. I always would like to write stories in such a way that resembles a movie since it has a valid narrative style. Sometime during Jan 2017 when I was jobless, I started writing full-fledged book by keeping my rule intact of not growing more than 15-20 pages. They could be called short books. I completed two - one was philosophical and the other being related to Economics. Both of them was well received. I had been desperate to write s...

5 years after Chulbul kills Thakur Bachcha Singh. A witness sees the Thakur murdered and photographs the incident. Although the evidence is not used to file a case against Chulbul in the court, the leader of the political party uses that evidence to blackmail Chulbul from using his power to smuggle Gold and Cocaine into Uttar Pradesh. Chulbul succumbs to the political party enabling them get a victory in the by-elections of a constituency. The political leader SuryaDev has Chubul on his heels trying to favor cash for votes to the people in order to win elections. He also uses Chulbul's accumulated wealth from local Goondas then for cash distribution to voters. The Kanpur city becomes a whole mess with law and order problems. Caste ism, Communal ism spreads to the city. Many Girls are molested and raped. Houses burgled. Common man killed. Police department become a puppet to the evolving political party in the state. SuryaDev wants to win the next Assembly elections and gains mome...

It was 2006 Diwali. Exactly a year after I moved to Mudichur (near Tambaram) and heavy rains slashed Chennai leaving thousands of families in distress with severe floods. It didn't repeat again in 2006 with Chennaittes hoping for a sound Diwali celebration. It was a Grand Diwali with 2 big Bollywood films Jaan-E-Mann and Don releasing on the same day. Being a Salman Khan fan for over 21 years now and a little over 9 years then (during Jaan-E-Mann release), I was hyper excited with the trailer and the fresh songs. The songs had a big build up to the movie with lavish sets, outdoor locations and being made on a huge budget. The beats of the music were not the usual ones Bollywood had seen. It was so youthful and trendy. The music did wonderfully by beating Don in an instant. I liked almost all the songs from it. The movie was under consistent news anad made headlines for all good reasons something unknown of especially being a Salman Khan film. I wanted the movie to break all b...