Thursday 28 March 2024

My "Holi" celebrations!

       While people were busy splashing colours all over the town and themselves, I had a field time making a colourful and cheerful rangoli. It still adorns my home, welcoming me with a broad smile whenever I see it. Do have a look....



     Way back, in 2016. I celebrated Holi by painting an earthern pitcher that had been abandoned by the wayside. Thus I transformed junk into a piece of art. It still occupies pride of place in my living room.


     In short, whenever I make a creation, be it on paper, fabric, pebble, cloth, pot or floor, or with any material like paper, beads, cartons, make-up colours, discarded items, flowers, et al; I celebrate Holi!

     Essentially, whenever we are happy and spend our time productively we celebrate ourselves and life itself.

    So why wait for any festival to celebrate? Let's celebrate each precious moment as once it's gone, we won't get it back, ever again...

For those who would like to indulge in such delightful and creative hobbies like rangoli, mehendi, pot-painting, fabric-painting, hand-embroidery, cross-stitch, art and craft, kindly contact me to enroll for my hobby classes. Children and housewives are most welcome. With Summer vacations starting soon, we expect an overwhelming response.

Please contact: Mrs. Priya Swaminathan

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Priya's Vision Academy - Makes Your Life Blossom.




Wednesday 20 March 2024

'Wow! Wrong Number' - An Excerpt

  


Dear friends,

Wow! Wrong Number

Foreword

            It’s often said that “The grass is always greener on the other side!” What makes it so tempting, so sinfully alluring, that one wants to stray over to that side and even contemplate settling down there forever?

            Isn’t it natural human tendency to constantly judge and compare two given situations and opt, sometimes unscrupulously, for the seemingly better of the two; if provided a chance?

            Does the cross-over bode well for, or land one, in a bigger mess? What happens to those left behind, abandoned as it were, to struggle with the loss of a dream? Can they reclaim their lost ones who have flown towards greener pastures; and their own lives, in the bargain? Or should they start afresh?

            Who decides what is right and what is wrong? We or our destiny?


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                              An excerpt from the short story "Englis Babu"

          Meena would spot him picking up old and discarded newspapers from dust-bins and reading them loudly.  “Civil war in so and so country!” “So and so dead….” “What is this world coming to?”  He would ask of no one in particular, stare vaguely around, shake his head and scratch his head. 

         He would them resemble a distinguished college professor, who was disgusted with the state of affairs in the world and frustrated at his inability to do something concrete to alter the events over which he obviously didn’t have any control!

         Small children would heckle at him and throw stones at him saying “Englis Babu,
 Englis Babu” and run away when he would pick them up and aim at them.  He would never fling the stones; just go through the actions.  
                                            
                                                            End of excerpt

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Saturday 16 March 2024

'Wow! Wrong Number' - Kindle Discount Deal, March 2024

 Dear friends,

Don’t we all do that, what we perceive to be right? So do the protagonists of the stories in my book titled 'Wow! Wrong Number'.
 
So we have Pratiksha, striving for a catharsis; Shirish masquerading as an imposter; Meena attempting to rehabilitate a destitute; Ilaa trying to prove a point; Mita landing in a hot soup due to her shenanigans; Aruna emerging out of a rut and Sumedha taking the bull by its horns! Do they succeed in their respective missions? How? What happens thereafter? Read on to find out… Decide whether their perceptions were bang on, or way off the mark? Each to his/her own!

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Have you ever had a cross-connection during a call? What was the outcome? Hilarious or scary? Do comment in the "Comments' Section" here...

Thursday 14 March 2024

No Mother-in-law, Please! An Excerpt and Review

 


Chapter 1 - A new proposal for Yogita

                                                                 An excerpt

          “And what is the problem with this one?” her father asked Yogita, exasperatedly.

          “Nothing.” She said coolly.

          “Do you think that no one is worthy of you?” her brother Yogesh asked her caustically. He was two years younger than her.

          He continued in the same vein, “Do you think that you are some apsara? Please get real Didi! Soon we’ll have no worthy proposals left to consider!”

          “So be it!” she countered petulantly.

                                                  End of the excerpt

The copyight of this novel is with Mrs. Priya Ramesh Swaminathan.

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Author Ken Englade (Member of Authors and Readers Connection - FB Group)

Wow, this book is fantastic! Congratulations on such an amazing achievement. Keep up the excellent work! 

   (Ramesh is also a member of Authors and Readers Connection - FB Group)
   He ably promotes my books!

Here's a review on Wattpad, posted by: 

Just gone through the beautiful story of Yogita. The way you have explained all the attributes of each character is really touching. Well connected and nicely presented Ma'am. I have been a great fan of your writing. Thank you so much for writing such an excellent Novel. God bless you. 🙌😊


3y ago

Writer
Thanks a lot Vijay, for your appreciation. I am delighted. Keep reading till the very end. Share it with your friends and family too. I am sure that this novel will strike a chord with everyone!






3y ago

Monday 11 March 2024

Neha's Quest - An Excerpt - Last Day of Discount at Amazon

 


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An excerpt
“Neha, you should’ve been in your class now. What are you doing here, talking with these boys?”
Neha pulled a comical face at the boys, broadly winked at Vijay and walked with swaying hips towards her classroom. She didn’t bother to even say “Good Bye” to her Dad, in spite of being aware that her parents would be gone till she returned from classes in the evening.
Now she was already looking forward to her stay at Uttarpur. It looked promising, with so many good-looking and loaded blokes around!
The boys kept looking at her slim, receding back till she reached her classroom and entered it, after a final wave at her Dad. They grinned and winked at each other. Henceforth college life would be spicy, to say the least!
End of excerpt
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Monday 4 March 2024

Neha's Quest - When will it end? Kindle Countdown Deal

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Foreword
Much as we like to call ourselves progressive and our society civilized, often we deviate from the rightful path to indulge in wrongful or immoral activities, to satiate our greed and lust. To feel alive!
We also have double standards wherein we treat men and women differently and expect women, the so-called weaker-sex, to conform to societal mores, without a murmur. Of course, we frown when anyone terms it hypocrisy! This is our culture; we say with self-righteous pride and revel in it.
Woe betides any woman who dares to stray off the beaten path! The path carved out for her by society, on which she must walk demurely, looking straight ahead without a sideward glance! Following all the stringent rules to a T!
And lo behold! Every once in a while, comes along a gutsy girl like Neha who breaks every rule in the rule-book to follow her own path in life, braving the storms with grit and gumption.
A breath of fresh air or a tempest? Who are we to judge her? She doesn’t need our judgment!
Why not just let every girl follow her heart and carve a niche for herself? See how far she goes in the journey of life? Is it too much to ask for?
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Saturday 24 February 2024

God's Will... All the Way... An Excerpt

  Dear friends,

          For the God-fearing people in this world, nothing in life occurs without His Will!
         
          They lead their lives with a song on their lips and a prayer in their hearts. They are hard-working folks of the soil who swear by their sweat and toil.

           Babu and Rojakutty are two such simpletons who lead a solitary existence in their village, till their paths cross.
          
           Will their destinies entwine or unravel?

Read on to find out, in my engrossing novel titled God's Will - (All the way...)


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                         Now 'God's Will' needs 'Your Will', to read and enjoy it!
 
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An Excerpt

          “Eh, you. Will you give me a lift home?” She had waved his cycle down, as if it was an auto.

          One look at her pavade-davani  clinging to her buxom figure like second skin and her glowing face like a blooming lotus, and his mind was made up.

          “Hop on.”

          “Thanks da.” Her voice was musical. Sweet yet strong. Like the twang of a mouth-organ.

          “Which place are you from?” she asked, as he struggled to pedal. She was no feather-weight beauty.

          “Nagapattinam.”

          “Oh,” she fell silent.

          “Are you working here?” she asked curiously. She had guessed that he was not a student. He was dressed like a casual laborer in a folded-up brownish-white dhoti and full-sleeved, checked shirt with the sleeves carelessly rolled up to his elbows. That attire had surely seen better days.

           Though it was raining and he was drenched just like her, he smelt of sweat and toil. A scent that she was all-too familiar with! Her own!

                             End of the Excerpt




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