Brendan Dabhi
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LATEST ARTICLES ( 183 )
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Can a Writer Be a Terrorist?
I know that many of you who have opened this post are very intrigued as to what follows. I’m sure many will vehemently disagree with what I have to say but I’m... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
An Unexpected Saviour
Usually, as a poet, I am not moved by the rains. It’s kind of weird, I know. It’s a bummer! But that’s what happens to me. But this year, I don’t know what... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
STOP and Think for a Moment…
I’m sure everyone has that one family member or friend that is very, very racist/chauvinist/orthodox, oh, unintentionally of course, but very much still biased... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Is This the Hand of God?
The recent tragedy in North India, the flood, the devastation, the loss of life in that region got me thinking about the expiration date of things. Read more
Posted on 25 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Poker Face
I stayed in my college hostel the first one and a half years out of three and it was the best time of my life. Of course we later left that place because of a... Read more
Posted on 22 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
The Locked Door
There has been a severe spate of happenings in our nation, those things that should not have happened and those things that are often not named or just spoken... Read more
Posted on 19 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
The Paradise Paradox
I just returned from a trip to the state of Jammu Kashmir. As advertised, it is the most beautiful place I've seen in my life, but then again, I haven’t... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
The Liebster: Número Uno!
As you've probably guessed from the title, this is about my first Liebster Award. Namrota nominated me for this prize and I’d like to thank her for doing so. Read more
Posted on 13 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
The Kitli: Much More Than Just Tea
Everyone may not know what I’m referring to, so in public interest, I will first explain what a Kitli is. A Kitli is the roadside stall that serves tea. That... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
The Golden Key of Freedom
It is a clear sunny day in the city of Rajkot with the forecast of temperatures ranging from 40 – 42 degrees Celsius with absolutely no clouds on the horizon. Read more
Posted on 30 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Where Is Spring?
This is the first time that I’m putting up one of my poems on the blog. The poem is titled similar to the post, ‘Where is Spring?’ The first line of this poem i... Read more
Posted on 27 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
The State Of Books: #1 - The Desecration.
In the last year of my under-graduate studies, they decided to build a new library in my college and clear out the old one entirely. I mean – Entirely! Read more
Posted on 26 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
What’s My Caste to You?
Ever since I've returned to Rajkot, I've been getting this uneasy feeling. The feeling you get when unknown people, people you’re meeting for the first time,... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
The State Of Books: #2 – The Rescue
In the prequel to this post, I related the state of my college library and my thoughts as well as feelings about the same. I also mentioned that I would go ahea... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Rediscovery of the Old World.
Home - A place of rest and respite, there place where you go when you have nowhere else left to go. the place whose doors are always open to welcome you back. Read more
Posted on 25 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
It’s All About the Journey
I, along with a lot of wise men believe that the journey is more important than the destination. Especially if it’s a family trip or a trip with friends. Read more
Posted on 25 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Making Melody
I think you've already guessed what this is going to be about. Well, yes it is. Music has always been the unseen friend and the soothing partner that has manage... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Yesterday – Today – Tomorrow…
I have this habit of writing down the things that either bother or intrigue me and these things often come flowing out in the form of something that you might... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Of Left & Right & Wrong & Right
They say, “Early to bed, early to rise…” OK I forgot the rest, but you know what I mean. But it’s getting nigh impossible for me to wake up before 9:30 in the... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Oppa Terminator Style
I recently had my eyesight corrected through LASIK, i.e.. lens correction through laser. And for the next 15 days I had to roam about with dark shades even in... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION