Creative Writing by Vikram Karve from Pune India

INDIAN DERBY 1980

2012-01-31T01:01:00.000-08:00

INDIAN DERBY 1980
An Unforgettable Race
A PUNTER WALKS DOWN MEMORY LANE
http://karvediat.blogspot.in/2012/01/unforgettable-indian-derby-punter-walks.html

THE NRI WITH A GUILTY CONSCIENCE

2012-01-29T00:02:00.000-08:00

NRI - NON RESIDENT INDIAN aka NEVER TO RETURN TO INDIA

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: THE NRI WITH A GUILTY CONSCIENCE

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EATING OUT IN PUNE - MOUTHWATERING SHREYAS MEMORIES

2012-01-28T10:43:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: EATING OUT IN PUNE - MOUTHWATERING SHREYAS MEMORIES

EATING OUT IN PUNE - MOUTHWATERING SHREYAS MEMORIES

2012-01-28T10:19:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: EATING OUT IN PUNE - MOUTHWATERING SHREYAS MEMORIES

DO YOU REMEMBER THE MOMENT WHEN YOU FELL IN LOVE WITH YOUR WIFE ?

2012-01-26T22:58:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: DO YOU REMEMBER THE MOMENT WHEN YOU FELL IN LOVE WITH YOUR WIFE ?

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THE UMBRELLA MAN - My Favourite Short Stories Revisited Part 38

2012-01-26T22:51:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: THE UMBRELLA MAN - My Favourite Short Stories Revisited Part 38

WHO DO YOU WANT TO MARRY? - Matrimonial Choice

2012-01-26T22:44:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: WHO DO YOU WANT TO MARRY ?: A GIRL IS SEARCHING FOR A SUITABLE BOY I met the smart young girl this morning. “What’s up?” I asked. “I have decided to get married,...

HOW TO QUIT SMOKING FOREVER - a Three Stage Technique

2012-01-24T21:53:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: HOW TO QUIT SMOKING FOREVER - a Three Stage Technique

PUFF PUFF PUFF
HOW TO GIVE IT UP
HOW TO QUIT SMOKING FOREVER - a Three Stage Technique
http://karvediat.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-quit-smoking-forever-three-stage.html

THE CREATIVE ENGINE - My Favourite Short Stories Revisited Part 37

2012-01-22T22:24:00.000-08:00

If you are a creative person, especially a writer, I am sure you will identify with this story

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: THE CREATIVE ENGINE - My Favourite Short Stories Revisited Part 37

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PUNTER - My Favourite Short Stories Part 83

2012-01-20T09:55:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: PUNTER - My Favourite Short Stories Part 83

HOW TO SUCCEED IN YOUR CAREER - The Key to Success - Are You Morally Pliable?

2012-01-19T00:43:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: HOW TO SUCCEED IN YOUR CAREER - The Key to Success - Are You Morally Pliable?

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HOW TO EAT A GULAB JAMUN

2012-01-18T23:31:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: HOW TO EAT A GULAB JAMUN

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DRINKING ALCOHOL - GOLDEN RULE No. 2 - HOW NOT TO GET DRUNK

2012-01-18T22:48:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: DRINKING ALCOHOL - GOLDEN RULE No. 2 - HOW NOT TO GET DRUNK

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I CAN ALWAYS TAKE HER FOR GRANTED - My Favourite S...

2012-01-14T09:21:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: I CAN ALWAYS TAKE HER FOR GRANTED - My Favourite S...:

My Favourite Short Stories Revisited Part 32

I CAN ALWAYS TAKE HER FOR GRANTED THE GIRL NEXT DOOR

Short Fiction - A Love Story

VIKRAM KARVE

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Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: AGONY AND "ECSTASY"

2012-01-12T22:45:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: AGONY AND "ECSTASY":

Real Agony and Fake Ecstasy FAKING IT A "Love" Story By VIKRAM KARVE

She was tired, sleepy, and wanted him to stop, but he continued ...

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A PRISTINE PARADISE IN PUNE - GIRINAGAR

2012-01-12T22:05:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: A PRISTINE PARADISE IN PUNE - GIRINAGAR:

GIRINAGAR A Pristine Paradise in Pune By VIKRAM KARVE Tell me, which is the most beautiful, most pristine, most unpolluted and most v...

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JUST LATHER, THAT’S ALL - My Favourite Short Stories Revisited Part 26

2012-01-12T08:06:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: JUST LATHER, THAT’S ALL - My Favourite Short Stories Revisited Part 26

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SAPIENCE - My Favourite Short Stories Revisited Part 25

2012-01-10T07:12:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: SAPIENCE - My Favourite Short Stories Revisited Part 25

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OFFICER LIKE QUALITIES aka OLQ

2012-01-08T22:40:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: OFFICER LIKE QUALITIES

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Regards

Vikram Karve

a GEEK a NERD a DORK and some FLIRTY BANTER

2012-01-08T06:00:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: a GEEK a NERD a DORK and some FLIRTY BANTER - MY...:

a GEEK a NERD a DORK and some FLIRTY BANTER Fiction Short Story – A Romance

THEY DEPEND ON THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS

2012-01-07T01:36:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: Marginalised, Lonely, Waiting for Death - THEY DEPEND ON THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS

Marginalised, Lonely, Waiting for Death - THEY DEPEND ON THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS

THEY DEPEND ON THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS

Marginalized, Lonely, Waiting for Death

Musings on the state of Middle Class Senior Citizens

VIKRAM KARVE

This morning, during my early morning walk, I passed by Mrs. J’s house. I saw J, an 80 year old widow, struggling to walk in her garden. I wished J good morning and asked her how she was. She answered: “I depend on the kindness of strangers.”

For a moment I was speechless. Then, slowly I let her words sink in and perambulate in my mind – “I depend on the kindness of strangers” – these words struck a chord. I was transported back in time, 30 years ago, to the year 1981, if my memory serves me right, when I had seen the play A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE which had a lasting impression on me. I witnessed a performance of the indigenous production of this 1948 Pulitzer Prize winning masterpiece by Tennessee Williams at the Kamani Auditorium in New Delhi directed by Alyque Padamsee with terrific performances by Dalip Tahil as Stanley Kowalski and Sabira Merchant as Blanche DuBois. I still remember the heart-rending scene, when, after being totally destroyed by Stanley, while being taken away to a mental asylum, a shattered Blanche holds onto the doctor’s hand and says: “ Whoever you are – I have always depended on the kindness of strangers”.

Though the context in the play is different, I realized the universal all-encompassing truth encapsulated in those profound words, which were spontaneously uttered by J (who I am sure has not read or seen the play A Streetcar Named Desire).

As I walk around our colony in Pune I realize that there are so many senior citizens living alone who “depend on the kindness of strangers”. In most cases their children live abroad in the USApursuing their American Dream while their parents live a life of loneliness awaiting their deaths back home in India. Also, I notice that the longevity of women seems to be more since there are far more senior citizen widows who heavily outnumber the widowers.

Before you blame the “ungrateful and selfish children” for “abandoning” their “hapless” parents I think you must consider the fact that there are always two sides to a coin (or a story).

Let me give you a bit of a background.

In the 1960s and 1970s I lived in a “middle-class” locality in Pune where parents had two dreams:

First, their son must get into an IIT and go abroad to America to realize the American dream and achieve “success”.

Second, they must get their daughters married to a “successful” American NRI so that she too could go the

USA

to live a life of prosperity and happiness there.

Many such parents, like J, achieved their dreams, for which they are paying the price today.

Even today, I see so many parents who are desperate to send their kids abroad for higher studies and to settle down there. In the earlier pre-liberalisation days, it was difficult to go to America unless you got into an IIT or topped from a premier University. Today it is much easier. Post liberalisation, if you are willing to spend your money you can easily go for higher studies abroad or you can go there via the IT route (Hence the beeline for IT jobs).

Then or now, the fact of the matter is that it is the parents themselves who encourage (and monetarily facilitate) their children to go abroad or inculcate congruent values that create in the minds of their children the urge to emigrate to America or some other prosperous country for a “better life”.

So who is to blame – the parents or the children?

I ask J, “Why don’t you go and live with your son or daughter inAmerica? Have they refused to take you there? Are your children unwilling to have you live with them?”

“Far from it,” the old lady says, “they want me to live with them over there and keep calling me to relocate permanently to America and stay with them. I have gone there so many times, but I don’t want to live there with them in America. I don’t like it there.”

I am puzzled. It seems very strange. Why should she prefer to live a difficult lonely life out here, full of hardship, when she can live a comfortable life of luxury with the best of facilities and in the company of her children and grandchildren in

America

Why do so many senior citizens prefer to depend on “the kindness of strangers” rather than enjoy the evening of their lives exulting in the love and care of their near and dear ones?

Is it ego? Is it something else? Is there some other reason?

I don’t know. I don’t have the answer. Do you?

If you do have the answer, or wish to share your views on this subject, please comment and let us know.

VIKRAM KARVE

Vikram Karve has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work.

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About Vikram Karve

A creative person with a zest for life, Vikram Karve is a retired Naval Officer turned full time writer. Educated at IIT Delhi, ITBHU Varanasi, The Lawrence School Lovedale and Bishops School Pune, Vikram has published two books: COCKTAIL a collection of fiction short stories about relationships (2011) and APPETITE FOR A STROLL a book of Foodie Adventures (2008) and is currently working on his novel and a book of vignettes and short fiction. An avid blogger, he has written a number of fiction short stories, creative non-fiction articles on a variety of topics including food, travel, philosophy, academics, technology, management, health, pet parenting, teaching stories and self help in magazines and published a large number of professional research papers in journals and edited in-house journals for many years, before the advent of blogging. Vikram has taught at a University as a Professor for almost 15 years and now teaches as a visiting faculty and devotes most of his time to creative writing. Vikram lives in Pune India with his family and muse - his pet dog Sherry with whom he takes long walks thinking creative thoughts.

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ONLINE RELATIONSHIPS

2012-01-06T09:48:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS - THE REAL WORLD AND THE VIRTUAL WORLD

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INDUCTION TRAINING - Tips for the Trainer

2012-01-05T20:49:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: INDUCTION TRAINING - Tips for the Trainer

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VALUE BASED INDUCTION TRAINING

The aim of induction training is to create an alignment between personal values and organizational values...

A STORY AND A RECIPE FOR THE HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012 - Food for Thought and Food for the Belly

2012-01-03T22:36:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: NEW YEAR FOOD for 2012 - Food for Thought and Food for the Belly - A STORY and A RECIPE

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DOG PSYCHOLOGY - SHERRY'S WELCOME GIFT

2012-01-03T06:40:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: DOG PSYCHOLOGY - SHERRY'S WELCOME GIFT

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FALLING IN LOVE

2012-01-02T09:50:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: FALLING IN LOVE - My Favourite Short Stories Part 82

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Ponderings of a Writer and Blogger

2012-01-02T09:44:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: A WRITER'S LAMENT - NO WRITERS BLOCK but A WRITER BLOCKED

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A WRITER'S LAMENT

NO WRITERS BLOCK but A WRITER BLOCKED

Ponderings of a Writer and Blogger

VIKRAM KARVE

FREEDOM - My Favourite Short Stories Revisited Part 23

2012-01-01T19:19:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: FREEDOM - My Favourite Short Stories Revisited Part 23

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COCKTAIL Short Stories about Relationships By VIKRAM KARVE - fiction,book,stories

2012-01-01T09:33:00.000-08:00

COCKTAIL Short Stories about Relationships By VIKRAM KARVE - fiction,book,stories

Say Bye Bye to 2011 with a Smile in Your Heart and a Laugh on your Lips

2011-12-31T10:25:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: Say Bye Bye to 2011 with a Smile in Your Heart and a Laugh on your Lips

WORRY

2011-12-30T08:37:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: WORRY - My Favourite Short Stories Part 81

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DOOMSDAY - THE END OF THE WORLD

2011-12-30T08:29:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: DOOMSDAY - THE END OF THE WORLD

ARE YOU PLANNING TO BUY A LIFE INSURANCE POLICY
Before you do, read this

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY - Creativity and Anti-Intellectualism

2011-12-29T20:40:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: THOUGHT FOR THE DAY - Anti-Intellectualism

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

A lifetime of having to curb the expression of original thought culminates so often in there being nothing left to express.

Liddel Hart quoted by Norman Dixon on page 162 of his book On The Psychology of Military Incompetence

Think about it.

Isn’t the present day rote learning type education system doing exactly this?

And so are the “do as you are told” organisations, aren’t they?

DEAD END - My Favourite Short Stories Revisited Part 22

2011-12-29T09:36:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: DEAD END - My Favourite Short Stories Revisited Part 22

DEAD END

2011-12-28T23:50:00.001-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: DEAD END - My Favourite Short Stories Revisited Part 22

DEAD END - My Favourite Short Stories Revisited Pa...

2011-12-28T23:50:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: DEAD END - My Favourite Short Stories Revisited Pa...: My Favourite Short Stories Revisited Part 22 DEAD END Short Fiction Story By VIKRAM KARVE From my Creative Writing Archives: I wrote thi...

PRETTY PRINCESS SAYS THAT MY STORIES HAVE ABRUPT E...

2011-12-26T23:23:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: PRETTY PRINCESS SAYS THAT MY STORIES HAVE ABRUPT E...: Here is one my favourite blog posts I wrote this year - in April 2011. I think it is worth a read. WHY MY STORIES HAVE ABRUPT ENDINGS

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TEACHING AND LEARNING - Myth No. 2 - Money Motivates Teachers

2011-12-26T23:00:00.001-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: TEACHING AND LEARNING - Myth No. 2 - Money Motivates Teachers

TEACHING AND LEARNING - Myth No. 1 - The Higher the Qualifications, the Better the Teacher

2011-12-26T23:00:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: TEACHING AND LEARNING - Myth No. 1 - The Higher the Qualifications, the Better the Teacher

YOU MUST KNOW HOW TO FLOWER WHERE GOD HAS SOWN YOU...

2011-12-26T22:18:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: YOU MUST KNOW HOW TO FLOWER WHERE GOD HAS SOWN YOU...: Monday morning. End of the weekend. Back to work. Are you happy where you are and satisfied with with what you have? At work and in your per...

THE NEW YEAR EVE PARTY - My Favourite Short Stories Part 80

2011-12-25T23:50:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: THE NEW YEAR EVE PARTY - My Favourite Short Stories Part 80

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Happy New Year

Vikram Karve

अन्धो के शहर में आइने बेच रहा हूँ - I AM SELLING MIRRORS IN THE CITY OF THE BLIND

2011-12-25T10:24:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: अन्धो के शहर में आइने बेच रहा हूँ - I AM SELLING MIRRORS IN THE CITY OF THE BLIND

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अन्धो के शहर में आइने बेच रहा हूँ

I AM SELLING MIRRORS IN THE CITY OF THE BLIND

A SIMPLE HUSBAND and A SNOBBISH WIFE

2011-12-25T01:04:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: A SIMPLE HUSBAND and A SNOBBISH WIFE

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Merry Christmas

Regards

Vikram Karve

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2011-12-24T23:41:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: MERRY CHRISTMAS

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TIME MANAGEMENT EXPERIMENT

2011-12-24T10:36:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: TIME MANAGEMENT EXPERIMENT:

THE ESSENCE OF TIME MANAGEMENT

THE JAR OF LIFE

A Mulla Nasrudin Story

VIKRAM KARVE

Here is a Mulla Nasrudin Teaching Story on Time management...

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PUNE GOOD FOOD GUIDE - Some Value For Money Eating...

2011-12-24T07:32:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: PUNE GOOD FOOD GUIDE - Some Value For Money Eating...:

A DELICIOUS FOODIE DAY VALUE FOR MONEY EATING OUT IN PUNE By VIKRAM KARVE

BREAKFAST Misal at Damodar Bhuvan now renamed Damodar P 30

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YOU WERE PERFECTLY FINE - My Favourite Short Stori...

2011-12-24T00:24:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: YOU WERE PERFECTLY FINE - My Favourite Short Stori...: YOU WERE PERFECTLY FINE My Favourite Short Stories Revisited Part 21 By VIKRAM KARVE Alcohol does different things to different persons. T...

KABAB ME HADDI and A CUP OF TEA - My Favourite Sto...

2011-12-23T23:48:00.000-08:00

http://karvediat.blogspot.com/2011/12/kabab-me-haddi-and-cup-of-tea-my.html

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THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY - My Favourite Sho...

2011-12-23T23:07:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY - My Favourite Sho...: THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY My Favourite Short Stories Revisited Part 19 By VIKRAM KARVE “Just as science helps man to understand nat...

ELECTROPHORESIS - My Favourite Short Stories Revis...

2011-12-22T08:22:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: ELECTROPHORESIS - My Favourite Short Stories Revis...: My Favourite Short Stories Revisited Part 18 ELECTROPHORESIS By VIKRAM KARVE From my Creative Writing Archives: Sci Fi - an experimental...

The Meaning of ENTROPY

2011-12-20T20:55:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: The Meaning of ENTROPY: ENTROPY An Apocryphal Story By VIKRAM KARVE Once, a bright young engineering student asked me: "What is Entropy?" "The opposite of Nege...

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What is the definition of ACHIEVEMENT

2011-12-19T23:41:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: What is the definition of ACHIEVEMENT: I like the late Bernard Haldane's definition of an achievement. He says achievement is something you yourself feel you have done well, that...

WHAT IS MORAL and WHAT IS IMMORAL

2011-12-19T23:40:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: WHAT IS MORAL and WHAT IS IMMORAL: Here is a quote from Ernest Hemingway I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel ba...

FICTION - A Story to Cheer you up

2011-12-19T23:32:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: MONDAY MORNING FICTION - A Story to Cheer you up o...: A Story to Cheer you up on Monday Morning - especially if you are a Techie THE GUTSY TECHIE GIRL Fiction Short Story By VIKRAM KARVE Fr...

Rendezvous at Café Naaz - My Favourite Short Stories Part 76

2011-12-19T07:32:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: Rendezvous at Café Naaz - My Favourite Short Stories Part 76

DON'T DELVE TOO MUCH - My Favourite Short Stories ...

2011-12-19T06:48:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: DON'T DELVE TOO MUCH - My Favourite Short Stories ...: MY FAVOURITE SHORT STORIES Part 77 - DON'T DELVE TOO MUCH Fiction Short Story By VIKRAM KARVE From my Creative Writing Archives: Her...

LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER - My Favourite Short Stories Revisited Part 17

2011-12-17T22:19:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER - My Favourite Short Stories Revisited Part 17

LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER - My Favourite Short Stories...

2011-12-17T21:50:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER - My Favourite Short Stories...: A Superb Short Story for your Sunday Morning Reading MY FAVOURITE SHORT STORIES REVISITED PART 17 – LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER By VIKRAM KARV...

I CAN ALWAYS TAKE HER FOR GRANTED - My Favourite Short Stories Part 75

2011-12-17T08:38:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: I CAN ALWAYS TAKE HER FOR GRANTED - My Favourite Short Stories Part 75

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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PASSION and COMPASSION

2011-12-17T08:14:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PASSION and COMPASSION

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I CAN ALWAYS TAKE HER FOR GRANTED - My Favourite S...

2011-12-17T08:01:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: I CAN ALWAYS TAKE HER FOR GRANTED - My Favourite S...

I CAN ALWAYS TAKE HER FOR GRANTED

THE GIRL NEXT DOOR

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MOTI The Life Story of a Stray Dog

2011-12-15T04:12:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: MOTI - Autobiography of a Stray Dog:

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Short Story By VIKRAM KARVE

From my Creative Writing Archives

Authentic Maharashtrian Breakfast - MY FAVOURITE MISAL - Eating Out in Mumbai

2011-12-15T04:01:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: MY FAVOURITE MISAL - Eating Out in Mumbai:

Click the link above and read about MY FAVOURITE MISAL Mouthwatering Mumbai Memories By VIKRAM KARVE Mumbai is in Maharashtra. You will get all genres and varieties o...Click

DO YOU WANT TO SPOIL YOUR CHILDREN - LAISSEZ FAIRE PARENTING STYLE

2011-12-14T03:02:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: DO YOU WANT TO SPOIL YOUR CHILDREN - LAISSEZ FAIRE PARENTING STYLE

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Tales of the Dervishes - A DELIGHTFUL BOOK OF WIT ...

2011-12-13T08:28:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: Tales of the Dervishes - A DELIGHTFUL BOOK OF WIT ...: A DELIGHTFUL BOOK OF WIT AND WISDOM BOOK REVIEW By VIKRAM KARVE Title: Tales of the Dervishes Author: Idries Shah (1967) Arkana Penguin (...

HOW TO FEEL YOUNG

2011-12-12T17:53:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: HOW TO FEEL YOUNG

IT IS BEST TO BE A NOBODY

2011-12-12T17:32:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: IT IS BEST TO BE A NOBODY

Nowadays, thanks to the name dropping and VIP culture, everybody wants to be a “somebody”.

Little do they realize that it is best to be a “nobody” as this Mulla Nasrudin story illustrates:

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Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: IT IS BEST TO BE A NOBODY

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IT IS BEST TO BE A NOBODY

2011-12-12T16:55:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: IT IS BEST TO BE A NOBODY: IT IS BEST TO BE A NOBODY A Mulla Nasrudin Story By VIKRAM KARVE Nowadays, thanks to the name dropping and VIP culture, everybody wants t...

SPY GAME

2011-12-12T07:54:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: MY FAVOURITE SHORT STORIES Part 73 - SPY GAME: SPY GAME By VIKRAM KARVE Of all my stories that have won prizes at short story contests, SPY GAME is my all time favourite. The story is ...

HOW TO BULLY YOUR WIFE

2011-12-12T01:29:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: HOW TO BULLY YOUR WIFE

DOMINATING HUSBAND and SUBMISSIVE WIFE

2011-12-12T01:12:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: DOMINATING HUSBAND and SUBMISSIVE WIFE:

Macho Man and Docile Wife A Teaching Story by VIKRAM KARVE A newly married Male Chauvinist Macho Man used to bully his simple, young wife - click the link above to read the story...

MATRIMONIAL SEARCH - THE ART OF MATCHMAKING

2011-12-12T01:00:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: MATRIMONIAL SEARCH - THE ART OF MATCHMAKING:

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DOES IMAGE MANAGEMENT WORK? Is Image more important than Performance?

2011-12-11T08:32:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: DOES IMAGE MANAGEMENT WORK? Is Image more important than Performance?

ARE YOU A RESULT ORIENTED PERSON? DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE QUID PRO QUO PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE?

2011-12-11T07:58:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE QUID PRO QUO PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE?

DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE QUID PRO QUO PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE?

ARE YOU A RESULT ORIENTED PERSON?

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Vikram Karve

CHICKEN OUT

2011-12-11T00:30:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: CHICKEN OUT:

CHICKEN OUT A Story for your Children, and for You too. By VIKRAM KARVE There once was a chicken farmer who found an eagle’s egg. It was ...

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LOVE WEALTH SUCCESS

2011-12-09T01:32:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: LOVE WEALTH SUCCESS

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A Classic on THE ART OF LEADERSHIP - A Soldier’s Story by Omar N. Bradley - BOOK REVIEW by VIKRAM KARVE

2011-12-09T01:09:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: A Classic on THE ART OF LEADERSHIP - A Soldier’s Story by Omar N. Bradley - BOOK REVIEW by VIKRAM KARVE

SELF ESTEEM - How to Build Your Self-Esteem

2011-12-08T23:35:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: SELF ESTEEM - How to Build Your Self-Esteem:

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SELF ESTEEM How to Build Your Self-Esteem By VIKRAM KARVE Self-Esteem is much more than Self-Confidence. The word “esteem” is derived from...

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A Classic on THE ART OF LEADERSHIP - A Soldier’s Story by Omar N. Bradley - BOOK REVIEW by VIKRAM KARVE

2011-12-07T23:22:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: A Classic on THE ART OF LEADERSHIP - A Soldier’s Story by Omar N. Bradley - BOOK REVIEW by VIKRAM KARVE

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Vikram Karve

BOOK REVIEW - Mafia Queens Of Mumbai : Stories Of ...

2011-12-07T22:11:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: BOOK REVIEW - Mafia Queens Of Mumbai : Stories Of ...

Mafia Queens Of Mumbai : Stories Of Women From The Ganglands

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MAZE PURAN – The Memoirs of Anandibai Karve

2011-12-07T18:34:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: MAZE PURAN – The Memoirs of Anandibai Karve

Click the link above to read the review of Maze Puran – The Memoirs of Anandibai Karve (Marathi) By Anandibai Karve (Published 1944, 2nd Edition 1951 by Keshav Bhikaji Davale, Mumbai...

THE WALLFLOWER - A Novella by Vikram Karve

2011-12-07T10:50:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: THE WALLFLOWER - A Novella by Vikram Karve

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Vikram Karve

INSTRUMENTAL VALUES and TERMINAL VALUES - The Two Types of Values

2011-12-07T10:20:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: INSTRUMENTAL VALUES and TERMINAL VALUES - The Two Types of Values

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Vikram Karve

HOW TO SELECT A JOB YOU LOVE - DISCOVER YOUR TRUE METIER

2011-12-07T10:19:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: HOW TO SELECT A JOB YOU LOVE - DISCOVER YOUR TRUE METIER

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WHY YOU MUST ADOPT A PET DOG

2011-12-07T05:30:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: WHY YOU MUST ADOPT A PET DOG

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BADMINTON

2011-12-05T21:36:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: BADMINTON - MY FAVOURITE SHORT STORIES Revisited Part 14

What happens to children when their parents divorce?

A Boy plays a Game of Badminton and tells us his story.

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BADMINTON - MY FAVOURITE SHORT STORIES Revisited Part 14

2011-12-05T21:09:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: BADMINTON - MY FAVOURITE SHORT STORIES Revisited Part 14

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Vikram Karve

PUNISHMENT AND REWARD

2011-12-05T08:23:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: PUNISHMENT AND REWARD: TEACHING STORY PUNISHMENT AND REWARD By VIKRAM KARVE Teaching stories may relate events that are funny, foolish, bemusing, sometimes e...

RENDEZVOUS AT SUNRISE - Literary Fiction Short Story -

2011-12-05T00:39:00.000-08:00

RENDEZVOUS AT SUNRISE - Literary Fiction Short Story -

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TECHNOLOGY

2011-12-04T02:38:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: TECHNOLOGY

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Vikram Karve

AGONY AND "ECSTASY"

2011-12-01T02:38:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: AGONY AND "ECSTASY": Real Agony and Fake Ecstasy FAKING IT A "Love" Story By VIKRAM KARVE She was tired, sleepy, and wanted him to stop, but he continued ...

THE MARRIAGE COUNSELOR WHO SAVED MY MARRIAGE - MY FAVOURITE SHORT STORIES REVISITED Part 11

2011-11-29T03:39:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: THE MARRIAGE COUNSELOR WHO SAVED MY MARRIAGE - MY FAVOURITE SHORT STORIES REVISITED Part 11

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PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE - A Mulla Nasrudin ...

2011-11-28T10:23:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE - A Mulla Nasrudin ...: PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE A Mulla Nasrudin Story By VIKRAM KARVE Mulla Nasrudin called a small boy and told him to get water from ...

MORAL PLIABILITY - The Key to Success

2011-11-27T23:25:00.000-08:00

Are you Morally Pliable?

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Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: MORAL PLIABILITY - The Key to Success

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Vikram Karve

Mr. and Mrs. X and the Baby - MY FAVOURITE SHORT STORIES REVISITED Part 10

2011-11-27T11:19:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: Mr. and Mrs. X and the Baby - MY FAVOURITE SHORT STORIES REVISITED Part 10

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UMAMI - A DELICIOUS LOVE STORY

2011-11-26T11:21:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: UMAMI - A DELICIOUS LOVE STORY: I started writing this story long back and left it incomplete. I wonder why. A few days ago I completed the story. Do tell me if you like i...

IIM placements like cattle fair: Tata exec - Express India

2011-11-26T02:22:00.000-08:00

IIM placements like cattle fair: Tata exec - Express India

DO YOU VALUE EDUCATION

2011-11-25T22:14:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: DO YOU VALUE EDUCATION: GENUINE KNOWLEDGE and FAKE KNOWLEDGE A Mulla Nasrudin Story By VIKRAM KARVE I love to teach. I have encountered two types of students: ...

THE LOG KYA KAHENGE SYNDROME - The Disease to Please

2011-11-24T11:21:00.000-08:00

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: THE LOG KYA KAHENGE SYNDROME - The Disease to Please

INTO THE BLUE MOUNTAINS

2011-11-24T07:28:00.000-08:00

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Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: INTO THE BLUE MOUNTAINS