Julie and Julia and Food of the Blog World

 “Tsk. I’m hurting”.
 “I’m sorry, a thousand times over”.
“How could you?”
“Boo hoo.”
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“I’ve got a movie for you to watch”.
“What’s it on?”
“Cooking”.
“Should I watch to show how sorry I am?”
“Aw, Shona, it’s about a woman who cooked her way through her blog to become a celebrity in America. I thought you might be interested since you [...]

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The Deputation – II

Part I
On Monday morning Sunil found himself seated before his desk at the Chennai office. The commute had been quick despite the throng of noisy traffic amidst squealing autos, whizzing bikes, long green buses and cars and women on scooters weaving through the lanes. He noted tiny shrines at road corners and T- intersections and dark [...]

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The Deputation

 “Congratulations!”
 Sunil Tyagi’s heart sank.
He stood still as his boss G. Mohan Ram held forth: “The deputation to Chennai is a good move-up, career-wise. It offers a better pay packet and you will oversee a larger account and be responsible for a global delivery system. Chennai is growing faster in IT investment in India; cities like [...]

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