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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The Golu III

 
Part I
Part II 
The poor nature of the sundal at Anantharaman’s household was not a cause for worry for us Golu dolls,  though it was symbolically offered  as part of evening prayers. The problem was the singing we had to listen in. The Anantharamans were proud that the family was gifted musically, that included their three daughters who were [...]

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The Golu- II

Part I
We are a portly pair of Chettiar dolls from Thanjavur. I am clad in  silk veshti, flashing a belly button on my protruding tummy, with gold chains around my plump neck. My round head swings on the neck as a separate piece and my smiling face nods delicately, if touched. My wife, dressed in [...]

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