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Mainak @MGuptaLIVE
Joined November 2014
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With BJP finally coming to power in Bengal, cant wait for all those sad, disappointed, scared, depressed, talented & helpless bengali immigrants currently forced to stay and work in B'lore, Hyd, Pune, Noida and such to come back and also bring their non bong colleagues with them
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25 Feb 2023
Hi @Htbrunch, when can we expect the results of 2022? Wasnt it supposed to be declared in Feb? #BrunchBookChallenge
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9 Jan 2023
Has there been any update on #BrunchBookChallenge2023 ? @HTBrunch #BrunchBookChallenge
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17 Dec 2022
Random blog, because I am bored at home on a Saturday. #Blog #blogger #blogpost #writerslift #WritingCommunity #bloggingcommunity #writing #BloggersHutRT #bloggerstribe @momkidlife @blogadda #ShamelessSelfPromo #shamelesspromosaturday tissuesandbandage.wordpress.…

Random #2: Because I am Bored

Some Tree in Sopno Dong Children and Eco Park, Jagi Road, Assam, India. (Photo: Author) It’s Saturday evening here in India, and writing a blog now seems weird. I know if I upload it now, nob…

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1 Sep 2022
Wrote a blog after long. On two of my favourite onscreen writers. Do have a read and help each other. #castle #californication #hankmoody #BloggingCommunity #WritingCommunity #writerslift #Blogs #BloggersHutRT #writerscommunity #ShamelessSelfpromoThursday tissuesandbandage.wordpress.…

On Onscreen Writers and Writing

Five minutes into the pilot of the ABC show Castle, the titular character, the bestselling mystery novelist Richard Castle is introduced. He is given the proper superstar entry, with a lady announc…

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Mainak@MGuptaLIVE
6 Aug 2022
The songs of #LaalSinghChaddha did it for me. The trailer didnt, aamirs performance didnt. I am still apprehensive abt the movie, but the songs! Best in the last 1 yr! Cant wait to see phir na aisi raat & #TurKalleyan on the big screen! Great marketing once again @AKPPL_Official
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Mainak@MGuptaLIVE
19 Jul 2022
Amidst all the brouhaha of #Kesariya this lil gem demands attention. @arijitsingh at his soulful best, @Irshad_Kamil at the top of his game as always and #niladrikumar should be composing a lot more. #mehram from imtiaz ali's #drarora @SonyLIV youtu.be/Aqppe4hXutw

Mehram | Arijit Singh | Dr. Arora | Imtiaz Ali | Niladri Kumar |...

Mera hua, Mehram, Tera Gam…Sung in the soulful voice of Arijit Si...

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1 May 2022
Random thoughts on stories and writing. My blog. #blogging #bloggingcommunity #WritingCommunity #BloggersHutRT #writerslift #momsblogRT #writersoftwitter #blogger @blogadda tissuesandbandage.wordpress.…

Random #1 – on a story that came to me last night

I suddenly had a story inside my head last night. I was thinking about a scene from a movie I watched earlier yesterday, and from there, other, new scenes and situations started appearing in my hea…

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9 Apr 2022
My new blog on how movies always triumphs the novels in portraying silences and nothingness. #writerscommunity #bloggerstribe #bloggingcommunity #BloggersHutRT #writerslife @blogadda tissuesandbandage.wordpress.…

Of Reality Shows, Movies, and Silences.

Over the last few weeks, I have been totally engrossed in a reality show called Lock Upp. It is basically an alternate version of Bigg Boss (what’s wrong with the spellings in Indian TV?), which in…

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Mainak@MGuptaLIVE
3 Mar 2022
On chance meeting, fleeting encounters, and unnamed relationships. My new blog. tissuesandbandage.wordpress.… #bloggerstribe #writerscommunity #bloggingcommunity #worldbloggersRT #teambloggers @blogadda

An Untitled Encounter

Chance encounters, fleeting encounters. Encounters that could have been more than just encounters on a different day, at a different situation. But what remains now are flashes, wishes, and in some…

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21 Feb 2022
My new blog on the trauma of failure and the lack of privilege of reattempts. And the indian intolerance for failures. #Blog #BloggersHutRT #blogpost #bloggerstribe #WritingCommunity #writerscommunity #writing @blogadda @BloggingGenera tissuesandbandage.wordpress.…

A Failed Blog

Another attempt, another failure. I have lost count of the number of attempts. There is no point. Doubts were already creeping in, now I have started to seriously question my very choices. Was I ri…

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Mainak@MGuptaLIVE
4 Feb 2022
A few years ago, when I first read The Namesake, I was more moved by the character of Gogol. It touched me on a level deep within that I never recognized, or acknowledged, before. My new blog in 2 parts. #Blog #WritingCommunity #bloggerstribe #blogging tissuesandbandage.wordpress.…

The Namesake, and thoughts on Home, Roots, and Belonging. Pt. 1

A few years ago, when I first read Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake, I was more moved by the character of Gogol. It touched a level deep within me that I never recognized, or acknowledged, before. It w…

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Mainak@MGuptaLIVE
31 Dec 2021
My latest blog on how new years eve make me sad for the past yet hopeful for the future. Please read and share your thoughts. #Blog #bloggerstribe #WritingCommnunity #BloggingCommunity #writerscommunity #HappyNewYear2022 #NewYear @blogadda tissuesandbandage.wordpress.…

The New Year Blog

The end of a year reminds me of the vicious cycle of life. Of getting old. Of other ends, the ones that sting you more. Of mortality. Perhaps it is symbolic of the kind of person I am, the kind who…

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Mainak@MGuptaLIVE
17 Dec 2021
My new blog on the books i read and (didnt) read this year, and the books I plan to read next year (but probably wont) #Blog #blogger #bloggerstribe #writerscommunity #BloggingCommunity #Reading #readerscommunity #BookRecommendations @blogadda tissuesandbandage.wordpress.…

The Books I (didn’t) Read This Year. The Books I will (probably) Read Next Year.

Yet another year approaches its end, and as always, for me, it is tinged with more sadness than happiness. Even when it has been my worst year in living memory. But that is a story for another day.…

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Mainak@MGuptaLIVE
6 Dec 2021
Blogging and Journaling is like a two-course medication for me. I have no idea why exactly i wrote this one. My latest blog. #WritingCommnunity #bloggerstribe #mentalhealth #writerslift #blog #blogging tissuesandbandage.wordpress.…

On Tissues and Bandages

I received another rejection letter today. No, wait, this time my application didn’t reach them at all, so I didn’t even get a chance to put myself across and try. They wanted a hard copy of the fi…

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Mainak@MGuptaLIVE
3 Dec 2021
#writerslift #ShamelessSelfpromoFriday #ShamelessSelfpromo #ShamelessSelfpromoSaturday
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3 Dec 2021
"To be honest, the break-up didn't hurt, letting go did." My new blog on breaking up, letting go and moving on.. #Blogs #BloggingCommunity #bloggerstribe #mombloggersRT #WritingCommunity #IndianWritingCommunity @blogadda tissuesandbandage.wordpress.…
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17 Nov 2021
My new blog on India's govt job and how it affects people. Please read and share your thoughts. #Government #India #blogging #bloggerstribe #BloggingCommunity #WritingCommunity #Jobs #Mentalhealth #personalblog tissuesandbandage.wordpress.…

On Jobs, Life, and Nothingness

So, another exam approaches. The same exam that I have been giving for the last 3-and-a-half years. And opposite to the common perception, multiple attempts at the same exam does not make it easy. …

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Mainak@MGuptaLIVE
3 Nov 2021
Here is my blog on my superstar. A tad late but I had to ensure its good enuf for the occassion. #HappyBirthdaySRK #HappyBirthdayShahRukhKhan #blog #blogger #bloggerstribe tissuesandbandage.wordpress.…

On Shah Rukh Khan. Part – I

My earliest memory of Shah Rukh Khan is of him dancing to the song “Yeh Dil Deewana” from Pardes (1997), and me ogling at the red convertible that Shah Rukh is seen driving through some desert in t…

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2 Nov 2021
Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary
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27 Oct 2021
Blog3 is out. On the lost romance of music cassettes. Please read and support. #blogging #Blog #bloggerstribe #BloggersLift #blogpost #music #musicblog #blogoftheday tissuesandbandage.wordpress.…

Remembering Music Cassettes (and Some Life Lessons)

Today, out of nowhere, you suddenly remembered those music cassette tapes from the 80s, 90s and early 2000s. Those which ran on thin spools and which you had to put in a cassette player in order to…

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