Author: Sourav K

Going My Way Brother? – An “Auto”-आपबीति

A collection of four separate incidents. These actually happened to a (now) middle-aged guy. Centred around travel - actual or attempted - by mode of auto rickshaws. Brought to mind by an awful pun hinted at, in the title. Some learnings squeezed out from the memory of a few strange men, and a few good men. One both! Experimental mixed use of four separate languages; English, Hindi, Hinglish and Endi. | Do read, comment and discuss. Share but beware! | Word Count: 2637 |

दशावतार: कुछ पंक्तियाँ ऐसे ही

हिंदी भाषा में इस गद्य-शृंखला का पहला लेख प्रस्तुत है। इस लेख में दशावतार पे कुछ कहने की चेष्टा की गयी है। इतिहास नहीं, इति-भाव का प्रयत्न है। संख्या पे टिप्पणी और कथाओं का सार मिलेगा। त्रुटियाँ और लुप्तियाँ अधिक होंगी, क्षमप्रार्थी हूँ! अंत का निवेदन हृदय से है, कृपया स्वीकार करें। चिंतन और वितरण हेतु। शब्द गणना: 1841।

B2B 04 – The Ten Heads of The Demon

In the fourth chapter of B2B, we would be exploring two main aspects. First, we introduce the theme that the Ten Heads of the Demon King meant the Ten Kingdoms of the various Southern States which were part of a loose confederation that opposed the Northern Forces. We count them off, and use the real names, for once. Second, just for the sake of argument, we introduce an explanation that the sea faring was done on ships and not on stone bridges, and some one who wanted a more interesting story to tell, added some flourish to the tale. Oh also hirsute large men amongst more lithe companions look like bears among apes. | Do read, comment and discuss. Share but beware! | Word Count: 2175 | Flesch Kincaid Grade Level: 4.1 |

B2B 02 – The Third Woman

In this second Chapter of B2B, we explore the roles of two individuals who, though members of the most-important family, have been more of footnotes in the epic, a Woman, and Her Son, atleast one of them. This time around not much of social commentary, other than what escapes without my knowledge. | Do read, comment and discuss. Share but beware! | Word Count: 1854 | Flesch Kincaid Grade Level: 4.5 |

B2B 01 – Warriors of the Ape Kind

In the first Chapter of B2B we attempt to fit a some-what logical explanation to the reported fact that the Hero of the epic fought and won against the Main Adversary, at the head of an army of ape-men. The explanation is gradually unveiled in a conversation between two characters who though important individuals, sons of kings, but reduced to background characters in the epic. | Do read, comment and discuss. Share but beware! | Word Count: 1591 | Flesch Kincaid Grade Level: 5 |

UGLIE 04 – The One Where Eddie Got Sick and/or Confused

In the fourth of the UGLIE series, we bring forth a favorite theory of the author. Let's call it cryptically the Three Men in a Thought. Link to earlier post before the actual story starts. We use the excuse of our now old friend Edward to travel far and wide. A few explanatory off-server external links. Ignore “red” text if you dislike "too much" word-play and/or humor! | Do read, comment and discuss. Share but beware! | Word Count: 2019 | Flesch Kincaid Grade Level: 5 |

B2B 00 – Yet Another Prologue

Just another prologue to another proposed series. Based extremely loosely on another epic I love. To bits. This was not promised to anybody. May be it was, but I won't incriminate my friends this time! A few external links at the time of writing. Cross-references and collaborative information, mostly. | Do read, comment and discuss. Share but beware! | Word Count: 2389 | Flesch Kincaid Grade Level: 6.2 |