ABoyWithTales: Ranting since 2013
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Why I despise Shakespeare
As an avid aficionado of the theatrical arts, I’ve often been mistaken to be a lover of the Bard of London as well. In fact, people have many a times turned towards me & have interrogated me as to my position on one of the Bard’s sordid works, expecting me to jump up & down…
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The Field Trip- A Saga
Field Trips, the average student’s only escape from the monotone & dreary grind of school. These field trips range from the fantastical to the wondrous, to the ones that are so depressing & drab that you wish that someone would stab you in the heart & put you out of your misery once & for…
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The Death of DC
Yesterday I’d gone to watch the fantastic animation movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse & thanks to its surreal story, millions upon millions of comic book references, rollicking after credit scenes & one of the last Stan Lee cameos that we’ll see, I, like several others, came back home having had a thoroughly good time &…
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The Debate- Rain
Hello readers, it’s me & I’m back with a brand spanking new segment that I’ve decided to call “The Debate”. The prime focus of this segment is to act as my occasional take on a burning topic. Most of you are now probably going ” Well that’s not really original, is it? ” & you…
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Farewell Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha- You shall be missed
On 27 Oct 2018, a helicopter carrying 5 passengers took off from King Power Stadium, Leicestershire. It was carrying the 60yr old Chairman of Leicester City, Mr. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, 2 members of his staff, Nursara Suknamai, and Kaveporn Punpare, as well an additional passenger, Izabela Roza Lechowicz. The helicopter was piloted by pilot Eric Swaffer.…
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Be Heard In Singapore
The day was July 31st. 30 other wordsmiths and I crowded into my school’s auditorium for what promised to be an exciting hour, filled with clever phrases, laughter & hearts brimming with competitive spirit. The reason for such enthusiasm? We were the 30 odd hopefuls auditioning for a spot in a pan-India speech contest organized…
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Kalaripayattu
Hi guys, I’m back & today’s blog is based on my initiation & subsequent training in one of the most famed martial arts, Kalaripayattu. Kalarippayattu or Kalari as it’s more popularly known is believed to be one of the earliest martial arts invented & originated in God’s Own Country – Kerala. Now my association with…
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An untrue hearing at Supreme Court of India- A work of Fiction
Hello, dear readers, it’s me, your favourite blogger back with another amazing script!! You see one day, yours truly and group of select friends( excluding one or two annoying ones) were fuming at the current status quo and were busy trying to figure out a way to channel our anger into a constructive activity( as…
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The Forbidden Temple-The Book Review
Hey guys, it’s me, your favorite blogger!!! And I’m back with a brand spanking new book review! Today’s post centers around the unconventional book that the Forbidden Temple is. This book is a path breaker of various levels and is set in the tumultuous region of Bod, or as we know it today, Tibet!!! Despite…
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Bittersweet memories
Hey guys, welcome to my first blog post of 2017, sorry 2018 (still haven’t quite gotten used to saying that ) . I hope all of you have a fantabulous & exciting new year!!!! But for me this new year hasn’t exactly gotten of to a smooth start. You see, it all began on Monday…
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