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I write. Because I like words. Because I derive my sense of self (and my lack of the self-sense) from words. Because sometimes, words are the only refuge there is. Sometimes, I write for money. More often I generate a lot of words, for neither love nor money, but simply because there is nothing else I can do. To cut through the verbiage, I write for a living. News (reporting, editing etc) was my bread and butter. Have done a book or two on the side. What else do I write? Poetry. A blog. In sudden bursts of enthusiasm, I write fiction, but mostly non-fiction. A few scripts. A few short stories. [One of the last few additions to my collection of scripts was courtesy my last trip to Lucknow.... A winter walk in the nippy awadhi breeze, a lukewarm sun and time to stare.] A few years ago, I was freelancing - writing for just about anybody who would pay... websites, magazines, papers, individuals. Very briefly, and rather disastrously, I worked with a small start-up firm called Qi Mediaworks. Mistake, that. I've also worked as a sub-editor, a reporter, an editorial coordinator, and a copy-editor (in that order). Other Things I did: Spent four months volunteering at the World Social Forum 2004. Lots of colour, lots of gyaan, lots of camaraderie, some dreadlocks. A brush with the 'reds'. A mild flirtation with a communist newspaper called Yugantar. Also worked in Kathmandu, with the news division of a TV channel. Loved the city, love some people in it. Someday, I want to go back to Kathmandu. They say that in the spring, the valley turns blue... blue mimosa blossoms line practically every street, every lane. And I really don't know what I'm doing here. But I don't know what I'm doing in this world either. So, what the hell? Speaking of hell, does anyone know of a lonely shack somewhere in a remote, hilly village? Because that's my vision of heaven (temporary, of course). I can't afford one yet, but someday... And I have nothing else to say right now. Indulge me. Sign my guestbook! Sign in to be able to view az's guestbook and friends list!
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