The common man has returned, with a bit more understanding of his commonality with all living things in the world than before. Just for fun, he’s decided to experiment with a different style of writing, based on an almost forgotten suggestion Sudhee had given him long ago. He’s going to try writing in third person…
Long long ago, around the time I’d gotten engaged, a kind reader of this site had generously gifted me a Flickr Pro account. I had liberally uploaded tons of my photos. Now that account has expired, and I’m left with most of my photos ‘disabled’ but not deleted. If any reader out here has any…
This common man’s blog site is mostly about sharing my happiness and discoveries with others. The initial idea was to call it a journal… but later on couldn’t help using the word blog – I like Suresh’s definition – blogging is just a private conversation between you and yourself. I originally used to write emails…
a mugshot of suresh the thug! Originally uploaded by common man. Here’s a mug shot of the thug who has stolen many hearts through his Meditation Photography blog site. As I’d said earlier actually the time slot was very narrow… still I said let me see him even if its just for a few minutes….
I’m finding out how nice it is not to have a website and not needing to write anything but simply listening to what others have to say on their own sites 8) Off late, something has changed. I’ve noticed in me a subtle but significant shift in my perception of things in general – and…
Finally. Ok, plugins are missing esp the spam checker so getting royally spammed, so temporarily enforced moderation of comments for the time being, till I get things fixed – maybe over the weekend or so… Cheers! 8) Bellur in a mail was joking Sanjay’s blog has come back after a near-death-experience! Heh heh well it…
Story published in Sulekha
Ramesh had spent the night camping on an island with a small group, and at the light of dawn, had to go back to the mainland. He stood on the island’s shore looking at the huge expanse of water all around him. The mainland was visible in the distance, around a kilometer away. Everybody started…
One fine day, a bus driver went to the bus garage, started his bus, and drove off along the route. No problems for the first few stops; a few people got on, a few got off, and things went generally well. At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a guy got on. Six…
Bhat was a man who lived in a busy city along with Sukhanya, his wife. His lifestyle was quite hectic, barely managing time between his profession and his household chores. One day he decided to take a break and explore a mountain next to his city in the coming weekend. He suggested the idea to…
