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I am a freelance writer with experience writing various long form and feature articles. My niches include entertainment (book, movie reviews), political news, climate change, women's rights issues, and the Middle East. I also write fiction.
 
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Jacobinte Swargarajyam - A Review

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This review has been a long time coming. I may sound a little overexcited or juvenile or childish. I am not going to look at the logistics of it all (the time he took to generate the cash, the ways, the fact that he drove through all districts in Dubai to finally get to the airport) - currently, none of that is any of my concern. And yes, I know some people think it's corny - but Malayalis in Dubai can really be that corny. That Onam celebration montage was quite accurate! One of my initial thoughts during the movie was that this was going to be one of those boys' clubs movies. Where the dad and the son are solving problems, the mother is just what the mother figure usually portrays in movies. Oh, but what a badass was Shirley Jacob! What a beautiful, powerful and inspiring character. Here, it's not just the dads who run the family - mothers do too. I will instead talk about just two scenes, that I will remember for a very long time - mostly because it doesn't ...
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The Tea Vendor

I rose early today. Or rather, I hadn't gone to sleep at all. I couldn't sleep. My mind was ill at ease. It has been for a while. My thoughts kept wandering into the dark corners I did not want it to go to. But it was relentless. Every time I closed my eyes and thought I could finally rest, I’d jump up again. It was still dark when I finally decided to leave my eyes open for the rest of the day. I peeked at the window from my bed. The sky was starting to have a tinge of light blue, that beautiful blue when the sun rises. There is a reason why I love that colour, blue. All the different shades of it. The sky, the oceans. The sense of wonder that radiates from anything that is blue. I waited for a bit more and eventually decided to rise and brush my teeth. My routine used to include me fumbling for a cigarette before my brush, but things changed. I could use one now, when I think about it. The only thought that keeps me away from that little white stick is what I had t...
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A Conversation

“What is the point of life?” “Love.” “That makes no sense.” “Why not?” “You cannot live for love.” “Sure you can.” “Or rather, you can live without love.” “I don't know if that is the general rule, but for most people, you need love. That’s why people meet other people, seek approval. That’s why people settle down and get married and have kids. Humans domesticated animals for love.” “No. People settle down and get married and have kids for reproduction. To keep the human race going. And humans domesticated animals for free labor; creatures that won’t be able to say anything back.” “Not true. Why would we domesticate cats then? I could say dogs, but there are dogs that used for certain purposes. But dogs do that because they want to. Because they love us. But why cats? They don't do anything for us. They sleep, eat and occasionally let us mere mortals pet them. The only thing rewarding about the cat, is the love. So, my friend, I must politely disagree with ...
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