February 10, 2018
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Dera Sahib
I read this in the notes on the history of our family: Over three centuries ago, when the Sodhi family’s caravan reached a hillock, a halt was called and a good look around taken to decide on the future habitation….
Read moreThe Art of “Show & Tell” in Memoir Writing
I will be using some excerpts from Sonali Deraniyagala’s memoir ‘Wave” to illustrate how to employ the “show, don’t tell” directive. The following paragraphs from her book effectively employ the “show, don’t tell” directive in the narration of the non-conversational…
Read moreRepresentation Details In Memoir Writing
Using representational details in my memoir is imperative because I am reconstructing the scenes going back as far as over a hundred years. It is a huge challenge for me to transport the reader to an era which would be…
Read moreConfronting The Cults
It’s a Sunday morning and I give myself a stretch to scroll down the twitter feed on my phone. Firstpost’s tweet “Ram Rahim convicted of rape, followers abandon crumbling Dera empire and return to Sikhism” counts up the ongoing mental…
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