THE DAY AFTER I QUIT SMOKING By VIKRAM KARVE One of the things that deters smokers from quitting decisively in one go is the fear of withdrawal symptoms. This results in smokers resorting to half-baked remedies like gradual reduction, nicotine patches, low tar cigarettes and various other futile therapies. In my opinion this exaggerated importance [...]
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The Day After I Quit Smoking
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Lovedale
July 4, 2007LOVEDALE (a short story) by VIKRAM KARVE Lovedale. A quaint little station on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway that runs from Mettupalayam in the plains on a breathtaking journey to beautiful Ooty, the Queen of Hill Stations. On Lovedale station there is just one small [...]
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IIT JEE
May 31, 2007IIT JEE [An unfinished story] by VIKRAM KARVE Sunday. The 8th of April 2007. The date of the IIT-JEE. IIT-JEE. You know what it is, don’t you? You don’t? I’m surprised! Maybe you are an “Arts” type, or on your own trip! Okay, I’ll tell you. IIT-JEE is the Joint Entrance Examination for entrance to [...]
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DOUBLE GAME
March 13, 2007DOUBLE GAME [short story] by VIKRAM KARVE Failures and Losers avoid school reunions. But this time I decided to go. Sucheta would be there. She had rung up from New York. And of course Anand was also coming with her. Maybe that’s the real reason I wanted to [...]
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