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1. Love Letter

Written for a woman I wanted to marry and couldnt because too many notions got in the way.

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2. Gratitude

Written for John's wedding in 2011, this remains my standard wish for any couple and forms a part of other writings like Valima and Fray

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3. Brittle

Why do we have to be so brittle with our religions and ideologies? Lets be more tolerant and loving esp towards ourselves.

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4. Love Thy Self

Imploring the reader to love him/herself as I beg myself the same

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5. Musings

Musings Interrupted (thoughts on the way to Pondicherry in 2013 - spiritual pilgrimage)

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6. Love Again

On the rebound from love and questioning everything.

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7. Islam

Short essay on Islam (not Atheism) as inspired by my own teacher.

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8. Writer Tick

"What makes a writer tick" - All my sources of Inspiration over the years

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9. Church

Notes for HCLC in Bellevue and read over 2 Sundays - this includes Cliff Rihcard's Sing a Song and Kansas' Wall

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10. Copyfight

Written in America, a CURATOR imploring Authors to make their more profound works free

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11. Valima

Naazesh - At a cousins wedding - a reading out of Gratitude mixed with a few other thoughts and quotes.

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12. Let There Be Love

Random trip on love and caring for our fellow human.

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13. Sleep Eros

Fictionalized Romance where it takes a couple a whole year of bonding before igniting the sexual spark.

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14. Quality

A plea not to judge other on religious grounds, but to let a true spirit of harmony reign

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15. Divine

128 atributes of the Divine - Mahakala and Mahashakti (Lords of Time)

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16. Unspoken

Planned selection of prayers and my own "Harmony" prayer - unspoken at Hussain Day, Bangalore

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17. Partners

Puja - Few thoughts on romance and partners, ends with a note to my cousin on her wedding day.

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18. Linger Near

Thoughts on death - for the Jim Reeves song

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19. Letters Jun2017

3 separate essays for 3 people (at the hospital)

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20. Grace

Another random trip on a day at the hospital

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21. Affirmation

Imran's personal affirmation in 2017

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22. Expectation

The 3 types of expectation (essay written at Veena's request)

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23. Good Enough

A plea to everyone strive to be deemed good enough

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24. Inspired Teaching

Written for Edlusion, my former employer, this underscores the need for inpired teaching - seeing it as a calling rather than yet another profession.

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25. Particle Physics

Kinda cryptic love note, this one inspired by "Will and Lyra" in Philip Pullman's Dark Materials

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26. Intangibles

Written for Edlusion, my former employer, this talks of the Intangibles in Teaching Frameworks.

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27. Join Us

The YM Join Us Video of 2018

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28. Feeling For Others

Short appeal to people not to be indifferent to each other's pain.

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29. Keep Smiling

Long message to students about "never losing that fire" and making life spectacular.

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30. Devalaya

Some random trip on "Devalaya" - the Abode of the Gods

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31. ID 2018

Imran's message / video of Independance Day 2018

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32. The Fray

For a friend when her cousin got married - a mix of various essays and prayers for partners.

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33. Bless Us Father

A short prayer as we "undertake to manifest our very Heaven on Earth".

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34. Taminders Legacy

A barrage of questions based on characters of the book of Richard Bach ie: Curious Lives

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35. Messages 2020

Messages on Independance day and 2020 Eid

Count: 50Ante Up

201 Bless Me ** // 202 Hurt ** // 203 Gizmo ** // 204 The power is yours ** // 205 Let go ** // 206 Someone to watch over me ** // 207 Connected ** // 208 Chained ** // 209 My Will ** // 210 Holy Night ** // 211 Maya ** // 212 Jukebox ** // 213 Friends3 ** // 214 Lament ** // 215 Namazi Senior ** // 216 Dawn2 ** // 217 Get Going ** // 218 One ** // 219 Work with us ** // 220 My Papa Never Said ** // 221 Sweet ** // 222 Haafiz Prays ** // 223 Perfect Again ** // 224 Goodness ** // 225 Changing Times ** // 226 Spent ** // 227 Help Me ** // 228 Closer ** // 229 Bleed ** // 230 Boy Interrupted ** // 231 Jump ** // 232 Cat ** // 233 Canada ** // 234 Going the distance ** // 235 Time ** // 236 My Love ** // 237 Pep ** // 238 Dance ** // 239 Rainbow ** // 240 Redford ** // 241 Candles in the wind ** // 242 Soul2 ** // 243 The Conjurer ** // 244 Strength ** // 245 Wish On ** // 246 Warm ** // 247 Niggle ** // 248 Footsteps ** // 249 Dear Brothers ** // 250 Regaining Faith2 **

Count: 2Books

1 Curious Lives ** // 2 Tiger in the Well **

Count: 50Chaos

101 Soul ** // 102 Beacon ** // 103 Grief ** // 104 Superman ** // 105 Sweetest Heart ** // 106 Mon Dieu ** // 107 Heal Your Heart ** // 108 Dear Lover ** // 109 Maia ** // 110 Choose Life ** // 111 Enough ** // 112 Fight2 ** // 113 Truth Beauty ** // 114 Energy Healing ** // 115 Flamingoes ** // 116 Thirsty ** // 117 You ** // 118 Rhythm ** // 119 Sunlight ** // 120 Listen ** // 121 Healed ** // 122 Madly ** // 123 Distance ** // 124 Sorrow ** // 125 Friendship ** // 126 Planetary Healing ** // 127 Humanity ** // 128 Mark and Mandy ** // 129 Healers Creed ** // 130 Charmaine ** // 131 Kiss And Make Up ** // 132 Raji ** // 133 Mystic River ** // 134 Fresh Air ** // 135 Advaith ** // 136 Neelu ** // 137 Niha ** // 138 Vichu ** // 139 Thanksgiving ** // 140 Inspire2 ** // 141 Memory ** // 142 Smile ** // 143 Blood Warriors ** // 144 Hugs ** // 145 Oh Father ** // 146 Weaverbirds ** // 147 Super You ** // 148 Friend in Thee ** // 149 A house blessing ** // 150 Loss **

Count: 50Fly Up

151 Cretins ** // 152 Adamantine ** // 153 Stormbringer ** // 154 Lifes Mission ** // 155 Waves ** // 156 Anger ** // 157 Return ** // 158 Longing ** // 159 Wet ** // 160 Krishna ** // 161 IMU ** // 162 Ark ** // 163 Pains ** // 164 Lord ** // 165 Father ** // 166 Promise2 ** // 167 Cest la vie ** // 168 Yesterday ** // 169 Castles ** // 170 Roll ** // 171 Mend ** // 172 Life ** // 173 Heal ** // 174 Kiss Kiss ** // 175 No More Sadness ** // 176 Almost Paradise ** // 177 Song of Life ** // 178 Mountains ** // 179 Niyat ** // 180 Stillness ** // 181 Boyo ** // 182 Dregs ** // 183 Edible ** // 184 Lonely ** // 185 Non Duality ** // 186 Forever ** // 187 America ** // 188 Hills ** // 189 Dawn ** // 190 Pliable ** // 191 Sway ** // 192 Perfection2 ** // 193 New Dreams ** // 194 Heaven ** // 195 Tracey ** // 196 Mothers Love ** // 197 Victory ** // 198 Ace ** // 199 Warriors ** // 200 Bliss **

Count: 50Fulcrum

251 My Maker ** // 252 Embrace the Morrow ** // 253 Sprout Please ** // 254 Troubled ** // 255 Dear John ** // 256 Cry Peace ** // 257 Adesh ** // 258 Joy2 ** // 259 Dear Mother ** // 260 Dear Teacher ** // 261 Dear Friend ** // 262 Careworn ** // 263 Black and White ** // 264 Gibran and I ** // 265 Unification ** // 266 Adept at Soulstuff ** // 267 Power Supreme ** // 268 The Van ** // 269 Sensitives ** // 270 Sun and Sea ** // 271 This Man's Best Friend ** // 272 Desiderata ** // 273 Carte Blanche ** // 274 The Teacher Within ** // 275 Bittersweet ** // 276 Again ** // 277 Fluid ** // 278 Covid Times ** // 279 December ** // 280 Rock Bottom ** // 281 Do Well ** // 282 I saw you Cry ** // 283 Rent Asunder ** // 284 Strength2 ** // 285 Mistreated ** // 286 Father Mine ** // 287 Band of Poets ** // 288 Needs ** // 289 Toys ** // 290 Heal The World ** // 291 Closer to Believing ** // 292 Appa ** // 293 Garden ** // 294 Mettle ** // 295 Roots ** // 296 The Blues ** // 297 My Prayers ** // 298 Umbrella ** // 299 Ten Points ** // 300 Country Roads **

Count: 3Fury

1 Lousy ** // 2 Robot ** // 3 Fantasy **

Count: 50Gearing Up

351 Rain ** // 352 Courage ** // 353 Uma ** // 354 Dawn3 ** // 355 Life2 ** // 356 Waves Felt ** // 357 Ground Zero ** // 358 Four ** // 359 Tether2 ** // 360 Full Circle ** // 361 Nani ** // 362 Change ** // 363 Verna ** // 364 Marble ** // 365 Sangeeth ** // 366 Forgiving ** // 367 My Soldier ** // 368 Import ** // 369 Neat ** // 370 Echoes ** // 371 Mindful ** // 372 Gentle Eyes ** // 373 Steel ** // 374 Moonlight ** // 375 Prettiest ** // 376 Aspirations ** // 377 Pat ** // 378 Cry ** // 379 Times ** // 380 Dust ** // 381 Hold ** // 382 Janavi ** // 383 Ingenuity ** // 384 Truly ** // 385 Stop ** // 386 Elements ** // 387 Days ** // 388 Flaws ** // 389 Drown ** // 390 Ananda ** // 391 Dreams2 ** // 392 Girl ** // 393 Planet ** // 394 Human ** // 395 Hero ** // 396 Rejection ** // 397 Bayonet ** // 398 Manish ** // 399 Spent2 ** // 400 Personae **

Count: 16Grace

551 That Dearest Student ** // 552 Church2 ** // 553 Peace On Earth ** // 554 New-age Art ** // 555 Ode to the Lord of Time ** // 556 Debride ** // 557 Oppressed ** // 558 Unblock and Heal ** // 559 Release ** // 560 Fury Unshackled ** // 561 Bawl ** // 562 Nary a Single Horror ** // 563 King Sized Beauty ** // 564 Never Ready ** // 565 Dear Younger Self ** // 567 Save Us From Ourselves **

Count: 2Home

1 Mumzy1 ** // 2 Mumzy2 **

Count: 25Imagine

1 Religious Appeal ** // 2 Tripping ** // 3 Reminders to Advance the Soul ** // 4 Dear Brother ** // 5 Reconciling Quality ** // 6 Charter ** // 7 Harmony ** // 8 For Queen and Country ** // 9 A New Age ** // 10 God et Alii ** // 11 Are good people good enough ** // 12 Religion and Islam ** // 13 Our Values ** // 14 Feeling for Others ** // 15 Dear Fellow Human ** // 16 Fantastic Four ** // 17 Disruptive Republic ** // 18 The Neverending Story ** // 19 Dear Modern Religious Critic ** // 20 Inextricably Linked ** // 21 God Again ** // 22 God In India ** // 23 Jump with Faith ** // 24 Wall of Love ** // 25 Implore **

Count: 7Light

1 Cry Liberty ** // 2 Joyland Welcome ** // 3 Catalyst ** // 4 Software Making ** // 5 Dreams ** // 6 Harmonizing Quality ** // 566 After 12 Years **

Count: 50Love

51 Boy ** // 52 Field of Truth ** // 53 Dear Lady ** // 54 Killing Time ** // 55 What Time Remains ** // 56 Friends Oughtnt Fight ** // 57 First Touch ** // 58 Lord Scamp ** // 59 Teach Us You Did ** // 60 Teakliness ** // 61 The Bhaktas ** // 62 In My Life ** // 63 No More Cloudy Days ** // 64 Angels ** // 65 Turn That Page ** // 66 Well ** // 67 All My Loving ** // 68 Babble ** // 69 When To Dream ** // 70 Fudge ** // 71 Cosmic Shiva ** // 72 Miscreants ** // 73 Us not Them ** // 74 Promise ** // 75 Resilience ** // 76 2018 ** // 77 Sculpting ** // 78 Joy ** // 79 Starburst ** // 80 Taken ** // 81 NARMI ** // 82 Sadness ** // 83 Love Our Nature ** // 84 Woman ** // 85 Beaten ** // 86 Light2 ** // 87 Wonder ** // 88 Tarun ** // 89 Time travelling ** // 90 Wake Up ** // 91 Plug Away ** // 92 Nymphs and Angels ** // 93 Still Loving You ** // 94 Wie Lieben Dich ** // 95 Captured Heart ** // 96 Woven ** // 97 Fight ** // 98 Louise ** // 99 Tonight ** // 100 Joyland **

Count: 50Peace

401 Naalai ** // 402 Child ** // 403 Clarinet ** // 404 Us Two ** // 405 Build ** // 406 Amrityu ** // 407 Dare ** // 408 Abide ** // 409 Kim ** // 410 ianamazi ** // 411 Mademoiselle2 ** // 412 Believe ** // 413 Warriors2 ** // 414 All My Life ** // 415 Birth ** // 416 Divine Thread ** // 417 Poised ** // 418 Never Love ** // 419 Nestled ** // 420 Wish ** // 421 Galvanise ** // 422 A Patch of Blue ** // 423 Making Love ** // 424 Swing Low ** // 425 Starlit ** // 426 Shanti ** // 427 Spark ** // 428 Glee ** // 429 Mass ** // 430 Teacher ** // 431 Making Love2 ** // 432 Ablaze ** // 433 Place ** // 434 Heart ** // 435 Fleeting ** // 436 Gift ** // 437 Dance2 ** // 438 Gentle ** // 439 Woods ** // 440 Melt ** // 441 Hope2 ** // 442 Moments ** // 443 Ether ** // 444 Evergreen ** // 445 Bulwark ** // 446 Entwined ** // 447 Victory2 ** // 448 O Divine ** // 449 Strength3 ** // 450 Folks **

Count: 35Reflections

1 Love Letter ** // 2 Gratitude ** // 3 Brittle ** // 4 Love Thy Self ** // 5 Musings ** // 6 Love Again ** // 7 Islam ** // 8 Writer Tick ** // 9 Church ** // 10 Copyfight ** // 11 Valima ** // 12 Let There Be Love ** // 13 Sleep Eros ** // 14 Quality ** // 15 Divine ** // 16 Unspoken ** // 17 Partners ** // 18 Linger Near ** // 19 Letters Jun2017 ** // 20 Grace ** // 21 Affirmation ** // 22 Expectation ** // 23 Good Enough ** // 24 Inspired Teaching ** // 25 Particle Physics ** // 26 Intangibles ** // 27 Join Us ** // 28 Feeling For Others ** // 29 Keep Smiling ** // 30 Devalaya ** // 31 ID 2018 ** // 32 The Fray ** // 33 Bless Us Father ** // 34 Taminders Legacy ** // 35 Messages 2020 **

Count: 50Swan

1 Amore ** // 2 Thank You ** // 3 Sara ** // 4 Wishes ** // 5 Sandra ** // 6 Mother ** // 7 Son ** // 8 Sasha ** // 9 Ebbs and Flows ** // 10 Infants ** // 11 Hope ** // 12 Brother ** // 13 Cousins ** // 14 Mentors ** // 15 Nature ** // 16 Muse Male ** // 17 Doing ** // 18 Friends ** // 19 Love ** // 20 Teeming With Life ** // 21 The Path to God ** // 22 Dauntless ** // 23 Perfection ** // 24 Acres Wild ** // 25 A Friendly Nod ** // 26 Wistfulness ** // 27 Touched ** // 28 Cycle ** // 29 Inspire ** // 30 Eros ** // 31 Mademoiselle ** // 32 Tether ** // 33 Sivam ** // 34 Once ** // 35 Light ** // 36 Glimmer ** // 37 Friends2 ** // 38 Notables ** // 39 Striving ** // 40 Dwell ** // 41 Maa ** // 42 Music ** // 43 Toi ** // 44 Fate ** // 45 Stormy ** // 46 For AFT ** // 47 To Hold ** // 48 Nos Animaux ** // 49 Go Back ** // 50 Prayer Rebirth **

Count: 50Teeming

301 Knit Knit ** // 302 Kids ** // 303 Devakalam ** // 304 Void ** // 305 WOW ** // 306 Farm Visitors ** // 307 Ooruni ** // 308 Gaps ** // 309 Sunshine Wiggle ** // 310 Reach ** // 311 Catharsis ** // 312 Online Education ** // 313 Time2 ** // 314 Shoots ** // 315 Waves2 ** // 316 Hands ** // 317 Purchase ** // 318 Pandu ** // 319 No Quit ** // 320 Run On Empty ** // 321 Seeking ** // 322 Redound ** // 323 Matter or Spirit ** // 324 Skandan ** // 325 Holiday ** // 326 Rappo ** // 327 Worries ** // 328 Licked ** // 329 Summer ** // 330 Grew ** // 331 Care ** // 332 Pray ** // 333 Blow ** // 334 Monty's Cry ** // 335 A Sparrow Falls ** // 336 Teach ** // 337 Reunited ** // 338 Submission ** // 339 Twenny Four ** // 340 Daivism ** // 341 Mamma ** // 342 More Goodness ** // 343 Why Not ** // 344 Let's Plant Mangoes ** // 345 Hey You ** // 346 Sorrow2 ** // 347 Sincerity ** // 348 Madame ** // 349 Let Go2 ** // 350 Kindness **

Count: 50Walk

451 Cradle ** // 452 Gumption ** // 453 Lost ** // 454 Stormy2 ** // 455 Lovely ** // 456 Forgot ** // 457 Books ** // 458 Castles2 ** // 459 A Whole New World ** // 460 Distance2 ** // 461 Aishwarya ** // 462 Wildmore ** // 463 Best ** // 464 Selfish ** // 465 The Poets Daemon ** // 466 Amma ** // 467 Strain Once Again ** // 468 My Robin ** // 469 Born To Run ** // 470 Rosebuds ** // 471 City Mine ** // 472 Work ** // 473 Mrityormam ** // 474 Family Man ** // 475 Work Is Worship ** // 476 Driving Force ** // 477 On Divorce ** // 478 Beautiful World ** // 479 Nothing ** // 480 Lost Without Music ** // 481 Sorry ** // 482 Strove ** // 483 Beach ** // 484 Dying ** // 485 Arms ** // 486 Niyat2 ** // 487 Abid ** // 488 Mohsen ** // 489 Fresh Ideas ** // 490 Back To Life ** // 491 Blessed ** // 492 Lovingly Heal ** // 493 Moments Left ** // 494 Niha2 ** // 495 Special ** // 496 Unfurl ** // 497 Good Fight ** // 498 Communities ** // 499 Gentle Giant ** // 500 Enough2 **

Count: 51Weave

500b I Come To Tell You ** // 501 Dammed Up ** // 502 Cry2 ** // 503 Head ** // 504 Tail ** // 505 Exodus ** // 506 Weep ** // 507 Dreams3 ** // 508 Fight3 ** // 509 The Way I Feel ** // 510 Retired ** // 511 Loss2 ** // 512 Hope3 ** // 513 Through The Years ** // 514 Let Me Go ** // 515 I Hope ** // 516 Beat ** // 517 Dreamers ** // 518 A Few Wishes ** // 519 Pain ** // 520 Elated ** // 521 Happy ** // 522 Joy3 ** // 523 Dear Problems ** // 524 Content ** // 525 Aspire ** // 526 Carrying ** // 527 Qualities ** // 528 Cohealing ** // 529 Lost2 ** // 530 Power of Story ** // 531 Power of Art ** // 532 Meera ** // 533 Our Children ** // 534 Celebration ** // 535 Remembrance ** // 536 Jonathan ** // 537 Star of Light ** // 538 Bhava ** // 539 Burn ** // 540 Hope4 ** // 541 Strive ** // 542 Delight ** // 543 My Friend in Sanity ** // 544 Mothers Day ** // 545 Dream On ** // 546 Healing ** // 547 Privilege ** // 548 Is It The Hour ** // 549 Dont Let Go ** // 550 Resonance **