Personal narratives

Small talk, Isolationship 101, quarantine life struggles and more

Still learning to deal with the disruption from the virus

Nishanth S Coontoor Yesterday, I benefited well from my dad’s poor understanding of how WhatsApp technology works. I got a ...
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The Depression support posts on social media

Nishanth S Coontoor The recent suicide by a loved and popular Bollywood actor, due to depression, saw everyone posting messages ...
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Minimalism and the Minimalist lifestyle

Nishanth S Coontoor Whether you had to move to a new city or a country, the chances are that most ...
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The stock market today

Nishanth S Coontoor According to Yahoo! Finance reporting, The National Bureau of Economic Research says the US economy is officially ...
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Writer’s block and how to cure it

Nishanth S Coontoor Writing, especially when you have an idea, is like opening Instagram or Reddit. Ideally you want to ...
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NEVER HAVE I EVER . . . not had a Fear of Missing Out

Nishanth S Coontoor Because quarantine life is the new normal and memes are bae, I wrap up my day scrolling ...
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The (other) elephant in the room

The stress that everyday news on VISA changes brings with it Nishanth S Coontoor My original plan was to write ...
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The return of the nostalgic summer holidays

Nishanth S Coontoor I logged into my laptop to put in a few hours and get some work done. I’ve ...
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Work from home, social distancing and virtual meetings: the new normal?

Image by thedarknut from Pixabay Nishanth S Coontoor Hey there, listen up. After 7 years of working in several roles, ...
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Social Isolation: Lessons in the art of doing nothing and simply chilling

Nishanth S Coontoor Ever since the Corona virus situation escalated into a global pandemic, people have been encouraging one another ...
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‘So, where are you from?’

Nishanth S Coontoor Its 11.30 am on a warm, sunny Thursday morning. The ceiling fan above my bench continues its ...
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She is a strong independent woman

https://www.thisandthatstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/WhatsApp-Video-2017-08-23-at-11.58.16-AM.mp4 Nishanth S Coontoor I looked at Rahul. He quickly looked away pretending to not catch my eye. I looked ...
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Are you getting me a iPhone from abroad?

Nishanth S Coontoor Tuesday, December 12, 2000. 9.45 am. Maths Period. Imagine set against a backdrop of a Fish Market ...
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Nothing has changed. Except that everything has

Nishanth S Coontoor When I decided to make the annual pilgrimage to the streets of Malleshwaram and Basavangudi to eat ...
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Dear Miss Small Talk has commitment issues

By Nishanth S Coontoor “How are you?” “I’m doing good. Thank you for asking.” That was, by the way, small ...
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Eat Sleep Work Repeat

By Nishanth S Coontoor When the 6 am alarm woke me up, I was glad it was a Monday morning ...
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