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  • You’re on Mute… and So is Your Conscience”

    —The Zoom Chronicles of Manish, the Master Multitasker The Legend of Manish In Team Delta, there was a Zoom ninja – Manish.• He never turned on his video – not even when HR insisted on a camera-on culture.• He nodded at exactly the right moments.• He threw in phrases like “leverage ecosystem” and “synergise the Read more


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  • 3% Tension, 97% Drama – A Day in the Life of Logout Logistics Team

    It started like any other Monday at Logout Logistics Ltd. Blurry-eyed employees logged in, and then it happened. 9:00 AM — The Message That Travelled Around the World A breaking news alert dropped in the team WhatsApp group:“Logout Logistics to lay off 3% of workforce.” Within seconds, chaos replaced calmness. 9:07 AM — Panic Mode Read more


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  • Amod, the Bottle Baba

    In the middle of an office cubicle where the AC was always very cold, and motivation was always on lunch break, lived a legend – Amod. It all began on a random Wednesday when Amod innocently filled his own bottle. A colleague spotted him. “Bro, fill mine also na?” Amod shrugged. “Sure.” Big mistake. The Read more


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  • The Death of Sambar

    In a sunny kitchen in a sleepy Tamil Nadu village, something was brewing. No, not family gossip.No, not filter coffee.It was Sambar—the South Indian superstar. Thick, aromatic, spiced to perfection, and bubbling with pride, Sambar was the Rajinikanth of gravies. It hugged idlis, bathed rice, and befriended dosas. But one day, Sambar sighed deeply. “Is Read more


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  • Certified Duffer. Unofficial Genius

    At Little Banyan School, if you ever asked, “Who’s the smartest kid here?” you’d hear names like Aryan the Math Monster, Priya the Quiz Queen, or even Bhaskar, who once corrected the science teacher mid-lecture (and got a death stare in return). But Rinku? Oh, dear Rinku. He was famous for very different reasons. He Read more


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  • ThathaTube.com

    (Wisdom, Wrinkles and WiFi) It All Started with a Mildly Burnt Cake and a Major Complaint Thatha (meaning ‘grandpa’ in Tamil) Rangan celebrated his entry into 70s with a loud sigh and a cake that looked like it had been through a World War. “I’ve survived the Emergency, a buffalo stampede, and 40 years of Read more


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