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I am an Oral Pathologist - that’s a variety of Dentist. I read both fiction and non-fiction and write on different aspects of the human condition - emotional and social issues, personalities, books, environment, investment philosophies, etc. Right now I live and work in Bangalore, India.
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Book: The Red Carpet
Uma K Sep 19, 2005 interacts: 0 Views: 2028`The Red Carpet`, thankfully, is not just another marketing phenomenon. This slim volume of eight short stories set in Bangalore is not only a fast and easy read, it is also refreshingly unpretentious.
Book: First Proof – The Penguin Book of New Writing from India
Uma K Aug 28, 2005 interacts: 4 Views: 2170A collection of stories, essays, excerpts, and a graphic short from known and unknown writers - the non-fiction is better than the fiction part...
Book: Half a Life
Uma K May 9, 2005 interacts: 2 Views: 1846V. S. Naipaul’s ‘Half a Life’ is a disappointment. The story of the half-caste protagonist appears as aimless as his peregrinations across three continents.
Poverty creation - Maharashtra ishtyle
Uma K May 9, 2005 interacts: 113 Views: 12041This year, Maharashtra is up for grabs as the worst-governed state. Vilasrao and gang seem to be well on the home stretch, without trying too hard. His vice-captain, R.R. Patil, is making sure of that.
UNhappy times?
Uma K Apr 21, 2005 interacts: 8 Views: 2798“We are outgunned. We are outmanned. We need help from outside groups. We need to be able to organize outsiders to work with us to write to papers, to appear on television.”
Open letter to an Indian Bureaucrat
Uma K Apr 8, 2005 interacts: 3 Views: 2704Dear Ms. Basanti Roy, I read about the problem you are facing with the Salaam Balak Trust encroaching on the property of the Bal Bhawan in Mumbai.
Uma K
- Articles on Chowk: 6
- First article: Apr 7, 2005
- Latest article: Aug 13, 2005
- Times read on Chowk: 23587
