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Latest posts by Kiran ManralYou can't afford to miss these if you're serious about your writing journey...
Posted on 12 August 2026 | 9:04 am
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THE STORY COMPANY INDIA PRESENTS AUGUST WRITING WORKSHOPS Learn. Write. Publish. Whether you are working out how to make two fictional people fall convincingly and hilariously in love, trying to make a short story resonate beyond the last line, or sitting with a manuscript and wondering what happens...
Posted on 5 August 2026 | 9:54 am
Read postWe have all watched a romantic comedy and thought, How difficult can it be? Two people meet, misunderstand each other, fall in love, and live happily ever after. If only it were that simple. The truth is that writing a memorable romantic comedy is one of the most demanding balancing acts in fiction.
Posted on 27 July 2026 | 8:52 am
Read postIt has been a good run. I began from 36 and counting and now am at 43 and counting. And rather tired of counting. And blogging. And have nothing much to say of any relevance, but then when did I ... Continue reading →...
Posted on 20 November 2014 | 12:57 pm
Read postLast week, a group of writers and I were part of the Te Aroha Literature Studio Writer's Retreat in Dhanachuli, near Mukteshwar. There will be more written about the discussions and the learnings from that retreat eventually, but because I ... Continue reading →...
Posted on 11 November 2014 | 8:09 am
Read postThe blog has seen a hiatus of sorts for quite sometime, a little intentional, a little because I really had nothing to say and was all out of words and needed to catch my breath a bit and get my ... Continue reading →...
Posted on 2 October 2014 | 11:19 am
Read postAn Appeal from Goonj Dear Friends, You must be following the news on the worsening floods in Jammu and Kashmir. While we are working in some states already struggling with floods, the J & K floods are taking on the magnitude of Kosi and Uttarakhand floods. The upcoming winters are only going to add...
Posted on 9 September 2014 | 7:55 am
Read postEmail received from Mission Heal Dear Saviour, Please find attached an urgent case of Baby Archana (6 month old) who is struggling for her life at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi She has a hole in his heart at such a small age. Please spend some time to go through the attachment a...
Posted on 18 June 2014 | 1:05 pm
Read postAn interesting initiative: Pardada Pardadi Educational Society (PPES) has been working towards improving the socio-economic status of people in rural India through the empowerment of girl child and village communities since its establishment in 2000. PPES is based in Anupshahr, a tehsil at one of th...
Posted on 6 March 2014 | 12:32 pm
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