Nimish Batra, The Life and Times of

Outside the tattered rags covering the broken frame surrounding the shattered panes of the window, the sullen grey-green sky hangs over the glowing gray Earth, the skyline formed by the austere but beautiful concrete jungle which is the descendant of what they once called Delhi. Xzz’td draws the curtains one more time and yet, his [...]

Posted on September 22nd, 2009 under 10 minute effort, Sci Fi, Story. Comments: 2

One of my colleagues had invited me to his wedding – an event, which through unfortunate circumstances (and mostly my extreme stupidity) I did not attend.
So, I am, a bit awkwardly, hoping that he’ll forgive this transgression of mine after reading this story.
I’m submitting the hand written draft to him as a sort of shaky [...]

Posted on July 16th, 2009 under Life, Rant, Sci Fi, Story, original. Comments: 1

Soon.
I’ve seen it coming! :O

Posted on April 19th, 2008 under 42, Football, H2G2, Internet, Liverpool FC, Nimish, Philosophy, Sci Fi, news. Comments: 6

By the time you read this, I will already be in my office.
I have ideas shaking in my head. Barely formed stories, ideas, articles, opinion pieces… not everything good. Not everything I think I’d want to put out here. Some on me, some on you, some on life, some on the universe and everything else, [...]

Posted on March 3rd, 2008 under Rant, Sci Fi, Vonnegut, ideas, post-dated, random. Comments: 6

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Posted on July 5th, 2007 under Sci Fi. Comments: None

The periodic table of SciFi
*drools*
It’s amazing. Click on your favourite element and read away.

Posted on May 9th, 2007 under Perioidic table, Sci Fi, Short Stories. Comments: 7

Ahem.
“Robert Sheckley” was one of Douglas Adams’ inspirations. Sadly, along with Wodehouse nd Vonnegut, he’s not around anymore.
Aaaaaaaaaanyways.
The point is, I can totally identify wanting to become a carrot, and, I guess someone else should tell me, who do we know that behaves like Raeder ?
I know who. You know who. We all know who.

Posted on May 8th, 2007 under Douglas Adams, Sci Fi, free short stories!. Comments: None

High on his rocky promontory the Electric Monk continued to sit on a horse which was going quietly and uncomplainingly spare. From under its rough woven cowl the Monk gazed unblinkingly down into the valley, with which it was having a problem, but the problem was a new and hideous one to the Monk, for [...]

Posted on March 26th, 2007 under Bop Ad, Dirk Gently, Douglas Adams, Holistic Detective Agency, Sci Fi, Svlad Cjelli, humour, quote. Comments: 2

For Douglas Adams neophytes (like Jeff Ventura of Graceful Flavor)
Seriously speaking, try to start by finding the radio show tapes of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy from 1978-79 by the BBC. They’re on sale somewhere or the other, takes a bit of finding. That includes 12 episodes. And 14 more were broadcast in 2004-2005. [...]

Posted on March 26th, 2007 under Bop Ad, Douglas Adams, H2G2, HHGG, Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, Sci Fi. Comments: None