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Is this a revival? | #fablerinGermany

13th May 202213th May 2022 By Ashutosh Gursale2 Comments

Hello wonderful people,honestly, I don't want to count how long it has been since I posted a "proper blog" on THF - why? you can take a shot in the dark. But I've come to realize that in the chaos of growing up, and of moving onto different formats, I certainly appreciate the simplicity of a blog. So, hear the bells ringing! This is not a drill - this is a revival! The past 3-odd years have been a crucial building block in my life and long story short: I'm now studying Management at Technische Universität München since October 2021. A considerable part of my life here has been invested in volunteering at a student initiative called 180 Degree Consulting, a non-profit Management Consultancy that has a global footprint, and leading EduCon Bros, a student initiative I started with two friends to help students in India pursue higher education in Germany. So, what can you expect from this revival? Well, you...

Stop, let go.

5th July 2018 By Sarvesh AntapurkarNo Comments

Stop, let go. Just stop. You have been running since long. Just wait here. Take a nap. Calm down and then go. Just stop so that you can see around. Stop and see who else is there. Wait and check if your direction is right. Observe and appreciate the efforts. Just wait here until you catch your breath. And then start again with an enthusiastic scream. Stop and look around. Look and be perplexed by the sight. Take a moment and cheers to those wheels. They kept you on go. And also to the will inside. Appreciate it. Hail to it. The snow on path is dense. Will be. Make sure you don't make snowman everywhere. Snowman are interim. Be the sun that melts them or the snow that makes. Stop, while the dense snow melts out. You deserve the ease. The path hadn't been simple. You chose the right. But now, stop. Right there. Understand that you no more need to understand. Be free of it that weighs you down. Shed it off. You are done. Start to let go and stop holding it...

Unsung Heroes

21st June 201821st June 2018 By Sarvesh AntapurkarNo Comments

I lie to you dressing in cheap clothes, an old duffel and pretending to be a cable operator. I lie to you washing your car, doing over jobs and making you think I'm poor. I lie to you. I lie to all. and you live on thinking you know me. you know my name, or perhaps the name I told you was mine. you know what I do, and not that what I do is lie. I lie of being a software developer. I lie of working on the weekend. I lie about going to the conference. I lie about all the meetings with the clients. I lie about my whereabouts. I lie about the deals. But perhaps, it is all true. I disguise to look poor. I act as a wallflower. I tell you the truth, and so I scream to all, but all of them are too blind to see perhaps you know me as I'm a software developer deciphering the coded messages working on the weekend as I kill a few sleeper cells conference with the mission operators disguised meetings...

Unpaid Loan

7th June 20187th June 2018 By Sarvesh AntapurkarNo Comments

An unpaid-loan is the most stressful thing in the world. But of course, to those who care to repay. A loan, left unpaid, leaves us with a feeling on uneasiness. A mindset, which constantly forces our attention to the incomplete thing. More or less, it is like a unfulfilled responsibility. Loan is a mere borrow-return agreement. But the care is to be taken that the borrowed commodity is not exploited by you. Perhaps we have forgotten the same. The world we live in is not an ancestral gift, but a loan approved and sanctioned by our future generations. We do not own this, but have borrowed it and are bound to revert it in the good condition that we got it in, if not better than that. It is our responsibility to care for this beautiful gift but not forget it being an unpaid-loan, which we must return. Every single element of it, should be intact and should remain so. We have lost...

Short Stories 1.0 + The Best Announcement!

19th October 20176th May 2018 By Ashutosh Gursale5 Comments

Announcement Time! Before I start — A very Happy Diwali to everyone. A few months ago, Codex Publishing House was formed and to give a chance to new authors in getting published, they conducted a search for the best short stories to be included in the anthology — The Midget Allegories! It gives me immense pleasure to announce that 6 of my short stories have been selected in the anthology! YES, I still can't believe I'm going to get the tag of being a published author. *Heavy Breathing. (more…)...

Master of Death — Story behind something huge.

10th July 2017 By Ashutosh Gursale5 Comments

Becoming the Master of Death. If you're a Harry Potter fan, then brace yourself and skip the next few paragraphs.(You can still read the quoted story to get nostalgic.) But in case you're a muggle, I'm sorry but you'll have to read the next few paragraphs to really get the depth of what I'm about to reveal. Have you seen the symbol before? If your answer's yes, then skip to the quoted story. If no: Popularly known as "The Deathly Hallows". Rooted from the Wizardry World presented to muggles(humans) by J.K Rowling. The symbol is a representation of the three gifts given by Death, itself, to three brothers.(Don't worry you'll understand everything in the story.) The triangle is the Invisibility Cloak. The in-circle is the Resurrection Stone. The median is the Elder Wand. Do you know what they really mean? If your answer's yes, then why the heck are you wasting your time reading this? I told you to skip to the QUOTED STORY. You're still...

The Unique Blogger Award

9th July 2017 By Ashutosh Gursale44 Comments

Another award, Yay! First off, how have y'all been? Blogging daily has slipped out of my routine, apparently, so make up to it— I've decided to keep blogging for next 21 days in ANYWAY possible! Why 21 days? Because I believe doing something for 21 days is enough to develop that particular thing as a habit. Let's see what happens next. sigh Now, let's start what you're here for! The Unique Blogger Award I've been nominated by the Aesthetic blogger- Riya Rajayyan from AestheticGraphy. I know I've said this before that her blog is aesthetic as her name, but lately, it's improved to a whole new level! Be sure to check it out if you haven't already. You won't be disappointed. (Same goes for the unique bloggers that I've nominated below. Each of them are unique in their own way and it's quite difficult to find similarities between the style of writing and blogging. Don't miss any of them!) THE RULES: Share the...

Writing Tips #6 (The Power Of Foreshadowing)

29th April 201730th April 2018 By Ashutosh Gursale3 Comments

Here comes the last and the most vital part to embellish your stories! With the power of foreshadowing, a writer can achieve that one thing they have took all the efforts for— Reader's Interest. Before we begin, these are the previous tips to keep in mind before you plan to start your story. #1 – Word Count and Story Length #2 – Choosing the Genre/ Conceptualizing the Story #3 – Sequencing the Plot #4 – Character Development #5 – First Person/ Second Person/ Third Person Narrative #6 – The Power of Foreshadowing Foreshadowing can be used in many different ways to generate interest & make the reader second guess the proceedings of the story. Here we would elaborate the different types of textbook foreshadowing and learn how to use them for our benefit. The Wall (Concrete Foreshadowing) As the name suggests, while using this type of foreshadowing you(as a writer) would explicitly warn the reader about the future. Personally, I like to call it the silence before the storm. It is...

One Lovely Blogger Award

28th April 2017 By Ashutosh Gursale3 Comments

One Lovely Blogger Award A heartiest thanks to Juliana for this lovely award nomination! Do check out her amazing blog and I bet you'll relate to every post on it! Rules: Each nominee must thank the person who nominated them and link their blog in their post. They must include the rules and add the blog award badge as an image. Must add 7 facts about themselves. Nominate 15 people to do the award! 7 Facts About Me I like to skate. I'm a newborn fan of Heavy Metal and Rock! I love to try new food items. I don't have any dislikes, everything edible is my favorite! I'm the only child in the family, so naturally, the most loved. I'm a good listener. The perks of being a writer, is that you've to learn from people. And...

My first steps.

12th April 2017 By Ashutosh Gursale33 Comments

Hola amazing readers and fellow bloggers! This is to tell you all something I've been planning to do since the time I got my very first 30 followers. I remember Deepika has been there since Honest Fabler had only 2 followers. Kudos to the humble soul and every person who has considered Honest Fabler good enough to be followed. Now, back to the topic. Back then it was something I only dreamt of and said to myself "Bleh." Well, turns out I was wrong. And thus Today, it gives me immense pleasure and butterflies loaded with excitement to announce that- thehonestfabler.wordpress.com will never be the same from this Saturday i.e. 15 April, 2017. WordPress has been the sweetest and the best community I've ever been a part of. Every single person here has the heart of gold & I consider myself lucky to meet such people as my peers. It's all because of you guys that this is even happening. If it weren't for your criticism and...