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"Long Live the Old Year"
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As we approach the end of one year & the beginning of the next, a reflection on the old/new years, and on history, culture & meaning
medium.com/counterarts/...
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#Clocks #Calendars #HappyNewYear2026 #NewYear #Time #Transition #Cultures #Timekeepers #Hogmanay @mastoindians #PopeGregory #JuliusCaesar #Egypt #NewYearResolutions #Newyear2026

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"Long Live the Old Year"
⌛️
As we approach the end of one year & the beginning of the next, a reflection on the old/new years, and on history, culture & meaning
medium.com/counterarts/...
⏳
#Clocks #Calendars #HappyNewYear2026 #NewYear #Time #Transition #Cultures #Timekeepers #Hogmanay @mastoindians #PopeGregory #JuliusCaesar #Egypt #NewYearResolutions #Newyear2026

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After years of hard work and waiting, and then working some more, THAT day has come
🎀
Publication day!
https://vishwasgaitonde.com/works.htm
😊
My first book of fiction, the prize-winning story collection 'On Earth As It Is In Heaven' has been published today.
📕
#WritingCommunity #amwriting @mastodonindians

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After years of hard work and waiting, and then working some more, THAT day has come
🎀
Publication day!
https://vishwasgaitonde.com/works.htm
😊
My first book of fiction, the prize-winning story collection 'On Earth As It Is In Heaven' has been published today.
📕
#WritingCommunity #amwriting @mastodonindians

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Hey Madras! Live long and prosper!
💒
In celebration of Madras Day (Aug 22, Chennai's 386th birthday), my essay "Finding Madras in Chennai," published in Counter Arts magazine on @medium

https://medium.com/counterarts/finding-madras-in-chennai-5c9f8855df50?sk=6107d04e395420f5345b515ee9d65e3b

#History #India #Chennai #Madras #madrasday #BritishRaj #streetnames @mastodonindians

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Hey Madras! Live long and prosper!
💒
In celebration of Madras Day (Aug 22, Chennai's 386th birthday), my essay "Finding Madras in Chennai," published in Counter Arts magazine on @medium

https://medium.com/counterarts/finding-madras-in-chennai-5c9f8855df50?sk=6107d04e395420f5345b515ee9d65e3b

#History #India #Chennai #Madras #madrasday #BritishRaj #streetnames @mastodonindians

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My short story collection, 'On Earth as It Is in Heaven' releasing Sep 2 is now available for pre-order from:

Amazon: https://amazon.com/Earth-as-Heaven-Vis hwas-Gaitonde/dp/1949039609/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3P7MG4G6QCXU3&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.VdxRcbusPfXzFOASS9tlYg.aFruSsKfgNvGEHnjjX_Z_HRvgQ35c-HpbLWiJN8OIJU&dib_tag=se&keywords=vishwas+gaitonde&qid=1751914127&sprefix=vishwas+gai%2Caps%2C196&sr=8-1

Barnes & Noble: https://barnesandnoble.com/w/on-earth-as-it-is-in-heaven-vishwas-r-gaitonde/1147562651?ean=9781949039603

Publisher (OrisonBooks): https://orisonbooks.com/product-page/o n-earth-as-it-is-in-heaven-stories-by-vishwas-r-gaitonde

Winner, Orison Fiction Prize
#WritingCommunity #Literary #Fiction #shortstory #Books

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My short story collection, 'On Earth as It Is in Heaven' releasing Sep 2 is now available for pre-order from:

Amazon: https://amazon.com/Earth-as-Heaven-Vis hwas-Gaitonde/dp/1949039609/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3P7MG4G6QCXU3&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.VdxRcbusPfXzFOASS9tlYg.aFruSsKfgNvGEHnjjX_Z_HRvgQ35c-HpbLWiJN8OIJU&dib_tag=se&keywords=vishwas+gaitonde&qid=1751914127&sprefix=vishwas+gai%2Caps%2C196&sr=8-1

Barnes & Noble: https://barnesandnoble.com/w/on-earth-as-it-is-in-heaven-vishwas-r-gaitonde/1147562651?ean=9781949039603

Publisher (OrisonBooks): https://orisonbooks.com/product-page/o n-earth-as-it-is-in-heaven-stories-by-vishwas-r-gaitonde

Winner, Orison Fiction Prize
#WritingCommunity #Literary #Fiction #shortstory #Books

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Catsup or Ketchup?
🍅
The convoluted pedigree of America's favorite condiment from its origins in China/Singapore, & its transformation as it traversed the globe across centuries to England, America and thence to other countries...
https://medium.com/@weareji/catsup-or-ketchup-28f632069518?sk=bef3bdc579137f18ee2903cb116124e9
#ketchup #food #condiment #culinary #history #catsup #tomatoes #heinz

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Catsup or Ketchup?
🍅
The convoluted pedigree of America's favorite condiment from its origins in China/Singapore, & its transformation as it traversed the globe across centuries to England, America and thence to other countries...
https://medium.com/@weareji/catsup-or-ketchup-28f632069518?sk=bef3bdc579137f18ee2903cb116124e9
#ketchup #food #condiment #culinary #history #catsup #tomatoes #heinz