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Manik Bal is an author who resides in the beautiful city of Bangalore, known for its contribution to the information technology revolution in India and also known for having the worst traffic among all cities in India. You can find him also at:

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Once a pensioner’s paradise, Bangalore retains its phenomenal weather that attracted Manik to make it his home. Manik writes poetry, short stories and novels exploring the Indian middle class, its aspiration and its dilemmas. His characters explore life in situations that are not heroic or exceptional but are mundane ...more

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Average rating: 4.25 · 212 ratings · 180 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	Whiskey And Suicide: And other stories by Manik Bal (Goodreads Author), Atul Yadav 4.08 avg rating — 64 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brothers Sen Gogh by Manik Bal (Goodreads Author), Atul Yadav 4.10 avg rating — 60 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dates, debts, and dates: A Short Story Collection 4.65 avg rating — 31 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pink Lines on a Dark Sky by Manik Bal (Goodreads Author), Atul Yadav 4.34 avg rating — 29 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Revenge: And Other Stories From Bombay 4.38 avg rating — 24 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Significant and Heartfelt by Manik Bal (Goodreads Author), Atul Yadav it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Whiskey And Suicide - And Other Short Stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“It was a very slow change for sure but was a change nonetheless. A change only a wife can notice, she thought, adding that she should say companion instead of wife, as they insisted in the recent appropriateness course in her office.”
― Manik Bal, Whiskey And Suicide: And other stories

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“Death it is”, Satish was in a full flow, “Forming a new habit is the death of the old habit. When a change in anything happens, something new is created and something old dies. But it is only in a relative sense. When you form a new habit out of a goal of an existing personality, you are carrying over that personality in time and”
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“He remembered the day when he woke up completely confused and partly exotic. Life did not mean much to him on that day, but he was excited to be alive. Life seemed to sing through him, through his body and it made weird noises. It suddenly seemed like a brand-new day with the same ingredients”
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