(Dec 31, 7:38pm)

It was generally a good year.. My stint with the IANS earned me many things... big bylines.. ministerial-level contacts.. exposure at MEA..

And of-course, an enhanced pay pack and designation, from where I can bargain for more in my new job..

I am hopeful of starting work again in March.. and I am hopeful some other unfinished business in my home town are settled before that..

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