The Girl at the Bus Station
Snow was falling in soft fluffs as I waited at the bus station at Kullu. I was posted there as S.P City....
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When We Met
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Perfect Proposal
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Vengeance
“ Hey children, where are you ? Dinner is ready.” From the honey- drenched voice of my stepmom ,I could guess that...
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Mistrust
“ Please don’t go today. Things are not yet normal,” His wife pleaded as Mohan came out to go for work. Even...
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One Hundred Days to Live
There was a strange commotion in the school. Every one seemed agitated .The children were whispering even in Mr. Mathews’ class. He,...
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‘Bliss was in that dawn to be alive, But to be young was very heaven !’ No,It’s not French Revolution I am...
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