Reality Check
"Welcome to Colosseum, the big daddy of all reality shows, where the show goes on, no matter what," declares the host with...
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A Solo Trip
Day 1The first thing I noticed about this place is the depth of peace. I have not experienced this kind of peace...
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A Christmas Story
The quaint little village of Helmsdale had witnessed nature’s fury and stood still like an admonished child draped by a blanket of...
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BRAVEHEART
Torrential rains lash out against the glass panes. Gusts of wind enter through a gap from the exhaust fan in the kitchen,...
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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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Where am I?
He abandoned me here, in this tenebrous compartment that smells of wood, varnish and diesel. Why did he change his mind suddenly?...
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The curse of the millennial
Ah, bliss! I inhaled the aroma of the soggy detritus. I heard it – the stygian sound of silence. When you work...
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Hope Amidst The Sirens
These are the moments you live for. The soothing sea-breeze caresses our cheeks, whispering secrets of faraway lands. Splattering the sky in...
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The Confession
Man: “Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been… quite some time since my last confession. I was once one...
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Dear Zindagi
“You will have a best friend for life. You can even name it," said Amma. This is how you came into my...
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Sound of Music
'Shree Mahaaa Ganapathim……………,' the invocation to Lord Ganesha wafted through the early morning air. I sprang up from my bed. Had I...
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Holy Cow! (Part II)
“Marry a cow,” said Swamiji without flinching a muscle in his face. “What?” the supreme star, as he was known in the...
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At the Stroke of Midnight
Damn it! That maligning prober. That godforsaken ECG machine eavesdrop, clinging to my thoracic home. The tattletale encrypted my movements in zigzag...
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A cinderella story
Mama, one more story please. " Miriam had pleaded that night. She had desperately wanted mama to read out the story with...
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The Red Shoes
His warm breath fogged the windowpane, blurring his view. Across the glass was a different world - a world filled with variety....
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IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
Keerthana stumbled as she stepped down the school bus and the leering conductor clutched her arms to steady her. She threw a...
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A tale of justice
The courtroom was packed with people. Everyone had gathered to hear the final judgment in the high profile murder case that had...
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(Mis)adventures of (Mis)spent Afternoons
August 1940. They were a raggedly bunch of 10-year old lads, on the cusp of adolescence. The war made their families entrust...
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What’s in a Name?
Candidate: A very good morning, sir. Interviewer: Good morning, miss. The haughty young fellow who just slammed out was named Anal! He...
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Close Encounters of Third Kind
“ What !” I was surprised when my spouse of thirty years suddenly declared that she wanted to learn driving.‘ Now don’t...
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Love is in the air
It’s that time of the year. The pompous word makes a flashy appearance, yet again. It entices me to step out of...
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Games At Twilight
Adare, County Limerick 2020 “Something 'bout this photograph takes me back in time,” said the retiring Inspector. He was looking down at...
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To Be Or Not To Be!
In the days of yore, there lived King Chaucer who hailed from the House of Fame and ruled over the kingdom of...
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Seven Happy Kids
How often is it that you see some kids playing and feel nostalgic? Blissful, Isn’t it? Well, this is a simple and...
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