WAITING FOR MY MUSE
Darkness crept in like a snail between the dense foliage, putting an end to the incessant chirping of birds. I lay down...
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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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Guilty or Not Guilty.. ?
Standing outside this beautiful log cabin, just admiring the beauty. Nature at it's best. Peace .. yes that's what I wanted. Had...
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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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MYSTIFYING MATHEMATICS
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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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LOVE COMES IN ALL DOSES
Prem took a sip of his Merlot and leaned back in his plush leather couch, closing his eyes. A few creases, however,...
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Bichitra
An ominous hooting pierces through the woods as I jerk up awake, “Ama?” a grim silence greets me. “Where are you?” Patting...
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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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What a Wonderful World…
"I see trees so green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you. And I think to myself what...
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Potion 387
The February cold wind blew with a strong drift as Tarun entered the cafe. Few patrons scattered in an otherwise ever-crowded joint...
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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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Devils of Moloch
‘Come on Grandma, tell us a tale,’ requested seven-year-old Mark. ‘And it has to be a new story. We know all your...
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Divine Intervention
Out of all my friends, I am the only one who is ok with how things are now. You see, I have...
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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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