Neel Sayantani
The Queen Mother had made up her mind. Her daughter, the beautiful, almond eyed Sayantani, wouldn’t marry any mere mortal King. Though...
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Trust
Prompt : Tryst With Destiny Title : The Trust The cerculean sky had already changed its hue, it was sometimes purple and...
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A Tryst or A Valediction
‘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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The She Wolf
At the end of the Edwardian Era in England two things happened. One, the women’s suffrage movement gained momentum and two, Manfred...
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Hope Cometh At Midnight
Viplav was elated at how well his exam was proceeding. Just one more question and I'm through. He turned the page and...
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THE LEVELLER
The Makrana marble of the imposing Victoria Memorial glowed in the rays of the afternoon sun. The lush green stretch of the...
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Gifted
“Knock! Knock! Who’s there?”“Hey there. It’s me.”“Me, who? I can hear a tick tock.”“And you still cannot figure?”“Stop playing games. I don’t...
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Lady Luck
‘Isn’t my piece of the sky beautiful” asked Aparna. “Aparna, for God’s sake, we live in a broken, leaky tarpaulin tent! What...
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At the end of the Rainbow
HIMI fiddled nervously with the token in my hand as I walked into the café. The place was yet empty – though...
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Always In Your Heart
It is said, it is not over till it is over. Shock, disbelief, and then acceptance. It took one whole week for...
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Redefining Life
“A big round of applause to Lakshmi, we are proud of you”, said Mrs. Sheela, Member services representative of an NGO, as...
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Pursuit of Love
“When the going gets tough, the “, Dadda looked at me and smiled. Through my tears I completed the quote, “the tough...
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Lifeline
LifelineShe woke up when it was three minutes to seven, as always, and in time to switch off her alarm before it...
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the lady in waiting
The lady in waiting 1645 C.E I woke up by the sunlight swimming in a single conical beam through the hole in...
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Honour Thy Love
Honour Thy LoveYour mother curses you, but you walk out of the house, leaving her expletives trailing. “It is not as if...
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The Requiem
I lift my head towards the skies and weep. Tonight, drenched in the bittersweet joy of love and loss, I experienced my...
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At The Mall!
Pinki: Oh God! Look at these people flocking, rather ogling at the cloth-deficient star who might have arrived. Why are they hooting...
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Just Another Day!
'Honey? HONEY!? Rose, where are you?' 'In here, Jon.’ ‘In where?’ ‘Bedroom!’ ‘Whattt?’ ‘I said, the BEDROOM!’ ‘What’re you up to?’ ‘Catchin’...
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RAAJANYA
Moolchand stared ahead as he escorted the young prince on his horse ride into the country. Yuvraj Dhruvasen seldom spoke during this...
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After the storm
Minati held her B. ED Certificate in her hand as she entered Priya's flat. She smiled gleefully and her eyes sparkled radiantly....
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Mango Affair
My name is Alphonso…Alfie Alphonso. I grew up in the backyard of an old couple, the Daniels’s. Mrs. Daniels is extremely fond...
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JAGGA JASOOS
“Your Taya ji has agreed to teach you the tricks of the trade. You can join him from tomorrow.” Like a hungry...
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Why?
March 2020 “Yayy, you got him! I love you Daddy,” eight-year-old Shanaya shrieked, lifting me up from the ribboned basket. I licked...
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THE SOUND OF QUIET
"How tight is too tight?" I wondered, snuggling closer to Pia. My stuffing threatened to burst from the sheer force of her...
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