In a farm once lived a bespectacled goat. He was renowned in the entire area for his impeccable wisdom. One day a fight broke out
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The Dino in My Head
While my thoughts wandered in search of a good plot, I unmindfully sketched the doodle of a dino. “Hmm, not bad. What should I name
What is Democracy
What is democracy I ask? Government of the people By the people and for the people So it is the voice of people It is
Meet the Reds
“She walks in every other day, eager and anticipating, but when she exits there is always a sense of melancholia about her,” he sighed. “What
Credit is all I Need
He reads me. He reads me religiously every day. He worships me like the Bhagwad Gita. It is a pious ritual to visit the temple
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
The sound of retching emanating from the bathroom jars like sandpaper grating on glass. It’s drowned by splashing sounds and the gurgle of water disappearing
Ethics Educator
I open my black book with delight, penning details about the 21st sinner. I pause to gaze out of the window at the mountains. They
The Forfeiture
“Rab Rakha Puttar,” said Darji, as he waved to Guri who was going to shoot a documentary on Prisoners of War. Guri buried herself in
A Love by Any Other Name
The metal rods in the jail taunted her, yelled abuses. They were in tandem with the noise pollution around her. Women were weeping or screaming
In the Stillness of the Night
Only the moon was the witness that night As the two lovers embraced each other Their countenance displayed a glimpse of fright Their love still
The Pursuit of Moksha
The Pursuit of Moksha. Moksha Bhavan, Varanasi. The doorbell rang impatiently. Ting-tong. Ting-tong. Ting-tong. It urged the inhabitants within to hurry. But the days of
Couldn’t reach on time
Delhi December fog coupled with widespread smog often blankets the city. That day wasn’t different. The only feeling keeping me warm was the internal rage
I Love Rain
I love the rain As tender as a lover’s kiss On the lips of the parched earth That soaks me with longing I love the
The Truth Unfolds
The dust settled. Soon it was time for the scorching rays of the sun to bid goodbye to the seething people. June was a terrible
An Evening in Paris
“Ouch… Hey lady! Watch your step!” Meghan’s heart skipped a beat as her jade eyes locked with the blue ones, the owner of which she
Closure @ Crossroads
3rd Oct 2022 Present day 6.30 am The orange-yellow, newly erected, temporary Puja Pandal at the busy crossing in Gurgaon, looks resplendent as it competes
That 9th Floor
Lola shut the lift doors behind and headed towards 109 flat on the 9th floor. She had gone to visit her friend who got married
It is Paw-sible
“Hello, my lovely people, I’m Simba, a dog and this is my, and my human, Shivani’s story about our fight against domestic abuse. We suffered,
The Mynah and the Banyan Tree
For eight months, a mynah grew on a Banyan tree. The shy tree often hid behind his long, dark tresses growing wild around a tall
