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Beyond the Confines

17 Jan 202117 Jan 2021 Saravjot Hansrao

The Hustle and the Bustle I love this time of the day, the sense of gratification it brings is immense. Especially after a day that

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An Unnamed Terror

16 Jan 20218 Jan 2022 Sheerin Shahab

Harini wiped the beads of sweat pooling on her forehead with the back of her hand and stared at the slowly expanding stain on the

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Declutter

16 Jan 202124 Jan 2021 Shashikala Gadepally

I swerved the car swiftly to avoid head-on collision with the truck. That was the turning point in my life. That also was the ‘THE

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Beyond Hope

15 Jan 202124 Jan 2021 Sonam Sahoo

The bespangled grounds, reflecting the early sun rays seemed to be inviting me. I spread my arms wide to embrace it with full force. A

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The Final Countdown

14 Jan 202112 Mar 2021 Lalitha Ramanathan

Chicken Little was in the woods. An acorn fell on his tail. Chicken Little said, “The sky is falling, I will run,” Rumi read out to

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Only If

14 Jan 202124 Jan 2021 Shweta Mathur Lall

‘Our existence is eternal and our relationship a bond revered for life. As I pirouette on mountain tops and swirl around trees, you meander the

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Back in Time to World War-1

12 Jan 202112 Jan 2021 Tanya Mishra

“Come up here and help me move these books from the attic!” my mother called. “Coming.” It was very early that morning, and my mom

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Nostalgia

11 Jan 202110 Jan 2021 Parvadavardini Sethuraman

I was driving past this building after nearly a decade, but the scene outside the building, the crowd of people around the innumerable stalls, the

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Trials and Tribulations

10 Jan 20219 Jan 2021 Bindu Pillai

Twelve year old little Suhana was playing with her friends outside her building. The summer vacation had started and they were rejoicing. She heard her

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The Phone Call

9 Jan 20219 Jan 2021 Sharda Mishra

Beep, beep, beep!… Sana was at work when she had received a message on her phone, to call the receptionist from ‘BreastGram’. Sana knew instantly

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The Pursuit of Moksha

8 Jan 20218 Jan 2021 Natasha Sharma

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

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Karmanye-vaadhi-kaarastey maa phaleshu kadaachana; Maa karma-phala-hetur-bhoor-maa tey sango-stva-karmani Everyone had to go about performing their own duties. Fruitful or fruitless; cause and result was secondary.