Annapurna

Munna finds them a job. “Yes we are going to Amsterdam’,screamed Pranab after a talk with Munna. Sujata’s joy knew no bounds. Sujata and Pranab were trying to save money for a flat in Gurgaon. They wanted to have two

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Sagarika

  The ladies in our club always make fun of her behind her back. “She is loud”, some say. “She is brash”, say others. Some go to the extent of saying “She lacks all feminine qualities.” ‘She’ is Sagarika, my

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Panchali

“Death is inevitable. Here goes the most talented, intelligent and beautiful woman”, said a sombre but scary voice. The voice subsided, and the sound ‘thud’ of a body dropping was heard. Draupadi fell from the side of the snowclad mountain.

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Guilt

Our errand boy Gopal handed over a letter to me. “Sir, the postman brought this”, he said. It was an inland letter. “Who writes letters these days!”, I thought while turning it over. I saw the sender’s name – it

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The Groom’s Dhoti

The golden period of one’s life is childhood. The innocent mistakes, the punishments are nostalgic. Here I am going to describe one, which I told to little gadget addicted grand daughter. Long back, Geeta’s and our family, lived in the

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The Guava Episode

Grandfather was ill. So parents had to go to Puri. They left me at Kaka’s house to attend classes. His 3 children and I were in the same school,So we two sisters and 2 brothers, the cousin concept was absent

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Cyclone Titli

  It is good or bad I don’t know but if you have a doctor child, then the parents have to go through a master health check up each year. This happened to me early this month. My daughter along

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Loving Ayah

The aroma of coffee engulfed the house. It was raining heavily. I sat to write, the small table was near the window. Meera our house-keeper brought the freshly made coffee in a mug. She knows when I write I need

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Arrivals at Terminal 2

It was the last day of our training. After the morning session, I came back to my room. Harish was already there, wiping his sweat with a Turkish towel. “Hey Jagannath” with a mischievous tone he asked, thinking about the

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The Strange House in Area 153

“The flight is going to land in half an hour,” I heard someone saying this from the seat behind me. Most probably to his co-passenger, I thought and looked at my watch. Yes, the KLM flight had left New Delhi at the right time. So, it is

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