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The Gift
Kalamwali
My daughter is fondly referred to as 'princess'. And luckily made to feel like one by everyone she shares her genes with. I try not to take it too seriously as I'd rather have her known as a child but it's just not flattering enough to say "aaaawwwww... read more...
20-Jun-2016 • 897 views
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Cheers to the Chai wala!
Kalamwali
Over a span of merely six months, a wave of optimism has taken over the state of stagnation which lasted us a decade. The term of a prospect "Super Power" doesn't sound like a rude joke anymore. The daily news includes national achievements too now, rather than just national... read more...
30-May-2016 • 1007 views
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The Mother Tree
urmila poojari
It was a small tender plant, bending and swaying with wind. Gusted tried to uproot its stem, its embodied stem stood firm. It grew in a big tree with pain often experiencing sunshine and rain. With natures help it got dressed, with branches, flowers and fruits the best. Birds started... read more...
26-Apr-2016 • 722 views
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Not a short story
la-fille-rouge
Today. Sigh. Nandita was dreading the next few hours as she reluctantly applied the black kohl defining a pair of eyes which spoke a million words, or so people often said. Wheatish, almost dark, a colour she proudly flaunted, her skin shone as she brushed off some shimmer from her... read more...
25-Apr-2016 • 804 views
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What makes life worth living?
Rhea sovani
What makes life worth living ? Life is such a beautiful gift. Breathing is such a beautiful gift. Living is amazing. You have the chance to make people happy, you have the ability to make people smile. You can make people go from tears to laughing to tears. Yes, life gets... read more...
21-Apr-2016 • 851 views
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Let it go
Rhea sovani
Why waste time on the past and events and people that don't matter, when there is such a bright and beautiful world awaiting us, things that will ease the pain of what grief came before and turn it all into pixie dust. Let it all go for the better... read more...
17-Apr-2016 • 889 views
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One change,several lives can be saved
KSawani13
Until a few years back,the number of vehicles on roads was fairly less than it is today.Hence,traffic jams and road accidents were quite uncommon.But now,these things have become a part of our routine.We aren't shocked to encounter an accident while going to work... read more...
19-Mar-2016 • 775 views
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First Ganesha
Tanvi
Daksh's first ever ganpati, well first one where he could truly participate. It was the first time I was actually undertaking the whole ritual starting from bringing home our Ganesha. How was I supposed to know that even our own Ganesha needs an appointment that fills up almost 2... read more...
08-Mar-2016 • 839 views
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The Black Cat
nikhilnmuley
  For the most wild, yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief. Mad indeed would I be to expect it, in a case where my very senses reject their own evidence. Yet, mad am I not -- and very surely do I... read more...
06-Feb-2016 • 928 views
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ganpati bappa morya
kirti kulhari
firstly... GANAPATI bappa morya..:) Just got back from a pooja and entertainment program with dinner organised right under my house. Two things struck me. One that its really heart warming to see people coming together,acknowledging each other and celebrating together. In a place like bombay...oops MUMBAI(I somehow... read more...
29-Jan-2016 • 910 views
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A beautiful day
Rhea sovani
A beautiful day begins with a beautiful mindset. When you wake up, take a second to think about what a privilege it is to simply be alive and healthy. The moment we start acting like life is a blessing I assure you it will start to feel like one. Jump... read more...
07-Jan-2016 • 865 views
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Life is BEAUTIFUL!
Grishma
Sometimes I wonder.. how all our lives are so beautifully designed.. I thank god every morning for waking me up to a new day and assuring me that the best is yet to come. I believe in starting the day with praying to all the forces that keep us alive... read more...
02-Jan-2016 • 796 views
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Entertainment
nikhilnmuley
Story:Akhil Lokhande, the illegitimate son of a Bangkok billionaire, finds out that his inheritance has been willed to a dog, Entertainment. And there are also other baddies playing dogs-in-the-manger. Entertainment: tells you the story of how one Daddy's Najayaz Aulad (illegitimate child), abbreviated in the... read more...
02-Jan-2016 • 974 views
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