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In the year 1690
As he tucked his dhoti into a neat knot, Gati tried to listen to his parent’s excited whispers. Though he was just a boy of eleven, he could sense it. There was something different about the day. Through the thatch windows of his agrahara, he had spotted an uncommon number of people on the street. The Read more
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To Be Free
To feel the gentleness in a summer breezeAnd not remember the bygone tempests;To look up at the spotless, blue skyAnd not think of dark, lashing torrents;To give a voice to every thought born of deep conviction,And not smother it with your trepidation;To smile the beginnings of a soft smileAnd not stop it with your constraint;To Read more
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My Year in Books
Ever since I picked up my first Harry Potter as a 11-year old, I have never escaped the intoxicating addiction that is reading. It has been an indescribable source of comfort, shaped my character and more importantly, taught me about perspectives.Starting from the whiff of unique book-scent when you hold it in your hands, the Read more
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The Human Inside Us
This past week has been unusual. At night, I refreshed Instagram every few minutes, manic with anticipation before succumbing to sleep. As soon as I opened my eyes the next morning, I frantically groped for my phone, trying to read the screen through sleep-dazed eyes. No, it was not your run-of-the mill social media addiction. Read more
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An Ode to Soap
I am sure that I have scared away many a person from an already paltry pool of readers with this very original title. If you have persevered till the second line thinking I am about to unleash a deep, philosophical musing on the meaning of life with analogies to soap, then I must warn you. Read more
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Remembering Mr. Harvey
Fred Harvey paused for a moment to take in the shop’s front. The sober board, with its black background and white letters reading “Bombay Tailoring Company” gave him a quiet satisfaction. The steps leading to it, as always, was spotless. A cycle lounging in the alley beside the shop’s wall told him that Giriappa was Read more
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A New India
How lucky we are, sheltered by roofs which are firm and the unshakable knowledge of our identity. To know our homeland, to be secure in our understanding of a home which remains unchanged with each new dawn. If the past few days have taught me anything, its that not everyone is this lucky. Your address. Read more
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Forty Weeks
Reproduction has always fascinated mankind. Beginning with the act of making love and culminating with a live, crying being in one’s arms, it’s a miraculous process of 40 weeks. Sperms enter the female genital tract, and using the fructose stored inside, propel themselves up the uterus and the Fallopian tube to reach the egg. Survival Read more
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Aftermath
It was an afternoon like any other. They sat, in a circle, laughing. Carefree teases, mindless comments rung in the air. The sky seemed to agree with their joviality, clear and cloudless. Almost buried in their books & records, they seemed to have a resolute will to enjoy their youth. Looking at them, one would Read more
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To Pause & Reflect
Jingoism Noun: The feelings and beliefs of people who think that their country is always right and who are in favor of aggressive acts against other countries. The word, read without any context, sounds vulgar and plebian, does it not? Who amongst us are willing to accept that quality in us, are even erudite enough Read more
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The Ramblings of A Most Ordinary Mind 