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D- Darkness & Depression- Reach out
The news in the last few days has been about the actress Pratyusha Banerjee’s suicide. Last year a 15 year old girl threw herself off the 10th floor of my apartment building because she was...
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E- Eye of the storm
She stood in the balcony of her 20th floor apartment, Facing the sea. Grey skies, strong winds and wild waves. “A typhoon”, they said. The eye of the storm was heading toward her city. What the sea...
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Stranger than fiction
Vishu is the Malayalee new year and the first thing you see on this day are signs of prosperity- food grains, fruits, money, gold, new clothes and of course Lord Krishna. Here’s a scene from Vishu at...
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What you don’t know
You know how when Sheeba told you about her new job, you felt a little envious? What you don’t know is that all she wanted was to stay at home with her 3 month old, but because money is tight she has...
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Of a life well lived
She went away one morning to a place we couldn’t reach Leaving each of us to grapple with indescribable grief We never realized the depth of love and the effect one person could have how much we took...
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in flagarante delicto
My relationship with my mom alternated between friendship and her being my mom. I was extremely independent, had a mind of my own and could be rather mouthy. My mom was incredibly understanding- my...
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Of shoe addicts
She walked into the big bright store, All wide eyed and all of four. She looked around and then dragged me to the brightest section she could see. An array of colors, And silver and gold Shiny and...
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Of wishful thinking
My head feels heavy But I pep talk myself out of bed. It’s only the first day. It’s only for a month, I tell myself. I can live without you. But the just the thought of it makes me want to curl up...
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Promises
I remember how my heart burst when I saw you for the first time How overwhelmed I felt when I held you for the first time How I made so many promises looking at your innocent face How I promised to be...
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Of Upma, Nostalgia and a Couple in Love
She was the new girl in class. New to the city, she lived with her grandparents. Super snooty was my first impression of her. 5’10” , nerdy looks and hair that had a mind of its own. She was rather...
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