Short Stories
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General
[Real Life Heroes] Parul Wadhwa: Journey from being a Story-Teller to becoming a Novelist
Parul Wadhwa, young author of recently released fiction “The Masquerade” is a confident and an ambitious 22 year old, coming…
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The Girl Friend [Part 1]
It’s human to make mistakes. The wise learn from their mistakes and the foolish repeat it. But then there are…
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How About Challenging Truth?
The change of colors that we see in the sky throughout the day is a proof that nothing in this…
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The Wind Spells a ‘YES’
Sometimes, for a specific few, the sky snows amidst the fall of autumn. For some, there pours rain beneath the…
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The Definitive Background!
“Sometimes, when the oceans turn white, dreams flow in with those waves leaving the blues of worries in the background.”…
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THE FREEDOM IN DETENTION CENTRE!
“Religion or humanity, terror strikes everybody down. It kills the ones who were from the very religion being fought for,…
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Erased!
“It is all in the mind” read the last line. Maya stared at those words and slowly closed the book.…
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Daughter of War
Shivya got up late this morning. Her coffee is nowhere to be seen, the regular hustle bustle of the house…
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THE KEY CLUE
“How hard do you think, will I try to persuade you not to kill me?” “Not very hard, I suppose.”…
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The INTERVIEW
The clock struck 12, it was noon now. But what mattered more than that was after a few minutes, she…
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Nights Lead to Mornings
It is strange how there can be an outburst of numerous emotions on a silent night. Night, the time of…
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Demons
Wang mo sat on the pouffee as she dozed. She swayed dangerously, about to be unseated from her warm…
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THE GHAGRA
The Himachal Roadways bus ran at a rollicking pace as its passengers fell to and fro, some of the…
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A Trip Down Memory Lane
It was 4 in the morning when my eyes opened up… I vividly remember the sound of ‘Ghanta’ and ‘Hulahuli’…
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The Departure
The clock showed 12 o’clock in my watch, it was noon now. But what mattered more than that was at…
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The Final Incompleteness
I saw her today. After about eight years, I saw her today. I was thrilled and happy, both at the…
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The Day the Sun Forgot to Rise
We often take God’s blessings for granted until they are taken from us. Then we recognize how important even the…
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The Hare and The Tortoise– Extended Version
Everyone must have read the famous Aesop’s fable “the hare and the tortoise”. In India it is published by Amar…
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For No Reasons At All..
Taking steps, one after the other, is what we call life. Its like that old saying “life is what happens,…
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The Camouflage
The moment I saw them, I was hinted that they are genuine gems. But I had no idea that they…
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The Other Side
The clock ticked 10:15 am, Kaya looked at her wrist watch and then around the cabin. It was around 45…
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Have You Ever Wondered How Beautifully Love Casts a Spell on our Lives, Without us Realising it?
She had asked me. I understood her heart but did not have the answer. She waited for it but did…
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Little Flower
The cutest thing about kids is their unusual obsessions. Pema Jangchu was no different. Pema was a 6 Yr old…
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Beauty Wrapped in Canvas Shoes!
She kept wiping her tears off. One after the other. What I did not understand was if they were the…
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The Lost Chance
As usual, the chocolate was found in the desk. It had been a routine to find a chocolate kept in…
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Across the Fence
A whirlwind of emotions ventilated her striped outfit, as her weak eyesight drank in the picture of daisies smiling in…
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The Grey Eyes and Red Tears
She sat in a Starbucks cafe, sipping her coffee and staring out of the window. The bloodstained knife lay next…
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