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Waves of Time
Naresh’s grandfather Mr Madhav Jaipal was a social science teacher at a local government school and a theatre artist; he was not only popular for his talent as an artist but also for his nature in helping people by finding them jobs and also providing financial assistance in emergencies. Time passed as it always does…
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Directions of Words
One Saturday, late at evening, tired and intoxicated two friends ended up having an argument at a restaurant during dinner. Manoj and Parvesh had been friends for the past five years. Back when they had met, both had a lot more to learn, Manoj a bit more than Parvesh. Hence, Manoj had this inclination to…
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Late in the Evening
The late evening invited people out from their work, back to their homes and the roads became busy. Medha let the peak of this time pass away in a coffee shop. She sat at the same place every day, if possible, from there she could see the world outside, awaiting the moment which made her…
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Captured Glimpses
Shristi had been planning this for a long time; she had been trying to set up time for it, somewhere in between being busy and being lazy. Little did she know that when it would eventually happen, it would take a lot more time than what she had anticipated. So, one day during a government…
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Some required Change
What part of your routine do you always try to skip if you can? If something is part of routine it most likely won’t be skipped. Consciously or subconsciously, we will be pulled towards it, and quite strongly. Many of us do believe a routine is a conscious decision, and for the most part they…
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As Moments Went By
Mrs Damle was a housewife, in her 70s. Living a decent life with her retired husband who kept himself to his books most of the time. Their only son was divorced, but shared custody of his daughter. Their apartment was on the ground floor and the small porch in front of the second entrance which…
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An Event of Remembrance
Mr Vaghani sat at an ongoing religious event in his society. He had stopped interacting after the initial few formal interactions. He preferred the silence, listening to the different sounds of the event, absorbing the energy it emitted in the air along with the distinct smell any event of such nature carried. All these reminded…
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What was Owed
The cold air of early winter flowed in a modest manner. It was still early in the morning for a day such as Sunday. There were several people out, some who were already in their woollens, some who were feeling the cold but still for some reason known to them were still in their t-shirts.…
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The Unusual Morning Walk
As the clock struck 6 in the morning, Mrs Mongia stepped out of her apartment and down in the elevator she went and out for a morning walk. It was a beautiful morning, then again, all mornings seen even for a second without a burdening complexity in mind can prove to be beautiful. She walked…
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The discounted Plan
It was 8 am and Rikita hurriedly stepped out of her house with grocery bags and she met on the road her friend Lisha who was also carrying some bags. This was a planned meeting where they planned their visit to the supermarket. They walked quite happily discussing the list of things they intended to…
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Looking ahead
What will your life be like in three years? One often wonders of the fruits the life may bear over the time passed (yes even those who might not have worked for it but are yet expecting good things to happen and there are a lot of them around now a days) but there are…
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Assumed
Bhuman sat with eyes focused on his laptop screen, looking through some reports his team had prepared. The smartwatch woke up with vibrations from the alarm set. It was lunch time. He got up and out of his study room and climbed the stairs down to the drawing room of the house. Bhuman heated the…
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Beyond Natural
Keshav woke up from a nightmare abruptly. It was 4:50 am, earlier than his regular six on school days. He calmed down and had some water. It was not an unusual occurrence but a known outcome. Every time Keshav saw a horror movie at night, there was a high chance that a nightmare had become…
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As Things Silenced
It was a usual weekday, nothing exceptional if you look at it in a generalised manner, then again individually a lot was happening with people all round and someone could be having the best day of his/her life or the opposite. Jiya had been quite concerned over the numbers in her credit card bill. The…
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Another Evening
Mr Dohre sat staring at the cup of tea in his hand. “Something wrong with the tea? Not to your liking?” asked Mr Pawar Mr Dohre and Mr Pawar had been friends for a good portion of their adult life. Now both of them were retired. Mr Pawar was mild and quite understanding while Mr…
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On a particular rainy day
The sky had been pouring more than usual. The rain had slowed down the otherwise busy city which always seemed to be rushing towards something or the other. Amongst the traffic jams at several places, Vibha was stuck in one of the comparatively denser jams, the ones that have the habit of not moving for…
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The Unfamiliar Change
Mrs Doshi lived a peaceful retired life with her husband, her daughter and son-in-law. She had feared loneliness when her daughter married and shifted to another state but that changed when her son-in-law had to transfer here as part of promotion and Mrs Doshi took the opportunity to convince them to live together. Mrs…
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Unfading Lights
The festival of Diwali is a beautiful festival. In India behind the obvious sound of crackers are small villages to big cities illuminated by lights of various kinds and lights are what Mr Prakash Chand particularly loved. Mr Chand owned and lived in the ground floor of a three floored house. There was a single…
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A Small Problem
The darkness was still present and everything in the apartment was very still. If one could focus enough, the only sound that could be distinctly heard was of the clock and the old refrigerator. There was a brief sound of a door being closed. Swathi quietly stepped into the drawing room keeping her ears open…
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Beyond the Ordinary
Mr Handoo was one of those people who are not satisfied with the ordinary within life. He thought a lot of money ought to do it, so he became a successful banker. But he soon figured out that was ordinary too, because there were a lot of people working hard in life for different things…
Early Morning Memories 