Category: life

  • The Motivating Factors

    What motivates you? Motivation is a very strong word. Without motivation or sometimes without the right motivation or the right amount of motivation, life can become that food item which is hard and devoid of taste, very difficult to chew on, no option present of spitting it out and it makes you feel the discomfort…

  • One Evening

    One Evening

    The clock displayed at 7:30. The evening light was at its lowest. The official purpose of the day was coming to an end for many. Yes, there are those who believe in working for long hours, trying to get that big jump whether it is at work or at business. But no matter how busy,…

  • That World

    That World

    What do you enjoy most about writing? There are entire worlds out there built by individual thoughts written down in one form or another or are on the journey of reaching out there through these written words. This world keeps on changing. Many have walked in before, stayed and left, leaving their lasting impressions in…

  • When an emergency occurs

    Create an emergency preparedness plan. How does one prepare for an emergency? For, such preparation means accepting the fact that an emergency can occur, and I have met some individuals who are even against the thought of an emergency even occurring, like it might just lead to something happening. So, I would say the first…

  • As the Morning Arrived

    As the Morning Arrived

    The day began to break at the far end of the sea. The breeze was picking up speed. The morning light spread in the sky. Sareek opened his eyes to look at the sky. Once again, he had fallen asleep on the sand of beach. No, it wasn’t at night that he got there, it…

  • Fading Possibility

    Fading Possibility

    Mr Patel loved his late Autumn tea, early in the morning, sitting on the balcony with his newspaper. Ever since his nephew had sent him a particular brand of tea on his birthday, Mr Patel had stuck to the brand and had found this new joy. Mr Patel looked at his son, Prakash making something…

  • Corporate landscape

    Corporate landscape

    Today in the corporate world scenario what is important is to have a proper understanding of soft skills as well. With technical abilities, it’s important how you grow and enhance your soft skills as well with your technical abilities. Today in the hybrid culture of work what is important is to be smart in a…

  • Kolkata story chapter 1

    Have you ever been to Kolkata? When we talk about Kolkata, gallons of questions might come across to someone’s mind the Bengalis, fishes, cultural significance, architecture, greenaries and more of culture. Kolkata: The city of joy has an extreme outgrow when it comes to cultural significance and architectural value. The Bengalis and their way of…

  • The Due Loss

    The Due Loss

    There was nothing more to be said. Navya stared at the face of Mrs Garg who was wearing a blank non-caring look. Navya turned and made her way down the stairs. Walked out of the building and continued to walk towards hers and on the way, she looked at her parked car with the newly…

  • Filling emptiness

    Filling emptiness

    There was an office and the office had a position, and Savya was in that position. The office had many memories for her, and so did the path that led to it. Her mornings were accustomed to her waking up at 6, and her family had adjusted themselves to her mornings. Some colleagues were friends,…

  • Along with a Cart

    Along with a Cart

    It was 8:30 in the morning. The roads were still calm before the crowds of people who would eventually rush out towards their daily working lives. Ranbir pedalled his cart on the road, he woke up much earlier in the morning at 5:30 am, helping his wife in some of the household chores before leaving…

  • The Ending Nightmare

    The Ending Nightmare

    “Where have you hidden it?” asked Nihal Pranit looked with wide eyes, sweat rolling down the side of his head. “So, you are not going to tell me,” said Nihal, “Do you know what I do to those who don’t listen to me?” Nihal raised his arm in a fold with his hand forming into…

  • Melt Down

    Melt Down

    The melting of Earth’s polar ice is warping the planet’s crust. Ice from the fracture zone of a glacier crashes into the ocean in Greenland. Scientists knew that when ice disappears, the crust underneath changes.The crust beneath, no longer under all that weight, slowly  backed up. This is called isostatic rebound.   In some high-latitude…

  • The Storied Memory

    The Storied Memory

    When Laban was ten years old, he had to move to another city along with his family. His father had been transferred there, although temporarily, but no one knew for how long. Since they were a nuclear family with Laban and his parents, hence everyone had to move together. They lived there for a little…

  • Most from the time

    Most from the time

    It was a busy Thursday evening. The marketplace was moderately crowded, with people coming out to buy things they needed and things they wished to have, while for some living around it was simply the route of their evening walks or other tasks. The roads weren’t that wide, barely enough for two cars to pass…

  • The Purpose of Words

    The Purpose of Words

    Kavish walked to the balcony of his house. While he was working, he noticed a few long drops of rain hanging to the glass of the window. He rushed to take in the clothes which he had placed on a drying stand outside. The rain was a light touch, one which went away after a…

  • The Modern Approach

    The Modern Approach

    There was a commotion in the village, the price of milk had gone up twice in a month and there were further rumours that it would go much higher. Bhola was in the middle of the commotion. Anirudh Kumar, locally known as Bhola was sent to the city to do something more for himself than…

  • PROBLEM SOLVING LIFE SKILL SITUATIONS

    YOU AND YOUR GROUP OF FRIENDS ARE PLAYING IN THE PARK.THE NEW CHILD OF YOUR COLONY IS QUIETLY STANDING ALONE AND WATCHING YOU. What will you do to help the new child to join you in the game? WHILE PLAYING FOOTBALL IN THE PARK ,ONE OF YOUR FRIEND FALLS DOWN AND HURTS HIS RIGHT KNEE.…

  • Two wheeled Memories

    Two wheeled Memories

    On a bright, sunny and busy summer day, the traffic moved as on any other weekday on this particular stretch of road which was also the part of a highway. The traffic however declined in intensity since it was 11 am and the peak rush hour was coming to an end. There was a time…

  • Origin of a culture

    The story of the pohela boishakh history has a few versions, however, they all go back to one particular Mughal emperor, Akbar the Great and the tax collecting process under his reign (1556-1609). Several hundred years ago, the economy almost entirely depended on agricultural productions. In Bengal, the agriculture necessarily revolved around its six seasons.…