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The Broken flowerpot
What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months? Neil walked with a backpack held in his right hand. He was in his usual office formal clothes and he hurried towards his car. Neil’s car was parked right outside the apartment building which he had done earlier in the morning, when…
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Why does a jigsaw puzzle help maintain memory?
Have you ever played a jigsaw puzzle and know exactly what to do but couldn’t find one piece and which made you feel irritated ? We all faced this situation and so we know how much the jigsaw puzzle is helpful in maintaining memory and keeping the connection alive. In recent times it is said…
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Are you perfect?
Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder and perfection lies in the self analysis of the person. Perfection is a subjective term which needs self judgement and understanding. Here the main point is what is perfection? What makes one perfect? Is being perfect what we are aiming for? Is that is the goal…
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Sipping into Moments
What is your favorite drink? I still remember when as a kid I used to travel to my paternal grandparents house every year during the Summer. Me and my parents used to go together; we booked tickets in the same air-conditioned chair car train and in that train we made our last journey there as…
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The Reluctant Life
Ratnakar sat on a plastic chair out in the compound of his house. The gate of the house was in front of him. The design of the gate allowed people to see inside the compound; it also allowed Ratnakar to see outside at the people passing by. In his right hand, Ratnakar held a pocket…
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Breaking Words
Pratul stood in the drawing room. Sitting on the sofa in the drawing room was Pratul’s father Mr Katyal. He was watching his evening news with a cup of tea. “He is not the easiest person to be around, you know how he can be sometimes. It’s like we are from completely different worlds,” Pratul’s…
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Budgeting your Way Through Life
Write about your approach to budgeting. As I stood watering the plants in my little garden at 7 in the morning, I imagined the beautiful greens and colours of flowers that would emerge out of the hard work. There is a distinct satisfaction in looking after plants in a systemised manner, researching how you can…
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Geo-Spatial sector- News and Opportunity
What is the Geo-spatial sector?To understand the geo-spatial sector in detail, first we need to understand what it is and how it functions. Geo-spatial is a concept which has emerged in recent times. It is basically a field which includes technological development in the field of geography and remote sensing. It helps for the detailed…
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Change is the Only Constant
Have you ever unintentionally broken the law? The house that I once left was no more the same… ” wondered Chetana who is married for 6 years now .. After she left her home due to marriage.. it was full of her.. her stationery in one side of the cupboard, her favourite books just the…
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Blowing into the Flute
It was a Sunday. A day when the schools remained closed, a day Ayaan was always happy about. He had all the time in the world to do whatever he wanted on that day. In his hand Ayaan held a flute, it was his grandfather’s. It rolled out when Ayaan’s mother was rearranging one of…
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The Today of Once
What were your parents doing at your age? Those who have seen my father at a younger age, like in his early twenties, said I look a lot like him. When I finally came across a portrait photograph of my father from that age, I found some similarities, but the person in the photograph was…
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Inflating Error
Dhriti waited beside her car, while the tyre inflator filled in air in one of the rear tyres of her car. The machine stopped on its own when the preset amount of air was filled. Dhriti removed the inflator from the air valve and as she got up, she felt someone’s presence behind. It was…
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Home is where the heart lives
Write about your dream home. Dream home! The idea may look very fantastic and full of fantasy but the truth is everyone’s dream home is a fantasy world for them. Why ? because it’s not just the home it’s the Dream home resulted from so much toil and hardwork, savings and accumulation of everything. Everyone…
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A Tank full of Emotions
You get some great, amazingly fantastic news. What’s the first thing you do? On a bright, end of the winter afternoon, I sat in a car driven by my childhood friend. The car looked new, smelt new, was new. It was my friend’s. This was the first new car of his life, the previous car…
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The Power of Focus
Lost focus? Here are the ways in which you can bring back The Power of Focus – Double Your productivity, Get More Energy, Enjoy Life! ”Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their…
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Precious Dose of Sweetness
What’s your favorite candy? As time passes by and you see kids spending more time with electronics and gadgets than what came naturally once, you begin to wonder if their childhood gained more or lost more. When I was a kid, I became very excited at the sight of chocolates and candies. Anyone who came…
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In a Quicksand
Shivay sat down with a cup of tea on a chair in his study room. He had returned from the office 40 minutes back. Shivay opened the newspaper and started going through the news. He liked this late evening newspaper reading time with a cup of tea. He even left his smartphone in his bedroom…
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Mimmi
Do you love yourself?Someone asked Mimmi Yes, I love myself Said Mimmi. But how? When I see the warm sunlit amidst the exhausting summer morning I feel happy. When I see the twinkling stars of the night after a stressful day, I feel happy. When I see the garden is in full bloom with marigold…
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A word I didn’t know
In the morning, while having some tomato soup and going through the news website on my laptop, as is my habit most of the days, I came across this interesting word- fauxductivity. There was an entire article on it. I was not aware of this word and I think it’s not that recognised, given the…
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As written by Time
How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life? Within time everything is laid out of our past and as time keeps passing, we add more moments and meaning to it so that one day when we look back, we can feel a certain emotion such as happiness, content,…
Early Morning Memories 