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Fruitful
What job would you do for free? Jay stood on the terrace. In his hand was a new digital camera, which was in a sealed box three hours ago. Jay stood looking for a subject. He couldn’t focus in school the whole day, the excitement was just too powerful for him to focus on anything…
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The Fading Presence
I lifted the cup of tea from the table, and enjoyed a slow sip. The cup had left a ring of water on the transparent cover of the wooden table. I used the index finger of my unoccupied hand to break the border of the ring… extending a trail of water outwards as my finger…
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Riding Through
The bus stopped at a red light. Rajiv glanced at his watch. Approximately half an hour from now, he will get down at his stop and then he will catch another bus which will take him to the bus stop which was at what he calls a “young man’s walking distance from his home”. But…
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The Family Picture
The clock sounded its chiming music. It was 8 am. Dhruv was ready for office; he was ready before his usual time today. A terrible dream had broken his sleep two and a half hours earlier than when the alarm of his smartphone did. Dhruv made use of this extra time to start his morning…
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It shall Remain
Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received. The tents had been placed, the chairs were arranged, the lights and pedestal fans were connected. The children were running around and the adults were reminiscing in talks of the past, happenings of the present and the glimpses of a perceived future. The marriage was a…
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Effulgent
“Have you seen a firefly?” “When I was about your age, I saw them during summers and late springs.” “Where did you see them?” “They were appeared around the neighbourhood during late evenings as the night started to fall. One could see them right in this park back then.” “I saw them in a video.…
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Identify
From the very childhood a child is made to learn a lot atleast in a Bengali culturally strong household where along with education hobbies plays an important role. Creativity plays an important and crucial role in every child.. everyone learns how to draw, sing a song and dance a bit and recite a poem.. it’s…
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Aromatic and Memorable Winter
It was 2080, In one lovely afternoon…. winter with the time of sweets, patali gur (Gur is jaggery in Bengali) and aroma of authentic saak (Green leafy vegetables in Bengali) it’s the time of making pithe and payesh. Bengali household tales. This winter was special not just of prime sweet culture but also the only…
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Pursuit
Just few days more and then we will stepping towards the new year 2024. Hope you all have an peaceful end of year 2023 and have a sumptuous beginning of 2024 and also a productive end of 2024 for you and your family. So let us know today’s story of how little Tara developed a…
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Confounding Emotions
Tears escaped her eyes and went on their way down. They left a trail of small droplets in their passing. Some of the droplets became part of the tears later. Eventually, they were wiped off with bare hand at first and later with a partially wet handkerchief. “Why do people fail to understand me? I…
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Akshardham Temple visit
History of Akshardham Temple The word Akshardham’ means the divine abode of God. It is hailed as an eternal place of devotion, purity and peace. Swaminarayan Akshardham at New Delhi is a Mandir – an abode of God, a Hindu house of worship, and a spiritual and cultural campus dedicated to devotion, learning and harmony.…
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The Birthday Flower
It was a birthday.The food had been delivered.And the cold beverages were. In the refrigeratorThe people who mattered were present. And was the dog.The fishes circled in the aquarium.The And the fan rotated above our heads. The Packed cake Was on the table. We opened it. Ever so gently And behold. There was a flower…
Early Morning Memories 