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He stood on his Birthday
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Glimpse of the Morning
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Ephemeral Moment
Written by Anuran Chatterji Two feet wearing slippers moved down the steps in rapid movement. As the feet reached down the stairs and halted, the right hand moved ahead to move down the bolt and push open the wooden door. The feet stepped out and the vision wandered over the road in front, first to…
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Poignant
What is your favorite genre of music? Falguni stood staring at the top of a beetroot which peeked out of theground. She thought for a while and arrived at the conclusion thatmaybe it was time to take the beetroot out and ask my grandmother to cooksomething delicious. Falguni ran on the small path through the…
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Extinguished
The fire burned with all the strength it could muster. The cold of theair circled around, for there was no going near the fire, not whileits flame reached out to drive it away. People rejoiced with dance, songs and eatables. The place was acamping spot and the occasion was a family gathering. The spot wasnear…
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Within the Shroud of Darkness
Dakshita dug her hand deep into her purse to find some spare change.Her hand felt some coins and picked them out. She counted the coins;they would cover the cost of a small packet of brown bread. Dakshita walked back to her apartment building from the grocery store.The path remained damp from when the mist cannon…
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Disparate
What’s the most fun way to exercise? It was a Tuesday evening. The roads were busy. Most people were returning home after having spent the majority of the daytime within the four walls of their office. Vehicles stopped to drop people at their destinations, while some others did to take people towards theirs. There was…
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Fruitful
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We Held Hands
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A Life that Lives
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Open the Gates
Here we are standing at the yellow iron gates of a society. A narrow road begins at the gates and it spreads all across the society, connecting everyone’s house with path to the seemingly outside world. Within most societies, one may find a distinct culture which develops over the time and this society had one…
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The Family Picture
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Leap of Thought
Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes, and where they’ve taken you. The counting began and all the children ran and rushed in different directions. Some in groups, some alone, some quietly followed behind others. Everyone was looking for a spot to hide, after all the game of hide and seek had commenced. Amol…
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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
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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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Where hides the colour?
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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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The Year-The Time-The World
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Confounding Emotions
Early Morning Memories 