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Knowing The Pain..!
“He refuses to pay!” said my friend shaking my shoulder. “Why?” I asked. “Says he doesn’t have the money!” “Maybe
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A Bloodied 2020..! BUT….
The Sentry at the Gate of Time, was worried. He had never seen such a crowd at the Gate of
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Changing Mona Lisa’s Nose..!
A few years ago, a close friend of mine brought along a painting by a great painter. Over a century
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Carpenter Without A Pen..!
The doorbell rang and I opened the door. “Carpenter!” said the middle aged man holding a measuring tape. “You want
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Happy Birthday Dear People..!
“So Bob, Happy Birthday!” “It’s your birthday Lord not mine. Tis Christmas!” “It’s yours Bob! I came that you could
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There’s A Story In the Crib: Tell It..!
It was reindeers and santas, Christmas trees and decorations, all in the month of November as I travelled through the
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Old Boots, Shoes, and Christmas..!
Now, I’m not one to panic over small sounds coming out of nowhere, but these here voices were coming from
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A Broken Voice for Christmas..!
“Now that you’ve retired ma what do you plan to do?” asked her children as she came back from work
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Mumbai’s Protest Rally: A Return of Goodness..!
Contrary to what news reports say, it was not a mere twenty or twenty five thousand yesterday at the Mumbai
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Too Young, Mr Ganguly?
Sourav Ganguly’s eighteen year old daughter, Sana, is said to have posted a message on Instagram, against the CAA. But
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A Nation on Fire..!
“The country is on fire!” “I know, I know, I’ll douse the fire!” “Mamata says that instead of dousing the
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Welcome the Unexpected..!
One morning I found my driver hadn’t come for work, because he was drunk, and I felt very angry about
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