Shooting Stars
Heaven and hell clash In the world between the worlds Universe in strife Shooting stars An angel swishing her wand Streaks of light Trailing fire; gleaming A hope Come now, lets wish. -...
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It’s her story
“Vyshnavi stop doing that, you will fall” somebody scolded me I seemed to be fighting with my duppata again. I nodded absentmindedly as my train of thoughts was galloping away… What was happening? Why...
View ArticleRAPE.
I am sitting in an office. Safe. Or so I think. I see google news and I realize how sad living is. That maybe the world should end. That maybe humans deserve to die. 635 cases of rape in Delhi alone....
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Interview with Yashodhara Lal
Mother of THREE children, marketing professional (for 10 years and counting) and author of THREE books (one is a Top Grosser from Harper Collins – the delightful “Just Married, Please Excuse”. One is...
View ArticleThis Season’s Fashion Tips
HOT TIPS TO GIVE YOUR WARD-ROBE JUST THE RIGHT MAKE-OVER. SHINE THIS SUMMER AS NISHITA SAVALKAR SHARES HER SECRETS WITH OUR READERS. NISHITA IS AN ESTABLISHED FASHION DESIGNER FROM MUMBAI. SHE HAS...
View ArticleBudget 2013
“Kalangathu Kanda Vinaikkan ThulangkathuThookkang Kadinthu Seyal” (What clearly eye discerns as right, with steadfast will And mind unslumbering, that should man fulfill) - P. Chidambaram As it often...
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Oh I see! (Your Horoscope for May 2013*)
Aries (21st Mar-20th Apr) You will have a decent month ahead mixed with some embarrassing and fun moments. Beat the heat, this summer; roam around naked and pretend you’re supporting PETA. Bathe in...
View ArticleSuperimposed Secularism
If there is any place in the world which is beyond generalization, it definitely is India. Not just the country as a whole, but almost every state in the mainland is independently capable of being a...
View ArticleFireflies (Part I)
It was 8 AM in the morning when my phone rang. It was Annie. Aunt Judith had passed away in her sleep last night. She was 75. My mother’s elder sister. Feeling numb, I pulled my car out of the garage...
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Celebrity Judge: Judy Balan
May 1st is the only holiday we Indians got this month. We don’t know about you guys, but this month at our alternate professions has been so torturously long and arduous that it seems almost unending....
View Article(S)mother Me
When I was younger and someone said “You are just like your mother”, I would retaliate with a resounding “NO!” It took me 21 years to know that my mother is the most beautiful woman; that the first...
View ArticleARE YOU READY TO SAY “I DO”?
Millions of Indians want to know when they should get married (if the queries they throw at Google everyday are anything to go by). According to them, this question needs to be answered in terms of an...
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Oh I see! (Your Horoscope for June 2013*)
Aries (21st Mar-20th Apr) A great month financially. Bet all your money on Sreesanth making it to the next season of Big Boss. Avoid using the Calibri font on Microsoft Word. While peeing in a...
View ArticleTHE SECRET
This article is a part of “Pointless Conversations- A Regular Series” by Trupthi Shetty “This is a secret” , she mumbled. “You cannot tell this to anybody.” He gave her his typical “I know I...
View ArticleLive for a while
I wish for the open blue sky above, Not the ceiling of boxed lights, A loud desperate cry of silence remains, Over the ruins of my dead freedom, A beeping system, And this grayed monotony, Even...
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Rain, Make Me Clean!
You come amidst despair and from the dark clouds pour, All the heat and scorches then exist no more. You fill the hearts with the beauty green, Flows down your water and make everything clean. The...
View ArticleWONDER YEARS
Precariously balancing on the edge of the aluminum ladder, after several unsuccessful tries with a long stick, I pulled myself up and wiggled into the duct-like passage. Came out disheveled, but...
View ArticleI’LL READ YOU LIKE MY FAVOURITE BOOK
I’ll read you like my favourite book, Embracing your carefully crafted words, Letting them invade my dreams Your fragrance will slowly enchant me, As those verses hidden in your eyes grant me, A...
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THE KING OF PATIALA AND THE WALL
The king was taking his usual morning walk in the royal gardens. The roses were in full bloom. He liked the roses. As he was admiring the dew drops on the petals, the internal affairs minister came...
View ArticleTHE MAD DOCTOR
As a college-going student, how scared were you of your teaching staff? Were you the prankster who put up a face like a wet puppy in front of them and then mimicked them the moment they turned their...
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