When Rotis* Throw a Curveball
A charming tale of a newly wed couple on their kitchen adventures , bought on with the lockdown year of 2020.
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SM
- Jun 19, 2021
- 2 min
The Neighbourhood
A neighbourhood like any other, changed in an instant.
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anjali mohapatra
- Jun 19, 2021
- 2 min
Before saying, think twice
A unwilling pedestrian blocks the traffic and faces the ire of the already on-the-edge driver.
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Chitra Gopalakrishnan
- Apr 21, 2021
- 2 min
Our seven aunts and our eighth home
Our matrilineal joint family in New Delhi. Our peculiar, outlier lifestyle. Our voluble opening up. These elements slipstream a curious...
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anjali mohapatra
- Jan 2, 2021
- 4 min
Clairvoyance!
Night falls! Darkness suffused the kingdom-Kurukshetra! Everybody in the kingdom was in a deep sleep, but one man- Dronacharya, the...
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anjali mohapatra
- Dec 13, 2020
- 6 min
The Sunday Special!
The Sunday Special! A glittering signboard in New York City was captivating among others. Too many attractive lights were dazzling, but...
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anjali mohapatra
- Nov 22, 2020
- 5 min
Perplexity.
‘Hello, Amrita! It's me.’ ‘Yeah, Tanya! Did you really think that I can't recognise my own sisters' voice?! What's up? Are you in your...
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anjali mohapatra
- Nov 22, 2020
- 5 min
All the world is a story!
Life and death are two sides of the same coin. Everybody knows that- one day, we all will face death, yet the desire of living grips us...
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anjali mohapatra
- Nov 14, 2020
- 4 min
The Figure
After 58 years passed, now also my blood run cold if I recollect that incident! It scared me so much!! It seems as if it happened...
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anjali mohapatra
- Nov 4, 2020
- 3 min
Assumptions!
One night, a mother held her five year old son on her lap and sat on the balcony. The star streaked sky was looking marvellous! Both of...
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anjali mohapatra
- Oct 29, 2020
- 5 min
Beacon!
‘Hi Doctor! Are you ready?’ ‘Yes, sir,’I smiled and looked up at the senior heart specialist. We both headed to the operation theatre....
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anjali mohapatra
- Oct 25, 2020
- 4 min
Let go!
‘Ah! Today is my last day in the office! No more I would be recognized as ‘CEO’!’ this thought almost crippled my sensation. I took a...
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anjali mohapatra
- Oct 17, 2020
- 2 min
A Nice Trick!
There lived a family where for every little matter, some type of arguments were going on among the family members, especially among the...
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SM
- Oct 14, 2020
- 3 min
The Post!
"This is it! I am going mad!"
Newman wasn't saying this aloud, but he was thinking this - over and over in his mind.
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