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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anjali mohapatra
- Jun 25, 2021
- 7 min
The Name
3 friends discover a chilling picture once they cut short a vacation at a recently discovered resort.
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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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Vrunda Moghe Dev
- Jun 10, 2021
- 6 min
The Scythe
The red State Transport bus dropped Deepak near Dapoli bus stop at an unearthly hour. He was to first proceed to his aunt’s house and...
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anjali mohapatra
- May 28, 2021
- 7 min
The Vacation
Long ago, a friend of mine and I had planned a vacation. A simple three day holiday at the nearest hill station. He always insisted that...
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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
- Feb 11, 2021
- 5 min
The image
A narrow space, spirally elongated up to the entrance gate of the museum. Visitors were slowly crossing across the passage maintaining a...
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anjali mohapatra
- Feb 1, 2021
- 4 min
Navagunjara! An unique form!
When news of the exile reached Lord Krishna, he had felt shock roll through him. His beloved Arjun was condemned to live in the far reaches
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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 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
- Sep 29, 2020
- 3 min
Words, that changed the mind!
I think the mind runs fastest, even faster than the speed of light! I feel my mind is very, very delicate! It should be handled with...
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anjali mohapatra
- Sep 29, 2020
- 8 min
Understanding!
Understanding! Samarth, the first Indian to get a million dollars cash prize for his fine art. This was his welcome ceremony. The gallery...
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anjali mohapatra
- Sep 29, 2020
- 3 min
The flow of 'Time'..
It was a Friday morning, 7:30a.m. I felt too lazy to drive my car, so my son booked an uber. In five minutes, the uber reached at the...
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anjali mohapatra
- Sep 29, 2020
- 6 min
Silence!!
It was lunch break. I leaned back for ten seconds on my rocking chair. Perhaps, I was totally exhausted with continuous phone talk with...
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