A Battle
Flowers wilted under the heat of a summer in Delhi. Buses rushed by, emitting putrid fumes, swirling like a winter’s fog on a summer’s day above the traffic. Cars crawled in slow putrefaction of time and occasionally a scream or a shout was heard above the sharp symphony of horns played by irate travelers of [...]
2am.Bedroom I roll around in bed,each passing second adding to my frustration. Why can’t I just switch off?? I give up and gaze out the window,the trees simmering in the moonlight,their shadows dancing on the building walls.Eerie. A thin line of light’s entering my room through the balcony. For some odd reason,I start focusing on [...]
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This moment, my dreams are on fire And for a change, don’t wanna burn them in pyre. Why do they seem so far and away ? Why do I allow my mind to sway ? Why am I at a loss of conviction? After all , this world is nothing less than a benediction ! [...]
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The very thing you fight against, Is the very thing you desire. I may be keeping mum about it, But inside, I am burning like a ball of fire. Can I go on like this, At the end of the day I have to decide. I probably know the answer to this question This I [...]
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Sanjukta Basu is the founder of ‘Samyukta Media’, a social enterprise which provides Social Media and Communication Consultancy and Training to unlikely groups such as nonprofits, academicians, SMEs, rural entrepreneurs, creative artists, and marginalized communities. Sanjukta is one of India’s earliest female bloggers who has been very active in the Indian social media circle. She [...]
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Why is it that you have all the fun, While I get all the pain! Why is it that I loved you unselfishly, While you used me for your own gain! Why is it that you still have the upper hand, And I am the one who is suppressed! Why is it that you are [...]
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A look of perplexity could be observed on my face. My gaze shifted from place to place, as if awaiting some divine intervention…. I looked around confused and bewildered, persuasively manoeuvered by tantalizing factors beyond my capacity to twig. Then, I moved to revisit the smiling face of the salesman, whose enthusiasm had somewhat waned [...]
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I was returning from college in metro after giving my last exam with the thought of how unsatisfying my first college exams had gone than they should have. Amidst those thoughts my eyes fell on a child sitting on her mother’s lap (she must be around 3 years or so). The smile and abundance of [...]
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I will study harder and improve my scores! I will lose weight! I will quit smoking! I will cultivate better habits! The prolonged list goes on and on. This is the first consequence of the effulgent morning of a new year. RESOLUTIONS!!People claim to pull up their socks every new year even though the transformation [...]
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1: “Oh! C’mon! Please buddy!” “Yaar! I’ve got to pick up my bike, coz I know these people won’t remain stationary at Shopprix” “I am hungry mate! Please!”, “Or else, I would have to take the other auto home” “K.K.” For those, who had some problem in familarising with the above conversation, well, you would [...]
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