Prison, Love, Escape and a Sacrifice
By Eswar Tavva in General Literary | Reads: 422 | Likes: 1
PRISON, LOVE, ESCAPE AND A SACRIFICE At the time when Indians were rebelling against foreign rule, the Britishers had to find a place to deport prisoners. A place where no one could easily reach and those who reached could not escape. This deporting was known as "Kaala Pani” which means "Black  Read More...
Published on Apr 6,2020 10:25 AM
Broken
By sukhmani anand in General Literary | Reads: 415 | Likes: 1
  HE SAT ON THE WINDOW LEDGE, IN A SHADED CORNER OF HIS ROOM, TRYING TO THINK OF SOMEWAY HE COULD REDEEM HIMSELF IN HER EYES. Days and nights had passed; he could not make peace with himself. There was a storm howling outside the window that had uprooted trees and displace tiny l  Read More...
Published on Apr 21,2020 11:28 PM
My Heart Out
By Prabindh Sundareson in Romance | Reads: 408 | Likes: 1
The dream came again. "He was standing on the shore in the dusk. All alone as the familiar wave came forward, wrapping itself around him. As the salty wave retreated, he could see it carrying away his heart. Surprisingly he felt no pain, no feelings, as he watched the sun going down in the horizon.  Read More...
Published on Apr 22,2020 08:26 PM
Love and the War
By Eswar Tavva in True Story | Reads: 407 | Likes: 1
LOVE AND THE WAR I was a young lieutenant in the Indian army when I got posted in the North-Eastern part of India. The topography of this region is mountainous and densely covered with forests. Militant organisations were very active in the area I got posted at and most of the villages were militant  Read More...
Published on Apr 7,2020 10:05 AM
Life of a girl
By vaishnavi mahajan in Poetry | Reads: 405 | Likes: 1
*Yes, I am a girl and I am proud of it I will raise my voice when something is wrong as I am not here to quietly sit *People tend to suppress me by laying their opinions upon me I am my own person so let me what I want to be  *Why am I not allowed to do what I want And if I object, what I get a  Read More...
Published on May 1,2020 10:31 AM
Being Woman - A salute to all Homemakers
By nidhitahim in True Story | Reads: 404 | Likes: 1
This goes out to all the moms, mother-in-law, wives, grandmothers, daughters, sisters, aunts, all women and especially MY MOM! As you all know we are in a lockdown stage where we can't move out of our houses and follow social distancing, life has come to a halt. This period of distancing our  Read More...
Published on Apr 13,2020 06:19 PM
They don't know
By Mousumi Biswas in Poetry | Reads: 402 | Likes: 1
My entry for the 3rd phase of the contest THEY DON'T  KNOW    ?  Where will their feet take them? Where will the wheels carry them ? Waiting for the trains at the station,  Thinking about their unknown destinations. When will   they go ? They don't know.  The  Read More...
Published on Jun 13,2020 09:38 PM
Amnesia
By Dips in Humour & Comedy | Reads: 389 | Likes: 1
It was a busy bustling day at the market, my eyes were not window shopping but looking for my dear husband.. It started to drizzle a little and I started to get a little anxious as I couldn't find the person I was looking for . As people started deserting the streets and taking shelter because by t  Read More...
Published on Jun 2,2020 07:03 AM
Petrichor
By litty anto in True Story | Reads: 385 | Likes: 1
27th March 2018 remains a date that’s well saved. Well, that’s a day that would stay etched in my professional experience.That’s a day which is both sweet and sour and ofcourse those feelings can be termed petrichor – the smell of mud and first rain ! A teacher is like a  Read More...
Published on Apr 10,2020 11:39 PM
Pride or poverty
By litty anto in True Story | Reads: 378 | Likes: 1
I had been to Mumbai a few days back and though the stay was a short one,the journey did teach me a lot. It was an assignment from school and hence I was accompanied by a few students too.I must say it was easy for me to help students understand the phrase ‘ haves and have-nots’ in pract  Read More...
Published on Apr 10,2020 11:42 PM
Train No. 12963
By Vatsa Dave in Romance | Reads: 370 | Likes: 1
Train No.12963 He quickly ran down athe uneven stairs without any thought of falling off because he knew it was quite late. Just as he arrived, came a loud and disturbed noise from the speaker up top at the middle of the platform which never bothered the "couch- potatoes" with their chit chats while  Read More...
Published on Apr 10,2020 01:59 PM
Childhood
By YASHNA in Poetry | Reads: 363 | Likes: 1
Riding down to memory lane, Began when we got our name. Remembering the good old days, When we wished to busy ourselves , Finding our own creative ways. When going to school was fun, Loving the break having jam and bun. When scribbling on walls was an art, And saving all these in our heart. When pla  Read More...
Published on Apr 23,2020 08:55 PM
My Portrait of Gandhi
By S.Neelacantan in Poetry | Reads: 362 | Likes: 1
My Portrait of GandhiKumari S. Neelacantan   I started sketching GandhiHe appeared weak. When I drew his hairless head,It felt like journey in Thar Desert With fire in the air. When I went through the outer lines Of his forehead, I was in a deserted Street.   When I stroked his eyes wit  Read More...
Published on May 27,2020 01:16 PM
In the times of Corona
By Shefali Bhardwaj in General Literary | Reads: 360 | Likes: 1
The dense gloomy clouds of Corona have wrapped every part of the globe, scattering its aura of horror. And until we wait for the clouds to clear and the spring to blossom and touch our lives again, we must look for the silver lining. We must introspect for positivism around us and try to minimize th  Read More...
Published on Apr 4,2020 08:55 AM
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
By Saba Fatima in Poetry | Reads: 360 | Likes: 1
Shhhh! Don’t step out of the closet,   For people around you may have another mind-set,   Hundreds like you have hung themselves by the rope,   Look outside this tent, do you see any hope?       Perhaps in the cities, you could walk with pride,   Carrying the  Read More...
Published on Apr 8,2020 06:08 AM
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