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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
She was just twelve, tiny, delicate.
Today was the day! Groups of people silently filled the space in front of the entrance to their home. She watched as hordes of people peacefully made a single file and entered through the narrow gate.
Loud rumbling on her right disrupted the proceedings. She turned swiftly to see soldiers in the far distance... As she stood there watching them,
the soldiers knelt down, picked up their rifles and took aim.
Why were they armed? And why were their guns aimed in the direction of the crowds?
As she stared at them, the officers gave the command.
"Fire" she heard, as her joy turned to horror, as a volley of bullets tore through the masses. In terror, she watched them take aim once again and shoot at the crowd... wave upon wave of metal that destroyed everything in their path.
She stood there, unable to move, speak, or cry.
She stood by that wretched window, witnessing her entire life go up in flames.
Decades later, Poornima, a twenty one year old, recovering drug addict, chanced upon a diary written by a young girl. Old and forgotten, it had been tucked away at the back of a chiffonier in the garage...
Pratima Kapur
Pratima Kapur chanced upon writing in 2005.
An artist by profession, Pratima wore many hats as an Army officer’s wife . . . a dramatist, choreographer, compère, interior designer, actor, model and teacher. Writing, however, has been by far the most satisfying experience for her . . . to be able to express her feelings and relate her stories in her books and illustrate them, is a gift she will be ever thankful for. Living presently with her mother Kuntala Muzumdar's husband Lt Gen Rana Kapur, and their spaniel, Cookie, in Pune, India, she divides her time between her home in the city and their farm, which is a little bit of Paradise that brings her all the inspiration she needs for her creative work.
