In a 'manner' of speaking - I
By Rupnarayan Bose in True Story | Reads: 889 | Likes: 0
Episode: 1 Place: A major road junction in Calcutta Time: Mid morning on a weekday I am on my way to deliver a lecture. The venue is the training college of a very prominent Calcutta-based bank. I get off the underground Metro rail, climb up the stairs into bright sunshine, and move towards the lin  Read More...
Published on May 13,2020 09:57 AM
Society
By Avni Nangia in Poetry | Reads: 888 | Likes: 0
I can't step out, be it dusk or dawn Not even to the nearby lawn If I, I would be raped or thrown acid on As men out there are not well born Is it my dress, Which according to you is a complete mess? Why shouldn't I wear cut sleeve, Or something revealing my cleave? I have to take care of those stai  Read More...
Published on Apr 11,2020 12:27 PM
The Kitty Party
By Madhavi Hadker in Humour & Comedy | Reads: 887 | Likes: 0
Tring! The alarm rang at 6:30 a.m. and Mrs. Sona Butani woke up with great excitement. The bed creaked under her massive weight. On other days, she preferred to laze around till 7:15 until Sadhana, the ‘kaamwali’ ( domestic helper) got piping, hot tea for her in bed. But, today was a dif  Read More...
Published on Mar 31,2020 02:20 PM
Hope
By Srijeeta Bose in Poetry | Reads: 887 | Likes: 0
Again the Sun will shine, There'll be no Quarantine. Keep the ray of hope alive, For it's the journey to survive. We'll come through with flying colours, And get rid of the darkest hours. There'll be an end to this lockdown, And the Doctors deserve the crown. For they are the warriors, Who fought th  Read More...
Published on Apr 22,2020 09:46 AM
Heavens
By Varnika in Poetry | Reads: 886 | Likes: 0
When smokes choked up the sky, and rivers became dry, when creatures cried for life, and the ecosystem were to die, No wonder heavens took over and no sooner humans were confined. It's just for a tiny virus that we're all inside. And some say, 'I can even defy the tide!' sorry sir, you can't for Ja  Read More...
Published on Apr 10,2020 04:49 PM
The women in me.
By Ruchi Monga Bhanote in True Story | Reads: 885 | Likes: 0
Basking in the glory of my all time favourite song... " I'm not a girl, not yet a women, all i need is time"... suddenly I realised that I haven't heard this song in a thousand years now. This was not only my favourite song but something that I so related to, to the extent that it was almost my tali  Read More...
Published on May 13,2020 11:36 AM
Getting Through Adversities
By Satish in True Story | Reads: 884 | Likes: 0
We never know what life has in store for us. Who imagined that we would be in lockdown at homes for weeks because of the unseen Coronavirus? Adversity, beyond our control,  sometime happens and we just have a choice to accept and see how it can be used as an opportunity. Uncertainty is the way   Read More...
Published on Mar 30,2020 09:48 PM
A Haunting Experience
By Maheshwari Juttu in True Story | Reads: 884 | Likes: 0
It was a hot summer. Our summer holidays had just begun. As far as I remember, I had then completed my 5th class in an eminent international school located in the outskirts of the city where we lived. As both of my parents were job-holders, I was accustomed to gloomy routine and awfully tedious city  Read More...
Published on May 16,2020 10:33 PM
Rain
By PETER PARKER in General Literary | Reads: 884 | Likes: 0
As per promise, they both were use to meet on the same place, that corner bench of the park. One showed up but the other one didn't. And once again it started raining, sid who showed up, his heart was distorted he started crying and then he heard a voice, of the another person aqsa, with whom sid wa  Read More...
Published on May 28,2020 11:38 PM
I AM THE REBEL
By Ami Parekh in Poetry | Reads: 883 | Likes: 0
Perched on a dark cliff,Inside the dense woods,I meet a petite robin,Donned in an amber hood. He dives into the deep sea,Fears no dead waves,Shores back to n fro,Anchoring firm on his rising fins. He braves the scarlet roads,Masks a warrior demon,Combats tall in grim battles,Conquering scars on glid  Read More...
Published on Mar 26,2020 05:45 PM
The laugh, which stole my heart.
By Rashmi kumari in Romance | Reads: 882 | Likes: 0
Admist the big hassle of everyday life , there are rare laugh,  which steals you heart.  And,  you fall for it.  The first day of my UPSC coaching,  i sat beside him in the lecture.  I was told by my family that i should 'stay focused'.  Thats the typical advice yo  Read More...
Published on May 17,2020 09:46 PM
Solace in Solitude
By SK in Poetry | Reads: 880 | Likes: 0
Shutting the doors of the outside world, She locked herself inside. Not wanting to be known, Not wanting to be noticed, She hid herself behind the door. As time passed by, She had built a world of her own, Darkness being her home, And loneliness her companion. She managed to smile on her own. The   Read More...
Published on Apr 1,2020 12:13 PM
It just happens
By Bhawna Tagra in Romance | Reads: 880 | Likes: 0
It had been five years today. She drapes a beautiful red Banarasi saree while he looks charming in his black tuxedo. It was a very special night, to one they have waited for since five years. It was time for them to go. They looked at each other, eyes filled with so much trust and contentment. He as  Read More...
Published on Jun 8,2020 01:03 AM
The Symptoms of Panic
By Cindy Pereira in True Story | Reads: 878 | Likes: 0
28 Feb 2020 – We leave for the airport early in the morning to pick my brother and sister-in-law up. They are going to stay at our home during their holiday. Everyone is talking about Covid 19 ravaging Wuhan. No one even realises what this whole thing is. My brother has a cough. He insists tha  Read More...
Published on Mar 28,2020 05:30 PM
Who is she?
By Zero.four in Romance | Reads: 878 | Likes: 0
I wonder if she's a queen Never witness such a spark  The beauty , that very body   in my wildest dream. What if she is just a desire  Which dies with time  Or a lust quenching the thirst .  Maybe a stranger  Snatched away my breath  With every second , it see  Read More...
Published on Apr 18,2020 01:55 AM
‹ First  <
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
 >  Last ›