Apna Time Aayega!
By Pramod Deogirikar in True Story | Reads: 449 | Likes: 1
Apna Time Aayega! Today, locked-up in my house in the national lock-down, I am reminded of my stay (Nov, 1987 to March, 1989) at Indian Scientific Station, Dakshin Gangotri, Antarctica for a period of 16 months which included 10 months of wintering; just 15 of us braving the severe Antarctic wint  Read More...
Published on Apr 6,2020 06:55 PM
GOD'S WILL
By Debarati Nandan in Poetry | Reads: 449 | Likes: 1
While the World is learning to cope with fear, God has taken control of the steer. The melody of birds and the rattling trees, Welcomes Spring with the passing breeze. An unknown silence is in this air, Peaceful calmness fills the atmosphere. Noone to disturb this blissful gathering, Nature can now   Read More...
Published on Mar 25,2020 07:19 PM
Love Lost for Life, and U-turn
By Dilip Patel in True Story | Reads: 448 | Likes: 1
Here is a true story from Meghalaya, a North-Eastern state of India.   I met Nipon Hajong, a young civil servant at Panchgani in the year 2013. He was one of the delegates at the training program for civil servants of Meghalaya we were facilitating.   As such we do not get to learn more   Read More...
Published on Apr 14,2020 01:29 PM
My quest
By Priyanka Hazra in Poetry | Reads: 443 | Likes: 1
My sagacious poesy richocheted the plane of paper, and asked me to make it ⁣⁣⁣fly over the heaven. ⁣⁣⁣ It made me awestruck.⁣⁣⁣ I feared if it will come to know the essence of flying, then I won't be able to ⁣⁣⁣ hold it in the ground.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ So, I resisted.⁣⁣  Read More...
Published on Apr 1,2020 12:34 PM
Ample Land
By Anshuk Attri in Poetry | Reads: 443 | Likes: 1
The clamour at night wakes me up,when I am amidst beautiful dreams,I find myself growing indifferent,when I hear distant cries and screams. The rising sun and the chirping birds,these things they do not start my day,It begins, believe me you when I confess,with the news of someone passing away. This  Read More...
Published on Apr 8,2020 07:37 PM
That took away her halcyon days
By Rohan Dutta in Poetry | Reads: 440 | Likes: 1
The drenched greenish thin pillow, And the sumptuous flower vase broken, With the photo album opened , And the whole room cluttered, Hinted at her unrelenting sadness... Hugged the photoframe to her heart, With incessant sobs her voice totally broke, Those unkempt hair and her blocked nose, Teard  Read More...
Published on Apr 13,2020 12:42 PM
THE PAINTING
By Pranav Agarwal in General Literary | Reads: 438 | Likes: 1
Once upon a time in Cawnpore, there was a king named Ashwadeep Singh who was very kind and intelligent but was handicap. He was uniped and amblyoped from his left because of a paralysis attack. A very fine day, he was walking through a passage in his palace and saw paintings of his ancestors "I shou  Read More...
Published on May 11,2020 02:08 PM
What will you get ?
By creatorcreates18 in General Literary | Reads: 434 | Likes: 1
Playing mobile games, roaming,scrolling Instagram, commenting on facebook, seeing Whatsapp stories and what not more. In this lockdown there are many who have locked their talents down in spite of harnessing and polishing them. We have become habituated to watch the drama of someone else’s lif  Read More...
Published on Apr 22,2020 01:24 AM
Finding Manto
By Siddhesh in True Story | Reads: 429 | Likes: 1
Finding Manto After hours of browsing over the internet,I managed to find an article which mentioned the two locations where Manto lived in Mumbai.Immediately,I decided to visit both these places.I knew that it was naive of me to think that they would preserve his house.After all,we have even obscur  Read More...
Published on May 17,2020 01:42 AM
When they were happy, when they were sad
By Aashi Krishnatray in Poetry | Reads: 426 | Likes: 1
Once I was running, with a feeling amazing, Happiness tingling and sadness fading. Then I stopped, stood there for a while, And looked behind. No one was there, For me when I was happy, For me when I was sad. & I thought- Have I left loved ones behind? In this run of mine. Where I wasn’  Read More...
Published on Jun 13,2020 11:12 PM
Indifferent
By Eswar Tavva in General Literary | Reads: 426 | Likes: 1
INDIFFERENT Indifferent (adjective), Oxford dictionary meaning: having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned. A 26 year old, medium height, neatly dressed guy had just dismounted from a city bus near one of the beautiful parks in the city. He was carrying a satchel in his hand. The sun was  Read More...
Published on Apr 2,2020 03:39 PM
I DIDN'T KILL MYSELF
By Anchal Rajawat in Thriller | Reads: 415 | Likes: 1
Just a minute ago I was standing on the edge of my terrace. I could feel the scorching sunn under my bare feet. Must have been a hot summer day. The last time I went out it was spring, flowers blooming everywhere. Had I actually lost so much time in my den of 10 by 10? Must be because of pills. My h  Read More...
Published on Apr 20,2020 06:57 PM
Litany of loss
By Priyanka Modi in Poetry | Reads: 406 | Likes: 1
Litany of loss Ma died, lost her to cancer. A little lump in the breast; It proved stronger than all the meds, prayers and powers put together, When she first discovered this beast, that devoured her alive, I was 13 and my brother 5, That wail of hers, when the reports said Stage 4, The weeping, sc  Read More...
Published on Apr 9,2020 03:31 AM
Minutes of the Meeting
By Dilip Patel in Humour & Comedy | Reads: 406 | Likes: 1
‘Ladies and gentlemen, it is rather odd, but I guess, we will have to get used to it. Have all the invitees logged in? Shalini, can you check it out by the time I return in a few minutes?’   As soon as they all saw the boss’s seat becoming empty, Anubhav chuckled, ‘boss   Read More...
Published on May 9,2020 11:25 AM
Creativity
By Preeti Agrawal in Poetry | Reads: 405 | Likes: 1
Creativity Paying attention explodes creativity.  Involving tension extracts longevity Creation is playing, why not you No tricking with life, the source is you Whatever your choice, you create Just a little more if you initiate Before we sink, let's make a better world Challenge your spontanei  Read More...
Published on May 17,2020 04:01 PM