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Widowed mother doing Kanyadaan
By Deepa Aiyar in General Literary | Reads: 673 | Likes: 0
I find it very strange - we have  become somewhat broad minded and progressive to accept inter caste marriages , inter community, inter religion  and even inter national marriages.We have  also accepted divorces and remarriages and in fact living in as part of modern life. Then why&n  Read More...
Published on Apr 3,2020 12:32 PM
Senior citizens of today
By Deepa Aiyar in General Literary | Reads: 433 | Likes: 0
Senior citizens  of today really deserve a standing ovation. While coping with their physical and mental age related fragilities to the best that they could , they stand as a great backbone and support cushion to their children and grandchildren. By " just being there for us" they silently as  Read More...
Published on Apr 3,2020 12:38 PM
When I am gone
By Prasad in Poetry | Reads: 297 | Likes: 1
When the time would come after all those levels when I'll stop playing this game I would like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways . Don't worry about mourning me because i wouldn't leave any stories unknown Never regret any deeds on me or things you think you should never have done . Yo  Read More...
Published on Apr 3,2020 12:39 PM
Still in the locked box!
By Ishu in Poetry | Reads: 274 | Likes: 0
She wasn't talkative, but she never shut her mouth around him, cause she wanted to make sure her voice resonates  for him to look for her if she's gone. As months passed slowly her voice started losing colours.. As he was no more listening. She realised her place at every point, And slowly the   Read More...
Published on Apr 3,2020 12:39 PM
The Battle within
By Prasad in Poetry | Reads: 234 | Likes: 0
Sometimes i think about Do i really wish to scribble Stuff that's all in my mind Thoughts that never stay stable . Days have gone past No wait, it might be a month Although the clock beside me quotes "It's just 5 minutes, you sloth" . I loved these gnarled up dreams Or as i would like to rephrase Ni  Read More...
Published on Apr 3,2020 12:41 PM
An evening by the Ganges
By tina in General Literary | Reads: 401 | Likes: 0
I always find something mysterious in the dusk. The birds returning to their nest, the distant sound of the steamer, the tea sellers in their earnest try to sell some "lemon-chai", the gushing sound of the Ganges water hitting the last step of the ghat and me, observing every minute detail with a pe  Read More...
Published on Apr 3,2020 12:44 PM
Relationships
By Deepa Aiyar in General Literary | Reads: 275 | Likes: 0
 There are boundaries in every relationship  and as long as we adhere to them all is fine. But in close relationships  invariably  such boundaries blur and sometimes  are totally disregarded ...and that's  when problems  arise. The biggest mistake  that is don  Read More...
Published on Apr 3,2020 12:46 PM
Hard times
By Prathyusha in True Story | Reads: 560 | Likes: 0
If there is a party,people come to your zone to celebrate and share happiness. At the same time,  If there is a problem, say 80% people comes to your zone to understand your problem and in that, 40% people are just curious of what is happening and they need only the information. 25% people  Read More...
Published on Apr 3,2020 12:47 PM
NATURE’S CALLING - AWAKE BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE
By Dr Jagdish Prasad in Supernatural | Reads: 1,581 | Likes: 4
1.     India is a democratic country, a country where decisions and actions are taken in accordance with the wills and wishes of majority of people. 2.     Majority of people in India are selfish / self centered and ‘economic development’ gets pr  Read More...
Published on Apr 3,2020 12:53 PM
Embarrassing situations
By Deepa Aiyar in General Literary | Reads: 624 | Likes: 0
Some embarassing  situations  in life: 1.When you have left home and in the midst of your journey realise you have worn your dress inside out  2. When you open your mouth to speak at a meeting and suddenly forget midsentence  what you are saying 3. When you absentmindedly try to   Read More...
Published on Apr 3,2020 12:58 PM
The Ghost town
By Deepa Aiyar in Poetry | Reads: 467 | Likes: 0
The virus stealthily crept Dont step out was the advice that went unheard Many dared to go out to prove they were not a coward Alas too quickly it spread like a raging forest fire A solitary case and then in herds  And when they buried the dead or lit the pyres Alas a ghost town - no one wept .  Read More...
Published on Apr 3,2020 01:08 PM
Abbreviation
By Deepa Aiyar in Humour & Comedy | Reads: 800 | Likes: 0
There was this young man who was too busy to think about others. However as he was in a whats app group he used to blindly wish people  on their birthdays (when others wished )by saying Hbd .He rarely responded  but his responses were terse tks, tc , k . And sadly his tribe of " no time fo  Read More...
Published on Apr 3,2020 01:18 PM
Yummy Idiyappam / String Hopper
By Kiruthika in Poetry | Reads: 374 | Likes: 0
When you see a Plate filled with Labyrinth, You get a Happy Face instantly, It's None other than the String Hopper.  From South Indian Cuisine, Steamed Food made of Rice Flour, Like a Noodles, Pure in Colour, Soft to Touch. This one is a Favourite dish of my loved one. Easily digestible for B  Read More...
Published on Apr 3,2020 01:27 PM
A Missed Date with Ruskin Bond
By Suvankar Ghosh Roy Chowdhury in Romance | Reads: 476 | Likes: 1
I was going to meet Ruskin Bond in a few hours, and my joy knew no bounds. It was 2006, I had just started my UG-days at Narendrapur. Those were my Ruskin Bond-days. The rest of the authors I read that time – from Chaucer to Ted Hughes, in the history of literature – did not make much se  Read More...
Published on Apr 3,2020 01:58 PM
Pouring rain
By Nischal in Poetry | Reads: 425 | Likes: 0
He was drenched with her essence, though he was in the pouring rain Her memories were hitting him more hard than the hails of the storm Yes, he was being hit by the memories coz they were no more of the alive one He was able to hear her whispering, calling him to create one more jolly memory He was   Read More...
Published on Apr 3,2020 01:59 PM
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