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anjali mohapatra
Jul 18, 20214 min read
The novice and the legend - Part 2
A legendary story from Mahabharata - Arjun, disguised as Brihannala the eunuch charioter for Prince Uttara, vanquished the kauravas army.
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anjali mohapatra
Jul 8, 20217 min read
The novice and the legend - Part 1
A story of a young prince who went to battle the ferocious Duryodhana with only his charioteer, Brihannala ( Arjuna in disguise)
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Chandrika R Krishnan
Jul 1, 20212 min read
When Rotis* Throw a Curveball
A charming tale of a newly wed couple on their kitchen adventures , bought on with the lockdown year of 2020.
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Jasmeet Kaur
Jun 25, 20214 min read
A song of innocence
In a small northern Indian town named Khaamosh, a middle-class household with a nuclear family composed of a father (S), a mother (B), a...
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anjali mohapatra
Jun 19, 20212 min read
Before saying, think twice
A unwilling pedestrian blocks the traffic and faces the ire of the already on-the-edge driver.
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Vrunda Moghe Dev
Jun 10, 20216 min read
The Scythe
The red State Transport bus dropped Deepak near Dapoli bus stop at an unearthly hour. He was to first proceed to his aunt’s house and...
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anjali mohapatra
Jun 9, 20215 min read
Imperceptible!
‘Run Duryodhana- run! Hide yourself in Hastinapur or surrender yourself to Pandavas. No one in this whole universe can save you,...
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anjali mohapatra
May 28, 20217 min read
The Vacation
Long ago, a friend of mine and I had planned a vacation. A simple three day holiday at the nearest hill station. He always insisted that...
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anjali mohapatra
Apr 29, 20215 min read
Belalasen: The Witness
(From Sharala Mahabharata) Before the commencement of the Mahabharata battle at Kurukshetra, the king of Indraprastha Dharmaraj...
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Chitra Gopalakrishnan
Apr 21, 20212 min read
Our seven aunts and our eighth home
Our matrilineal joint family in New Delhi. Our peculiar, outlier lifestyle. Our voluble opening up. These elements slipstream a curious...
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