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anjali mohapatra
Jul 8, 20235 min read
Sharks eyes!
Expectations may bring trouble and cause pain. It's better to do work without any expectations from others.
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anjali mohapatra
Jul 18, 20216 min read
The novice and the legend - Part 3
A legendary story from Mahabharata - Arjun, disguised as Brihannala the eunuch charioter for Prince Uttara, vanquished the kauravas army.
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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
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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anjali mohapatra
Mar 9, 20215 min read
The forbidden disciple!
A beautiful hill named Manikya extended its ranges occupying certain distance. The depressed areas of land under the hilly ranges formed...
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anjali mohapatra
Feb 1, 20214 min read
Navagunjara! An unique form!
When news of the exile reached Lord Krishna, he had felt shock roll through him. His beloved Arjun was condemned to live in the far reaches
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anjali mohapatra
Jan 2, 20214 min read
Clairvoyance!
Night falls! Darkness suffused the kingdom-Kurukshetra! Everybody in the kingdom was in a deep sleep, but one man- Dronacharya, the...
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anjali mohapatra
Nov 22, 20205 min read
Perplexity.
‘Hello, Amrita! It's me.’ ‘Yeah, Tanya! Did you really think that I can't recognise my own sisters' voice?! What's up? Are you in your...
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anjali mohapatra
Nov 22, 20205 min read
All the world is a story!
Life and death are two sides of the same coin. Everybody knows that- one day, we all will face death, yet the desire of living grips us...
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anjali mohapatra
Nov 14, 20204 min read
The Figure
After 58 years passed, now also my blood run cold if I recollect that incident! It scared me so much!! It seems as if it happened...
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anjali mohapatra
Nov 4, 20203 min read
Assumptions!
One night, a mother held her five year old son on her lap and sat on the balcony. The star streaked sky was looking marvellous! Both of...
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anjali mohapatra
Oct 25, 20204 min read
Let go!
‘Ah! Today is my last day in the office! No more I would be recognized as ‘CEO’!’ this thought almost crippled my sensation. I took a...
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