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Three wistful love poems by Eva Lianou Petropoulou, a much awarded author and poet from Greece. Eva is the President of Creativity and Art of Mil Mentes Por Mexico Association, representing Greece.
Cricket is all about being at the right place at the right time. What happens when you suddenly find yourself rediscovering your bowling arm?
Enjoy Episode 10 of your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Santosh Bakaya's ever popular MM Season 3 comes to you with weekly episodes that will make your Sunday mornings extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
"A hungry man is an angry man." A golden toast raised just in the nick of time can pacify both hunger and anger — Santosh Bakaya found out during her morning meanderings.
Enjoy Episode 9 of your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Santosh Bakaya's ever popular MM Season 3 comes to you with weekly episodes that will make your Sunday mornings extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
A grandfather and a stray mongrel compete with each other to find a truant ball. ⚽
Enjoy Episode 8 of your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Santosh Bakaya's ever popular Morning Meanderings Season 3 comes to you with weekly episodes that will brighten up your mornings and make your Thursdays extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
Captain Haddock's curses are epic. However, it is not often that we find someone spouting them with the fervour and force of the famed sailor of Tin Tin comics. And that too for a runaway blue umbrella!
Enjoy Episode 7 of your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Morning Meanderings Season 3 comes to you with weekly episodes that will brighten up your mornings and make your Thursdays extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
Being an ass is not limited to having four legs, a tail and the capability to bray. Santosh Bakaya chances upon shining examples of 'ass of somewhere'.
Enjoy Episode 6 of your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Morning Meanderings Season 3 comes to you with weekly episodes that will brighten up your mornings and make your Thursdays extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
When the phone bleeps in the morning, Santosh Bakaya's heart jumps into her mouth. Is it another voice message?
Enjoy Episode 5 of your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Morning Meanderings Season 3 comes to you with weekly episodes that will brighten up your mornings and make your Thursdays extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
Idioms are funny and when they create images in your mind, you can't help laughing. Ever wondered what would happen to you if it actually rained cats and dogs? Santosh Bakaya discovers it can be quite catastrophic. 😄
Enjoy Episode 4 of your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Morning Meanderings Season 3 comes to you with weekly episodes that will brighten up your mornings and make your Thursdays extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
The young driver with his assortment of passengers was like a cooling eyedrop, bringing me relief from the unsavory sight of jiggling paunches and potholed roads. The whole thing is that it is definitely not money — but these small pleasures of life that make one whole. Enjoy Episode 3 of your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕
Morning Meanderings Season 3 comes to you with weekly episodes that will brighten up your mornings and make your Thursdays extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
"Yamini was looking out her window at the mailman. He stopped at her residence to drop off mail before continuing on his way. There were no other people to deliver mail to. Yamini began to feel as if she was living in a haunted neighbourhood..."
A short story by Venkat Aekka about an Indian American couple in the US and how they find a new purpose in their life.
Santosh Bakaya stepped on the red carpet and discovered a new line of floral jewellery. Morning Meanderings Season 3 comes to you with weekly episodes that will brighten up your mornings and make your Thursdays extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
📢 Hey there, fellow meanderers! 📢 Are you ready for the craziest, most whimsical season of Morning Meanderings yet? Brace yourselves because Santosh Bakaya is BACK, and she's taken her meandering to a whole new level! 🤪
MM's new SEASON 3 begins today, July 27th, with The Slip Between the Cup and the Can and will continue with weekly episodes that will brighten up your mornings and make your Thursdays extra special! ☀️📆 🎉 So mark your calendars, set your alarms, and gather your favorite morning brew because Morning Meanderings Season 3 is coming at you like a caffeinated whirlwind! ☕️🌪️
Discover paradise in Uttarakhand's Valley of Flowers. A kaleidoscope of colorful blooms, enchanting treks, and serene beauty awaits.
Stay safe and prepared during the monsoon season with essential precautions. Weather the storm with our expert tips.
Sampurna Chowdhury recalls how she used to shy away from Satyajit Ray's iconic stories, novels and films for children in her childhood and later grew to love them.
This article is dedicated to all those who have inspired me to keep writing and to my parents who have given me everything and expected nothing in return.
As the clichéd saying goes, “Life is a journey where learning never stops”. My life too has been a combination of ups and downs; and every occasion has taught me some amazing life-tips, some of which I am sharing in this article. I have learned to improve my quality of life and sense of self-worth by nurturing my uniqueness and inner radiance through these mantras.
Fans and movie lovers across the country and the world celebrated Amitabh Bachchan's 80th birthday on October 11, 2022. Ratnottama Sengupta takes a trip down memory lane to recall her experiences of watching the Big B grow from a lanky new actor to the icon.
Aditi Panda explores how Covid-19 changed our lifestyles, attitude and health too.
Nowadays many of us are afflicted with selective forgetfulness. We forget things easily, and have to make an effort to recall. And when we find someone who is similarly forgetful, there is an instant sense of affinity.
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Cliff Richard pops up in Santosh Bakaya's dreams with his summer holiday plans to bring her a happy and musical escape from the mundane.
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A warm, affectionate hug from a puppy is so pure and genuine, it can make the grumpiest face smile.
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Life is full of little battles, a few with reason, most without. And no, they are not restricted to humans. Santosh Bakaya stumbles upon a few.
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Jumelia pens 3 poems as adaptations of some of her favourite lines from Rabindranath Tagore's poetry.
Ramendra Kumar is an ardent 'guppy' lover. Fascinated by 777 Charlie, the newly released Kannada film starring Rakshit Shetty and Charlie, Ramen pens a sweet review.
Downtown Abbey's intoxicating luxuriant lifestyle, the mouthwatering cuisine, the hunting and the liveried butlers has Santosh Bakaya so solidly hooked that she starts imagining herself amid that splendour.
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The Symphony of My Words is a collection of poems by Krishti Khandelwal, a 12-year-old little girl who started playing with ink, emotions, words and imaginations in the lockdown. LnC presents three poems from the collection.
The storm comes in all its fury, leaving in its wake destruction and chaos. And then, when it passes over, we realize the value of peace, serenity and light even more.
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Three wistful poems - on autism, memories and spring, written by Lopamudra Banerjee during the National Poetry Writing Month or NAPOWRIMO 2022.
Scrumptious kachoris after a huffing-puffing jogging session are the best way to get back those precious calories you lost. Unless it becomes monkey business. :D
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Rescuing hapless souls from distress comes naturally to some. Santosh Bakaya is one such warrior who has her hands full saving her family from trespassing reptiles.
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Rumours about rumour-mongers can be befuddling. Santosh Bakaya bumps into a sunbeam only to realise she isn't what she is rumoured to be.
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Siphoning of funds and money laundering are common in the dark, murky world of financial irregularities. However, once in a while, a silent whistleblower rises who blows the cover off the fraud, risking his/her own career and life to bring the predators to book, save public money and above all, have a clear conscience. Rajan NS pens a short fiction about one such whistleblower.
There are songs we love. And then there are songs that impact. And then there are songs that stay on as an integral part of life and memories that we love to revisit time and again to relive those cherished moments. Rachna Rajesh writes about one such song, Jewel Thief's Yeh dil na hota bechara.
Never give up is the motto of winners. And you can find examples around you, if you choose to see.
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Happy are those who are able to take a nap, anywhere, and on the other side of life, you have people with the plushest of bedrooms, grappling with insomnia and stress, desperately seeking sleep.
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A cute poem for children about a blackbird that sings a song of hope and a brighter future.
Two wistful poems by Rachna Rajesh celebrate life in its diversity and entirety amid numerous shackles of bondages and hail the life force present in every element of Nature.
A little boy drawing under a tree is a picture by itself. He is lost in his own world of nature, oblivious to the challenges around.
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Love and compassion are basic human instincts which we seem to be losing somewhere today. But even amid the prevailing chaos it thrives, pulsates and promises to be around for eternity.
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Masks or Maks - we were stuck with them. The fact is that we always had masks on – those of the invisible variety.
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Who decides whose bread it is? Perhaps that's the inspiration behind the Hindi idiom - 'Daane daane pe likha hai khaane waale ka naam'. :)
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Shakespeare may have written Much Ado About Nothing 600 years ago. But we get to watch the continuing drama of much ado over non-issues everywhere, daily. Santosh Bakaya watches a much argue about nothing duel that fizzles out just as tamely.
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On a foggy, winter morning, Santosh Bakaya gets caught in the middle of a catfight over kittens.
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As the curtains rise on the brand new year 2022, you make someone somewhere feel good about life and living. Bring on the smiles and make a new beginning today.
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A wistful poem about dreams and wishes, about life and its purpose by Dr T Rama.
We humans have masks everywhere - on the face, in the hands, hanging from the ear and littering the ground. What do animals think about them?
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The limitless cyberworld has its own challenges of security and safety for the users. Ramendra Kumar's short story outlines some of the essential safety precautions we must follow to enjoy the benefits of the internet.
Some people wear the mask below their chin, some hold it in their hand. And some use their ear as a mask hanger.
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Life is after all, all about hunger. And hunger comes in different forms. Alas, not all sorts of hunger can be satiated. Santosh Bakaya munches on some food for thought for lunch.
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Joi de vivre is there in every element of nature around us. Ready to make us smile and laugh and burst forth with bountiful energy. A dancing peacock can brighten up an insipid morning, rising above the noise and fury that signifies nothing.
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Life goes on. The show goes on...the actors come on stage to play their part. Some stay on, some leave, some change. The lights dim and then brighten up again. That's the journey... unstoppable, undaunted.
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Ghosts can play cards, ducklings can go to school, pigeons can self-introspect - anything can happen. A morning can be as colourful as you want it to be, just look around and enjoy life unfolding.
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The lockdown did have a lot of side-effects and none knows this better than those who suddenly found that they had more "weight" to throw than earlier (no pun intended). Binge eating to beat stress ensured the midriff was the only thing that was coming out during the lockdown. Santosh Bakaya muses over some of these side-effects of the lockdown on homo sapiens and also our avian friends.
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A businessman teaches his lazy son a valuable lesson of life in a way he would never forget. A lovely short story by 10-year-old Anvesha.
Our budding author Sharanya Banerjee weaves a fantasy story about a girl with magical powers, partly inspired by the Netflix Series, H2O: Just Add Water.
The poem 'My Poetry' is framed by two sections that define what is not connected to poetry and has a poem in the poem that is its main beauty. It won a special prize in the Itinerant Creativity Awards, XXI Edition 2021: for Poetry in a Foreign Language. held in Italy.
Sharing new hopes, sharing dreams, sharing secrets - sharing comes in many hues and colours. Its your gut feeling that tells you what's going to happen next.
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The tadpole that turned into a toad and then got coronated! Santosh Bakaya witnesses a rapid rise to glory that may inspire those who are aspiring for their thrones.
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A wistful poem about love, life and poetry by Dr Ampat Koshy, and its Polish translation by Anna Maria Stępień.
A little mynah, a fallen tree, a tiny sparrow - Santosh Bakaya's morning brightens up with birds chirping, clouds gurgling and the wind going about its business.
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A humble mobile teashop may not be a great business in money terms. But if it makes its customers and owners feel happy about it, it has achieved its objective. A touching story by Nipun Varma.
Santosh Bakaya stumbles on a quick dose of wisdom from a votary of desi eggs.
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Dr. T. Rama pens an inspiring and emotional tribute to the magnificence, glory and ethos of our beautiful country, India.
Dr. T. Rama, vice-principal, won the second prize at the District level for this poem, 'A Tribute to My Motherland — India', which she submitted to the 'Unity in Creativity — Desh Bhakti Geet Writing Contest'. The Ministry of Culture conducted competitions as part of the 75th Independence Day celebrations, Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. The results of the contest were announced in February 2023.
'A Tribute to My Motherland — India' was first published here on LnC.
"Marketing ke naye funde" - you may have heard this adage before. Santosh Bakaya's doodled bookmarks and ebook bookmark can give you a useful tip or two in marketing.
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Gossip isn't the prerogative of us humans. Santosh Bakaya stumbles into merry gossip times of the avian and bovine communities.
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The Erie Canal is a historic waterway that had to be dug by hand! Connecting New York City and the Great Lakes, including Lake Erie, it was able to improve shipping in the 1700s and 1800s. Agneya takes a trip down the history of the unique canal.
Makeovers don't just happen in TV soaps. A sudden inspiration or a cupid strike can catapult a person to a 'new improved' state.
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The railway platform and its waiting room has been a catalyst or location for many a love story and even films. Ramendra Kumar pens a love poem about a rendezvous amid the buzz.
The hotshot designers can take some leaves out of Kanchan's 'dejiner' collection of masks and umbrellas. They are more than just what they look - they bring hope and assurance in these trying times. :)
Pyaase panchhi neel gagan mein, geet milan ke gaaye sang Mukesh in Pyaase Panchhi exactly 60 years ago in 1961. As I watched my little sparrow hunt around for water, I couldn't help thinking - technology may advance by leaps and bounds, lifestyles and attitudes change but Nature stays the only constant.
Santosh Bakaya decides to catch some parakeets, not with a net but with her phone. Their songs, their squawks, their chitter-chatter and cackle-cackle makes music. Only you need to have the ears. :)
Jungle mein mor naacha, kisi ne na dekha - sang Mohd Rafi in Madhumati. But in Santosh Bakaya's world, the lovers of the peacock wait for the many splendoured bird to dance and spread his wealth.
Life is full of merry little stories strewn about. You just need to look around and find moments of laughter, love and inpirations. Santosh Bakaya captures those precious moments that make life beautiful.
Morning Meanderings returns on popular demand with a fresh new Season 2. Enjoy with your morning cuppa and don't forget to like, share and comment. Spread the cheer! ⛅️ ☕😊
AK Nanda dips into his rich reservoir of memories to pull out an experience that can serve as a useful tip for any writer. :D
KD Ghose, the father of Sri Aurobindo Ghose was a benevolent doctor who helped the needy at the cost of the future prospects of his own family and children. Therefore, he was often blamed by the rich and loved by the poor for his utmost benevolence. Abhishek Ghosh profiles this forgotten golden-hearted civil surgeon.
A dark poem as part of a poetic response to the prompt ‘Talking to My Soul’ given in The Significant League literary group for the #NationalPoetryMonth in April.
A wistful love poem as part of a poetic response to the prompt ‘A Place in My Body’ given in The Significant League literary group for the #NationalPoetryMonth in April.
Reena R's wistful ode to the night and its fiery beauty is translated in Malayalam by Jayshree Devdas.
Rewinding to the late 1950s and early and mid 1960s, AK Nanda recalls the era when building a career in writing had its own peculiar challenges and opportunities.
Ramendra Kumar dedicates a love poem to his beloved wife Madhavi Kumar to celebrate Valentine's Day.
Winter is different for each of us! The churning continues... sometimes frothy, sometimes dark, bubbling and boiling, slowly, quietly.
Dr Santosh Bakaya translates into Hindi one of her poems from the Amazon bestseller poetry chapbook Vodka by the Volga, which she co-authored with Dr Ampat Koshy.
Tales are sometimes spilled beyond the printed words. Piu wonders about the bedtime tales that started and travelled to come back again.
Ringggggg.....the bell...tiffin time. The real spirit of the school is felt during that quarter of an hour. The rest of the day is templated and the same!
Jeyanthi Manokaran dips into the world of the ‘fairly intrepid Guppy’ or Grown up Puppy, scooping up dollops of his thoughts, temptations, affections and of course, 'canine angst and bliss'. A review of The Canine Chronicles: Love and Laughter in the Times of Corona.
Ampat Koshy's poem White Nights translated into Marathi by Gorakhnath Gangane. The poem is from the Amazon Bestseller book Vodka by the Volga: A Duo of Duelling Dulcimers & Daggers written by Ampat Koshy and Santosh Bakaya.
"The rays of hope rising from the void of the dark" - Anagha Rajesh pens an ode to Nature and its limitless power to evoke in us hope, faith and joy in being alive.
Let's spare synopsis and for a change let's read it without any clue. The last thing that Dream or his twin sister, Nightmare give is a hint of who is going to come tonight.
A beautiful garden, a shelter to numerous plants, birds, animals, fishes and insects has only one friend - little Montu. Will he be able to save it from being demolished to make way for a new apartment block?
'Let the Flowers Bloom' is a translation of 'Phool Photao', a short story in Bangla, written by Rina Chakrabarti. Souryadeep has translated it into English.
Silhouette Editor Amitava Nag has translated Soumitra Chatterjee's selected Bengali poems into an English collection Walking through the Mist published this year. This is the first attempt at translating the legendary thespian's poems. LnC is privileged to publish 6 of them.
Like Boisali's tapestry, families are woven together. In the midst of their shared celebration and lonely wait, Diwali comes and leaves quietly.
Like the marbles, memory rolls back and forth, sometimes sideways only to drop in the tunnel of forgetting. Thankfully some letters are never posted and some memories remain hidden in cobwebs.
PS: True stories can be as Crimson as the one imagined. Trees may not know how and when they may get uprooted. Even the roots deep down and dense know that all it needs is just the wind to blow a bit wrong.
The distance between the wickets doesn’t change. It is the pace of the runner that makes the two ends closer or impossible to reach on time, sometimes.
Kasturba Gandhi was constantly by Bapu's side in every political activity he undertook – his life partner in every battle from their earliest days. She became his co-worker – and spiritual complement when he chose the path of non-violence and renunciation. Yet, even on her 150th birthday, Ba’s struggles have been overlooked, says Ratnottama Sengupta.
