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Literature

Asha Bhosle tribute poem roseate sonnet

A poetic tribute to the legendary musical icon Asha Bhosle and the enigma she wove with Pancham (RD Burman), her musical soulmate and partner. A Roseate Sonnet by Lopa Banerjee.

Jibanananda Das
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A Strange Darkness
"Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself." - Desiderius Erasmus
A Choice of Flags
A Choice of Flags
"I believe in unconditional love and equality. Jesus Christ exemplified these qualities." ~ Jack Canfield
The Vivekananda Rock looked imposing as we stood in a long queue to get tickets for the ferry.
Wrong Picture: A Short Story
An open ended short story set in Kanya Kumari. Read how to write the Open Ended Story in Writer's Scratchpad.
Another Bus
Another Bus
There appeared to be a subtle but fierce competition inside the bus to share a seat with her and enjoy her garrulous company.
"Hope to see you in London next 15th for the global CEO's meeting..."
Paris Programme
A short story about hopes, aspirations and favoritism in management hierarchy and multinational corporations
An Honest Confession
An Honest Confession
My mother on the other side was a character with staunch piousness and heavy ethics. I'll have to strain my brain greatly to recall any incident where I found her stepping out of her ethics.
A Mother's Cry
A Mother’s Cry
All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. ~ Abraham Lincoln
Intricate and detailed murals made of sparkling mirrors
An Open Window
I could not take my eyes off her face nor could I turn away from the red salwar kurta she wore that blended so well with the red which had caked her face.
An Attempt with French
An Attempt with French
I look up and scan my reflection. My layered hair has escaped my frail attempt at a ponytail.
The pit-pats of fingers on keyboards and beeps from neatly arranged cubicles fell like a soothing drone on his perception.
Echo
The pit-pats of fingers on keyboards and beeps from neatly arranged cubicles fell like a soothing drone on his perception.
All In Deep Sleep
All In Deep Sleep
All In Deep Sleep - A beautiful short story on love and sadness by Denis Rohit Soreng.
Yet I dream
of dying there
My Tibetanness
A poem on by writer-activist Tenzin Tsundue on his Tibetan roots and identity. Tenzin Tsundue has been involved in the Tibetan independence movement from his student days.
Rabindranath Tagore
A Message
"Love is an endless mystery, for it has nothing else to explain it." - Rabindranath Tagore
The clouds, they were the same as I left them in my country. They are same everywhere.
My Dreams, My Clouds, Your World
So many times I watched in movies, policemen chasing the hero and the hero jumps over the bridge and escapes. But this is not a movie and even if it were… I am not a hero.