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Shyam And His Woodpeckers.

Posted on June 22, 2020 by

Though my neighbour Shyam and I live in a large metropolis we are one of the few lucky ones to have our residences in a sylvan locality aptly named Aspiran Garden. Huge trees grow on either side of our colony … Continue reading →

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A Surprising Coincidence.

Posted on April 1, 2020 by

I have always been a bibliophile and have a big cupboard full of books collected over many years to show for it. I really don’t have the heart to dispose them or to give them away to some  kindred soul. … Continue reading →

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The Boy Who Came To Her House To Help Her Celebrate.

Posted on February 28, 2020 by

It was the festival of Krishna Jayanthi. People who worshiped Lord Krishna  were celebrating the deity’s birthday with much gaiety and happiness. Only Manjula was sad that day. Manjula was a person whom other women could describe in all truthfulness … Continue reading →

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The Grandmother’s Decision- Right Or Wrong?

Posted on February 2, 2020 by

As a child my relative’s daughter grew up in her grandmother’s house. Her mother had died when she was young and her father had remarried. The grandmother had taken responsibility of the girl and even though they belonged to a … Continue reading →

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My Book Has Been Published.

Posted on November 20, 2019 by

My book of short stories  named  Talk A Little, has been published.

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The Boy Who Was Not Afraid Of Snakes.

Posted on November 10, 2019 by

My friend Kavitha had two sons, Raju and Premu.(All names changed.) Raju was getting into so many “situations” as a boy, that Kavitha  wonders how he grew up to manhood, without getting maimed or killed, by all his atrocious activities. … Continue reading →

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A cute tale of a grandma and her grand daughter.

Posted on September 29, 2019 by

This is a story, one of my cousins told me. It is not even a story. More like an anecdote or a reminiscence.  She said: My grand daughter came running to me one day. “Grandma, draw a dog,” she said. I … Continue reading →

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Can You Steal From Your Teacher?

Posted on September 27, 2019 by

Can you steal from your teacher? How despicable is that. My cousin lived in an apartment complex. There were about 45 apartments there. In one of the apartments there was a lady who was good at crochet, knitting, embroidery and … Continue reading →

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Man Proposes And God Disposes

Posted on September 19, 2019 by

This is a true story of Hajarma, which makes you wonder at the vagaries of life. Hajarma’s husband had abandoned her when she was very young. She was not a rich woman. In fact she had no wealth except a … Continue reading →

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How She Became Literally Speechless

Posted on September 11, 2019 by

  When you ask people in their sixties or seventies for some unforgettable event that happened in their lives or in their families, they don’t think for a long time. They always have a plethora of stories to tell you. … Continue reading →

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