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Thorn in my heel

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Thorn in my Heel Years later after I got married, had a kid, I prayed to lord Murugan to fast for days doing prayers, wearing holy beads on neck, being bare foot with a small black shawl on shoulders. Seeing me transformed everyone were agape. Some really cared to ask how I walk barefooted on the roads of Chennai when it is raining all the way. All I had to tell was a small story. A new place, new search for home, a heart filled with happiness of bagging a new job. I was at cloud nine after getting placed in a reputed Chennai based IT MNC as recruiter for a talent acquisition team. A small bit of mine ached to leave my hometown Kancheepuram. It was exciting to move and experience this phase of life all alone without parents. I couldn’t ask for more when I with my 5 friends found a lavish 3 BHK home in the heart of Mamallapuram for only INR 10,000 per month as rent. It was pure luck. Any day, for such a flat, the nominal rent was INR 40,000 per month. The house owners were old people wh...
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Life Moves on

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  The Life moves on No one can go on it has memories to cherish periods of perish People reach the skyline some fall in an aabyss with no bottom line have geity and anguish At the end of this journey no one does accompany everyone have thier fate then again the cycle does rotate...... that's life.. so u have to strive....
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Jhoom ke chali wo....

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  jhoom k chali woh hawaon ki tarah sama gayi in boondon me kahin.. Udti, phirti barasti...bebuniyad..bematlab sabko hasati...khud ashko si barasti... yeh woh aks hai..jisme mein khud ko talashti.... le chalti hai harbar mujhe apne saath.. mujhme me basi, mere liye anjaan.. phir bhi...hai bas yehi sangi - yehi saathi
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Laali - 12th Aug'24

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  Laali In the suburbs of Udaipur, at the foot of Aravali mountain range, on banks of river Gomati, there was small well-planned mines colony – Zawar . In the center of the town, there is a long-cemented bridge connecting the New Market to Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) hospital. The largest one in the vicinity of Zawar to Udaipur. The straight road had the company guest house in the middle which ended at Naka Bazaar – the end of the town. Up straight on the road from the guest house lead to the officer’s colony on the top of a small hill which was almost cut off from rest of the town with few officer’s families residing in an array. Here everyone knew everyone from end to end. All the kids went to school together and played cricket or 7 stones in the evening. Mummies made papad (dried crisps), achar (pickle), sweaters, quilts together depending on the season in continuum. Dads worked in same places and played badminton together in the guest house on most of the evenings. There w...
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Happy in the Land of Emotions :)

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  This short story is based on the imagination of my son - Harshil. He was toying with idea of owning a country named Happy and being the King of Happy. He devised his own language Happiti by assigning symbols for English alphabets. The country has its own number symbols and currency Happiri. 1 Happiri = 500 Kuwaiti Dinar. The country has national emblem, flag and the Bank of Happy. Fun Fact - A person can own a country if it has defined boundary with a stagnant population acknowledged by an existing country in our world. Now here goes our story - Happy in the Land of Emotions 😊 Once Upon a time in a faraway land – The Land of Emotions, there were small kingdoms who were based on different emotions. The kingdom which was always happy was called as Happy. The others were Sady, Angry and Jealousy.   The kingdom of Happy was ruled by the great king Harshil. Udas, Raudra and Irsha ruled Sady, Angry and Jealousy respectively. In Happy, people were cared about each other’s ...
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Delhi

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  Delhi is a fun place to visit. It is full of a variety of old trees and plants. There are many monuments and museums in New Delhi. It is situated in Northern part of India and renown as our country ‘s capital city. It is unique as it is a union territory as well as a state. Being one of the oldest cities in the world, this heart of India is famous for rich diverse culture and heritage. Centuries ago, Indraprastha, now known as Delhi, was built by Pandava Kings on the bank of river Yamuna. Since then, many have ruled bringing their own flavors and arts. It is ever growing with a huge population of roughly 15 million people. All these monuments, political buildings, lush gardens, science centers, temples, mix of cuisines and diversity attract millions of visitors every year. I am in awe and love with Delhi. It is one of the best cities in India. Everybody should visit Delhi.
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The Hair-loom

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 The Hair-loom My grandpa Ramakrishnan had a floor mill. The mill had a Shikakai (seeka) grinder as well. Dried Shikakai, Amla, Ritha, hibiscus etc. were ground together for washing our hair.   Those days people seldom used shampoos. This powder was part of every household in the KGF town. Every Sunday morning was a hair bath day. Panjamani Atthai* or Panjattey worked in our floor mill and washed our hair every Sunday with seeka. Being the youngest, I was the first in queue followed by Rohini akka* (Chittappa’s daughter), Madhangi akka (Gowri Atthai’s daughter) and Selvi akka (Mathi Atthai’s daughter). After a long hair wash with sneezes and burning eyes, the hair was rolled up in bun with thin towel. Next, it got fumed with Sambrani smoke. Then, I drank kashayam* as shikakai cools the body and I caught cold easily. All of us sat in a row to get a small plait on our head crown leaving the rest of the hair free called as thenneer jada*. It resembled the flow of a water s...
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