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With a veil on my head gazing upon your serene face I realized it was time. You had come in my life like a warm gust of wind and after three short days, the final hour had come. I didn’t even realize when the tears started rolling down my cheeks. I was sad for my... Continue Reading →
I’ve never been a fan of flowers. I apologize in advance. Well, I am a writer, and I can get quite dreamy when I want to be. Even when I don’t want to be. I conjure up situations, confrontations, scenarios, love stories, even ghost stories; but I’ve never looked at a flower, any flower, concocting... Continue Reading →
Rains in the mountains are always majestic to watch. Even in the sweltering summers, you can get drenched in the periodic -not occasional- downpour of the clouds meandering to the plains in search of an escape from the rolling hills of Himachal. My grandfather always told me that the monsoon clouds come from the South... Continue Reading →
Dear Stranger, I couldn’t see you go. I know it’s an odd way to start but I really couldn’t. That sweet and confident smile on your face and fairly large spectacles on the nose where irritation from the previous night persisted, still had me under the spell. Though honestly, I really hope that irritation was... Continue Reading →
Once upon a time, there was a friend of mine. Well, she is alive, so it feels kind of odd to use ‘was’ while referring to her. It’s just how stories like these go. Infact it's how any story goes. Hers started when she met me. I’m not saying she was trudging along in her... Continue Reading →
Read the First Part of this story here: How to perform a Sacrifice: 101 Part 2 My sleep broke quite late in the morning inspite of my best efforts and intentions. I woke up to a lot of noise and hustle outside my room. My brother had already woken up and was munching on some bakery... Continue Reading →
Part 1 Animal sacrifice or Bali -as it is called in our village and the ones around it- is a ritual that has been followed for a number of generations in the mountains. I’m sure there are many places in India where this ritual has been quite popular and remains till date, but I can... Continue Reading →
Inspiration Credits: Edgar Allen Poe Let this love of us, last beyond the dusk, When the dawn comes let her see, your beauty warring the sea. For your face is as serene, but so elegant she could never be. You have and forever shall be, My beautiful, my sweet Annabel Lee. ... Continue Reading →
Hi Guys. This is the first part of a series about Lord Shiva that I'm starting. If you like it and want me to continue it; please like, comment and follow my blog. At one side of the world Rudra opened his eyes; all of them. He didn’t know how long he had been walking... Continue Reading →
The ice has broken between you and me, I have reached out, I am waiting for thee, the Bad blood that churns between, Story of horror that entails in mean. Time that shadows the time spent, a moment of fragility that we repent. Shunned by the silence, ruined by the storm, my soul has been... Continue Reading →
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