Love Game!
Every night he crept beside herin bed and playedthe wild game of ‘love’ with her!And every morningon her body she foundthe scars and bruises of ‘love.’He played with hereven when …
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The War that Never Ended
He awoke not to dawn, but to fire. a night ripped open by the shriek of shells. Blood clung to his chest like a second skin, smoke choking the name he wanted to cry: Ma… She lay …
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Caged
–Morning comesas it always does.I wake to the familiar shuffleof light spilling in through narrow spaces. My day is already decided-a bowl filled with clean water,pellets shaped from nutritious food …
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ମେଣ୍ଢା
–ସେ ଦେଖୁଥିଲା,ଠିକ୍ ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟ କରୁଥିଲା;କେମିତି ଧୀରେ ଧୀରେ ତା’ ଆଖପାଖର ଅନେକପରିଣତ ହୋଇଯାଉଛନ୍ତି ମେଣ୍ଢାରେ!ସେମାନେ ମେଣ୍ଢା ପାଲଟିବାରେ ହୁଏତତା’ ପାଇଁ ଖୁବ୍ ଗୋଟେ ଅସୁବିଧାଜନକ ନଥିଲା କିଛି! ହେଲେ ସେ ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟ କରୁଥିଲା,ସେମାନେ କେମିତି କ୍ରମେହରାଇ ଦେଉଛନ୍ତି ନିଜ ନିଜର ଶବ୍ଦ …
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ବିଶ୍ୱାସ
–ସେ ଜାଣିଥିଲା,ତାଙ୍କ ଗାଁ ଡଙ୍ଗରରେ ରହନ୍ତିତା’ ପୂର୍ବପୁରୁଷଙ୍କ ଡୁମା ମାନେ।ସେ ଏକଥା ବି ଜାଣିଥିଲା,ସେ ଦୟାଳୁ ଡୁମାମାନେ ତାକୁ ରକ୍ଷା କରିବେରୋଗ-ଦୁଃଖ-ଶୋକରୁ,ତା’ ଛାତି ଭିତରେ ଭରି ଦେବେ ସାହସସବୁ ବିପଦ ସହ ମୁକାବିଲା କରିବାକୁ ଅଣ୍ଟା ଭିଡ଼ି,ତାକୁ ବତାଇ ଦେବେ ଆଗକୁ …
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An Empathetic Soul
What keeps them going? How do they survive on a day to day basis in a foreign land, away from their homes? What is their food habit? Do they have …
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A Mystic World!
A flower blooms, spreads its fragrance, enchants many hearts with its beauty. But after some time it has to wither away while slowly losing its color, fragrance and vibrancy. And …
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Glow of Hope
“The beautiful face of a soft-featured woman, aglow and illuminated with the delicate hues of pink and purple reflected from the flame of the lamp she is holding so protectively …
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Her silence was her weapon, her answer!
One day, on a particular moment (though she doesn’t remember the exact time and date)she decided in her heart thatshe won’t explain her actions,any of her actions, to just anybody!She …
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Say Cheese!
Imagine two faces. One face, full of enthusiasm and a beautiful smile. Another, a sorrowful one, glum hanging over it. Whom would you prefer to be friends with, if you …
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