Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated·Apr 23, 2021Friends“I want to grow up to be just a normal person who has many friends, just like my Dad!” Miriam looked for the name. It was Eddie Philip! The cute little boy with big beautiful eyes. Miriam smiled at the thought of Eddie. He was a quiet, shy boy but…Fiction4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Apr 16, 2021God is Merciful!The cab was speeding along, on the highway. And so was Khushi’s mind! She smiled as she recalled the day the two of them came back from school with their report cards, and Raja had actually passed in his eighth standard final exam, after spending two years in the same…Fiction7 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Apr 9, 2021“Who, Out of The Two, Should We Try to Save?”Can this question ever leave her mind, thought Sunaina. No one would ever wish any mother, having to face such a question! “Time is running out! We may not have enough time to try and save both the children! Who do you want us to try to save, first?” Came…Fiction7 min read
Apr 2, 2021Why Could I never feel Loved?I hate this feeling. Like I’m here, but I’m not. Like someone cares. But they don’t. Like I belong somewhere else, anywhere but here. I don’t think I have ever found a place where I belong. “Aaj mein upar; aasmaan neeche!’ …Short Story7 min read
Mar 26, 2021The Fury Of AlakhnandaThe Fury Of Alakhnanda ‘In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences’, such true words said by Robert Green Ingersoll.. The mighty Alakhnanda flowed; as if completely oblivious to the havoc that it had created, barely a few hours ago. The dancing water, with the sunrays falling…Following Your Dreams6 min read
Mar 19, 2021Who Is Stronger?We all have read the story of ‘The Wind and The Sun’, the one about who is stronger between the two of them. Well, let me narrate it in short! Once there was an argument between Wind and the Sun, both claiming to be more powerful than the other. Their…Life Lessons4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Mar 12, 2021Past-Dead/Buried and Forgotten?“Yes, Past is dead! Buried! It will never return! But is it to be forgotten? I don’t think so! How can we forget our past? This very present of ours has been built over our past. Then why do you suggest that we forget the past?” Ritika sat across the…Love4 min read
Mar 5, 2021The Tree Of LifeHow amazing it is to visualise Life as a big oak tree; with its huge branches spreading all around, encompassing and inviting one and all, to take shelter and enjoy the shade! The Tree Of Life …. I was sitting on a bench under a big oak tree in the…Fiction Writing5 min read
Feb 27, 2021Life; The Roller Coaster!“When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. — Paulo Coelho It was just not…Fiction5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated·Feb 26, 2021The Reversal of Roles“No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.” Brad Meltzer. “Miss Ami, I know that our parents know the best, and are very much our well-wishers. But, tell me, do they lose all their knowledge after a certain age? And, do they then, still remain our…Short Story5 min read