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The Story of Sindhutai Sapkal – A Mother To Orphaned Children – #WATWB

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Lovesickness

Lovesickness I have been sick,with several illnesses.But I have always recovered from them,because they were curable. When I was eight,I got afflicted with Malaria.But after several doses of Quinine,I was back on my feet again. When I was twelve,I got afflicted with Typhoid.But after a month in the hospital,I was my old and cheerful self […]

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Will you please give me one more chance, my love?

Will you please give me one more chance, my love? You were like a lovely blooming Rose,when I met you the first time.The minute I set eyes on you,my heart was all yours. I proposed to you in a garden of flowers,and to my delight, you accepted my love,and agreed to be mine,and we got […]

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Book Review: You Beneath Your Skin By Damayanti Biswas

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Betrayal

Betrayal I faced the blazing fire,from the enemy’s tanks,without flinching or wavering,and without any fear in my heart. It was your love for me,that gave me the courage to carry on. I moved deep into enemy territory,always on the lookout for a sniper’s bullet,knowing that my life was in danger,and I could become another distant […]

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My Lost Love

My Lost Love On the shores of the glorious Mamallapuram beach,I knelt down, looking into your soulful eyes,and held out a sapphire wedding ring,hoping against hope you would consent to be mine.And to my delight, you mouthed the word ‘yes’ with a smile. You kept house for me,for years and years.You brought up our children […]

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Love By Moonlight

Love by Moonlight I turn around in my bed,and reach out for you, my darling,forgetting that you have left for your heavenly abode,leaving me all alone in this world. I look at the luminous clock by my bedside.And find it is half an hour past midnight.If you had been alive and by my side,we would […]

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An Ode to My Departed Love

An Ode To My Departed Love The chords I played on my guitar,were like handcuffs of love made of sweet-smelling Jasmine,with which we chained our wrists together,and bound our heart and soul to become one. We have known each other,for more than a score of years.We have grown up together,with you always cheering me on […]

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I Go Picking Seashells

I Go Picking Seashells I look at the deep blue sea,stretching endlessly before me,as I sit on the sands, alone, very alone,pondering over the vicissitudes of life. It has just been a day,since I had buried my soul mate,of forty-five odd years,and grief was choking every pore of my body. It would be so easy […]