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She had read somewhere that the voice of the sea speaks to the soul, and Mumbai had proven that those words were absolutely right at least for her. Three weeks after her arrival to the city of dreams, Naina Agarwal was sitting on the parapet at Marine Drive, watching…
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Sameer sat on a small dais, totally confused, frowning at the people around him. His mother was hovering near him, giving out instructions to a few ladies. Munna and Pandit were also rushing around; it seemed they had no time for their friend. Nanu sat with Deepika laughing over…
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Sameer licked off the last of the sugar syrup from his spoon, making satisfying sounds in his throat. Naina grabbed the box of mukhwas from the shelf and laughed, “bas karo Sameer… aur kuch nahi bacha usme.” He pouted, “chup… bahar theek se kha nahi paaya.” Ramdhari came in…
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Bright lights twinkled around the grounds, the chatter and ecstatic yells from people loud, the whole area buzzed with excitement and thrill. But two souls stuck high up on a ferris wheel seemed to have no eye for anything except each other. Sameer was somehow enthralled with the smile…
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There was an aura of pure brightness in the sunrise today, thought Naina, as she stood in the balcony watching the deep color of mehendi in the sunlight. She smiled, recalling how elders would say that the color of signified the love of husband for his wife. The deep…
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It was the 16th of August, the morning a little dull because of a gathering of light grey clouds indicating that the monsoon still had much more show to put on. Roadside tea stalls did a roaring business, few school kids ran to get on their bus, an elderly…