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As the train cruised in Ahmedabad junction, Sameer stood by the door of his compartment staring at the crowd on the platform. Very soon he spotted two boys jumping up and down, waving over the head of the moving crowd, and he grinned waving back at them. As the…
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The Maheshwari mansion was decked up like a bride to welcome the new bride in the family. Naina sat in the car holding on to her husband’s hand and stared out of the glass window, quite amazed by the grandeur. Her throat felt choked up, and she stammered, “y…yeh…
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The morning after the first rains was misty, with some grey clouds still lingering, the sun struggling to shine its rays. The leaves on trees that were dusty in summer now sparkled with droplets of water; a few flowers nodded their heads in the gentle wind. Sameer was sleeping…
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The Sunday morning was far from jovial in Agarwal house. Preparations were going on to welcome the distant relative who was supposed to come in just after breakfast. Preeti huffed as she shelled what she swore was the 500th pea, and grumbled, “hai kaun yeh jiski swagat ki itni…
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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…