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The sun shone bright over the Maheshwari bungalow making the white exterior wall gleam. Dressed in a cream colored kurta, Sameer Maheshwari stood in-front of the mirror in his room, his eyes fixed on the box wrapped with red gift paper. It was the gift they had bought for…
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It was a beautiful evening of December 18th, another Friday that was extremely critical as once more Sameer Maheshwari’s life was on the brink of a very major change. It was the last day in Naina’s apartment, tomorrow they would be moving to his house… Vedanta Villas… A place…
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Horns blared frequently and with enough intensity to turn a person deaf, the thrum of bodies swiping against each other created an uneasy experience, the crisp air of evening was marred by the choking fumes of the vehicles. This was not how Naina had imagined the main market of…
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An early bird chirped at the windowsill, tilting its head to avoid the sun’s reflection unsuccessfully and then pecked the glass impatiently. The woman stirred at the sound, tried to turn over but found herself trapped in warmth. Opening her eyes, she blearily blinked at the figure next to…
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New Year, as celebrated in Gujarat on the day after Diwali, began with an argument in Agarwal house… Over plates of fafda-jalebi, Taiji was announcing her opinion about how Naina shouldn’t be allowed to step out of the house since her wedding was fixed. Tauji was supporting his wife,…
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It was a particular humid day in the city of dreams – the weather was peculiar, a smattering of grey clouds dotting the pristine blue sky but no wind, and absolutely no sign of the rains Mumbai was so famous for even though it was already July. A young…