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Push-pa
His face contorted into a grimace and he went still suddenly. One shoulder drooped while the other touched his ear. One leg stretched sideways and then he pulled his other leg towards the first without bending it. And just like a child rubs his chocked-up nose with...
Driving test in another country
The country is known for its Exports; the export of its talented human resources. Most of the Top 50 Organizations are headed by Indians. That certainly makes you feel proud. Then there are some other exports who make a name for themselves by some other means, not...
The boy soldier
12 years old Ayush looked dashing in the camouflaged uniform. His mother, Urvashi, pulled him towards her. “May no evil eye fall on you ever. Here, that should protect you from the evil gaze.” With that, she put a spot of kajal just behind his left ear. Rolling his...
They came from Africa
Whatever their fate in their new land, the 8 cheetahs from Africa have already made history, being the first Cheetahs to fly. Well, they have been recorded to run at an amazing speed of 98 km/hr but they had to fly from Namibia to India for their Indian sojourn. A...
Tooth F-hairies
I reached the dental clinic with a spring in my step and an extra bounce in my fast depleting hair, such was my enthusiasm. My wife had insisted on accompanying me for this visit to the dentist, being concerned about my mental balance. After all, this was the first...
Book Review – Wind Chimes by the sea
Book Title – Wind Chimes by the sea Author – Beetashok Chatterjee Publisher - Readomania Beetashok Chatterjee gets it right with the title itself, which says, “Stories blown ashore”. For the stories have truly been blown ashore by the master story teller, whose vast...