My Reveries
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लव मैरिज
“डॉकसाब देखिए हमारे बच्चे को क्या हो गया है, ठीक से साँस नहीं ले पा रहा है। कुछ करिए डॉकसाब।जल्दी।”घबराए से एक बुजुर्ग एक माह का बच्चा गोद में लिए दूसरे मरीजों को धकियाते हुए अंदर घुस आए।उनके पीछे पीछे एक सहमी हुई सी महिला भी थी, ज़री की साड़ी, हाथों में चूड़ियाँ, माँग में…
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याद ए माज़ी
“ये मेरा … ! मैंने द्वारे साँकल….. डेहरी फूल चढ़ा……” दो दिन से ये लाईने दिमाग़ पर हावी थीं। किर्र-किर्र, जेब में रखा फ़ोन वाइब्रेट कर रहा था। इतनी सुबह सुबह कौन कॉल कर रहा होगा? मोबाईल स्क्रीन पर तन्नू की फोटो देख कर चौंक गया। “नमस्ते, इतनी सुबह? सब ठीक?” “मन्दा, डैडी की याद…
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Spring
Clatter of the window panes woke me up. A cool easterly was blowing the curtains away. The sky was turning deep red, but the sun was yet to be seen. Koo-ooo, koo-ooo, a koel was singing somewhere. Ki-ki-ki, the female responded only after a few calls. I used to get irritated by this sound. Not…
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On why Santa did not come to my house.
Santa did not come to my house this Christmas. Why would he, my daughter didn’t hang her socks this time. For the past so many years she had hung her best socks in the terrace on Christmas Eve. It all started when my six year old daughter’s teacher told her about Santa and…
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1984 And Me
I had never thought about this, but when I read her blog I realized that events of such magnitude affect the country as a whole and not any specific community. Missy Baba’s blog reflected my sentiments regarding 1984 and after. Whether it is 1984, Babri or Godhra (or even 1947), the politicians have always been successfully able…
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Rita
{All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.} [0] The loud rattle on the door woke me up. I looked at the watch, it was 6 am. I had been asleep only 2 hours after I came late from the party. I got up…
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Mother’s Milk
“Hello Anju, how is your daughter. She looks very thin, aren’t you feeding her properly?” This was her second visit to my clinic. I could immediately recognize her. The last time I had given her a long lecture on the advantages of breast feeding. She had at that time come with her husband and her…
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Desire
-I don’t have any desire left, Shukla. God has been very generous towards you, Mishra. -Yes, He has fulfilled all my desires. Nice home, lovely caring wife, both children well settled. -Yes, and a flourishing clinic. What else would one want? -All I want to do now is sit back and relax. Or go on…
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Hope
“Is there any Hope, Swami ji?” Rukmini was looking expectedly at Swami Ji. “Beta, where there is Faith there always is Hope.” “Hopeless,” Doctor Sweta’s remarks were still ringing in her ears, “You have no chance.” “But Swamiji, the Doctor said it’s impossible.” “Nothing is impossible for those who believe. Just apply this bhasm on…
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Fire
Ratatatat My heart was burning with hatred. I released all my fury on the trigger. Bullets went through her. She was still standing in front of me, unharmed, smiling and teasing. How much I loved her. I couldn’t think of life without her. I had woven so many beautiful dreams around her. She also loved…
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