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Solace in the Mundaneness – Savoring the Moment
Among the things that I am on my way to unlearning from my mother’s teachings, is not having time to pause and breathe. Like any other mother, Maa is always in a hurry, never waits to pause, or to breathe,… Continue reading
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Solace in the Mundaneness – Remembering Salim Ali
In front of our houseThere is a guava tree.In the brunches of it,There lives a bird colony.I can hear the birds talkingSometimes shouting at their children,Sometimes loving themSometimes taking care of themSometimes asking their neighborsAbout there whereaboutsSometimes they sit for… Continue reading
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Solace in the Mundaneness – The Queue of the Matryoshka Dolls
In my childhood, I had a queue of the Matryoshka dolls. I didn’t know their name at that time, So I searched for some names of mine. Rani, the mother doll, looked like a queen I always wondered seeing her… Continue reading
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Solace in the Mundaneness – The Small Nest
One day, I was sitting on the stairs That pave the way from our home towards the garden The afternoon was pleasant As the weather was cool After a small period of summer rain. I was talking to my mom… Continue reading
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Solace in the Mundaneness – Marie Biscuits
Since childhood, I have seen, Marie biscuits have secured a safe place in the house, As the head of the family always Demands for a couple of them While sipping the garam chai In the morning, and in the evening.… Continue reading
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Solace in the Mundaneness – Letters from the Lonely Postbox
There is a small room in my heart that belongs to the lonely postbox, my childhood. It keeps sending letters to me so that the little child in me never grows too old to become a perfect fit in this… Continue reading
The Blissful Storyteller 