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  • The old woman’s good fortune

    A bustling street with houses on both sides. People selling wares, people screaming instructions and gossip over balconies, leaning precariously out, not a care in the world. The riot of noises, colours and smells would make any human not of this street swoon. But not the residents. They thrived in the multitudinous miasma that comprised…

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  • Nemesis: the making of

    Tired of all the animosities, atrocities and the rampant intolerances advocated by the crown, Prachulakta decided to renounce his queen. It was an unprecedented move and nobody knew how to deal with such lunacy. The queen’s advisors tried to charge him with treason but the man was such an eloquent orator, and his advocacy was…

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  • The curse of the mango

    Once upon a time lived two boys – Ram and Shyam – who were the best of friends. They had the entire forest as their playground and a sprawling mansion with a white façade as their home. Days were spent in teasing out the secrets of the forest, writing songs in praise of a flower,…

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  • The last lament

    The last lament

    With bells on her feet, hair soft like summer rain, the Goddess of Sea was not a goddess today but a mother as she prepared a feast for her son, one last time. From the shores he came, carrying with him a most gorgeous necklace of moonbeams and dew drops from the land he called…

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  • Thy kingdom come, thy will be done

    What they feared had finally come to pass – the legend that earth would overturn the dominance of the human race had come true.

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  • Jadugar ka pitara

    Jadugar ka pitara

    Jadugar, jadugar kya hai aapke pitare mein?Bhandar hai chamatkaro ka, ao dikhata hoon.Ek ungli, do ungli, teen ungli,Dekhte raho ungliyo koKahin gayab na ho jayeArey dekho ek gayi jeb meinDoosri kha gaya sherTeesri maang li bache ne pakadne koDekha nahin ungliyo ko theek se aapneLo saari gayab ho gayi.

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  • The inscrutable Mr. Inktoop

    The atmosphere was intense. Even nature outside could sense it because it had abruptly gone dark with a sudden influx of clouds and strong winds. Dressed in black velvet from head to toe with a bright pink bowtie and a monocle that made him look at once like a clown for he had unusually pale…

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