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A teacher’s response
No, beta, the trees can’t talk and sing, nature doesn’t invite you in, and the wind certainly doesn’t give you wings!
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What are you wearing to the funeral?
My name was the talk of the world. But as it usually happens, my importance had been lost in the noise.
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The night and the child
His day’s work had been done. Teaching children like him a lesson was the most important part of his job description.
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In between the waves
In his conversation or dialogue, I heard a sigh. A lament. A joy. And an offer. The transition was marked by his wave.
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That radio was what he craved
He felt a new feeling. It was tiny. But it was moving. And as it travelled, it burned his insides, bit by bit.
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“It’s Chand Raat. He would want to be with family”
Sometimes he thought his business was not really selling ice but buying time.
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Who should we write about?
They say it’s impossible to be alive without a voice.
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Unafraid
He loved studying. He loved going to school, and you know how bizarre that is.
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Deceptive lines
Do lines not scratch their insides? Do they not make holes in their hearts?
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A servant’s dream; to be like Chris Mukhtar
"This is your glass. How dare you give it to baaji? How dare you make her drink from your glass?”