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A simple person at heart writing her life stories, believing they might leave a mark on the world
  • Life and Its Red Lights

    Mumbai Diaries: Chapter 8

    By Waheeda Khan
    A city like Mumbai is famous for its heavy traffic and resultant traffic jams. Though I live in Navi Mumbai, a relatively better planned suburb of Mumbai, with wider roads and lesser congestions, yet the traffic at peak hours is always more and the wait at the traffic signals during... [Read More]
  • मेरे ससुराल की मुगलिया सल्तनत

    By Waheeda Khan
    नई-नई शादी हुई और मैं ससुराल पहुँची। जैसे हर नई दुल्हन होती है—थोड़ी शर्माती है, कम बोलती है, ज़्यादा सुनती है और आसपास के लोगों को जानने-समझने की कोशिश करती है। मैं भी इसी प्रयास में लगी थी। [Read More]
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  • The Girl and the Hookah

    By Waheeda Khan
    Fifteen-year-old Shanaya was the only child of doting parents. Pampered, indulged, and adored, she had grown up believing that if she wanted something badly enough, she would eventually get it. [Read More]