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A simple person at heart writing her life stories, believing they might leave a mark on the world
  • 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]
  • Dhanu

    Mumbai Diaries: Chapter 7

    By Waheeda Khan
    Life in Mumbai has often surprised me in the most unexpected ways. Amidst the city’s crowd, chaos, cacophony and crazy lifestyle, I have come across some fleeting moments of compassion, care, candescence, charm and calmness. They are like quiet pauses that remind one of the gentler side of existence in... [Read More]
  • The Silence You Never Saw

    By Waheeda Khan
    I gave you time I did not have, stretched my hours, bent my days, placed your storms above my own; not because it was easy, but because you mattered. [Read More]
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