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It was raining heavily that day in Panchgani. This famous tourist spot on the deccan plateau receives very heavy rainfalls during the monsoon season. 18-year-old Salim lived here with his Uncle’s family. Panchgani has some of the best boarding schools in India and most of the rich and affluent families... [Read More]

What category of a writer was I? An amateur, professional, or the one That wrote when the emotions soared high? [Read More]

It’s around 6:30 p.m., and I’m at the gate of my bungalow on my scooty, honking the horn for my children to come out and open the gate. The leg space of the scooty is crammed with bags filled with groceries, vegetables, fruits, milk, bread, and other essentials that I... [Read More]

January 10, 2001, was the fateful day on which my marriage was fixed. The venue of marriage was the holy city of Varanasi, situated between the two tributaries of Ganga named, Varuna and Assi. Thus, the name “Varanasi” (Varuna + Assi = Varanasi) for the City. [Read More]

Had there been a catapult-aiming competition in the Olympics, my dad would have won a gold medal for India long ago in the individual category. India wouldn’t have had to wait until 2008 to win its first Olympic gold medal in an individual event (Shooting). But alas, this catapult-aiming competition... [Read More]