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    Between the Pages

    People are like books Don’t judge them by their covers For what’s on display and what is inside Differs from one to another Some books are so attractively packaged They are the first to attract you on the shelves As soon as you turn the pages you realize, they are…

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    Happy Diwali!

    May you indulge and not gain an ounce May Goddess Laxmi shower you with Euros and Pounds May you look like a Pataka on Diwali night May all that you desire be in plain sight Wishing you abundance, health, and the attainment of dreams All right, now step aside for…

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    Of Fasting, Feasting and Memories

    When I was 15 years old Maa asked me to start fasting on Mondays, to ensure that I ‘get a Husband like Lord Shiva’. I flatly refused to. Maa is what we called my Maternal Grandmother (Naani). My cousins who were spending their summer holidays with us, girls younger and…

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    Said it like A Man!

    Why are words so important to women everywhere? Why do they need words from us, to show that we care? Why the need to spell out, that what we feel What is it about ‘saying’ what’s in our minds and our hearts What’s the big, bloody, deal??!! We order black…

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    Shine

    It had come to him prematurely. He shone in an area which was dreaded by others, who wondered how he could be so unaware of his achievement. His Mother thought he looked more like his father now. He wondered why his wife seemed disgruntled with him lately. He liked the…

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    Millions

    Your strength is in being together! You are nothing on your own! Some of you will leave us, most of you will stay, while still others may move on to be part of bigger things.Thus started every morning, with the Head Particle of Sand shouting out this message, to the…

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    The Writer

    I see I observe I feel I absorb I write Some of my own Others I borrow from your life An actor A spectator Sometimes a playwright I play various roles In this movie called life A silent observer An emotional voyeur An active participant Your emotions are my need…