The Harem Queen

Disclaimer: This is a fictitious story and does not bear any resemblance to real situations, characters, or happenings. 1742 AD. Delhi Sultanate Sixteen-year-old Jahan’s eyes tried to look beyond the coloured glass windows of Begum Mahal. But she could only

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The Midnight Visitor

Ausable was not the person Fowler had imagined when they first met. As Fowler followed Ausable down the dark alley and later entered the dimly lit hotel entrance, he cursed himself the umpteenth time for having agreed to interview him.

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A Strong-minded Seagull

Shibori had made up her mind to leave. All this was getting too much for her. What is the use of staying in a place that was not for girls of her background? There was no use pleading before the

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Yours Truly, Sasha

As a part of a contest, we were asked to write a 500-word story about a human with characteristics of an animal/bird/reptile. And I chose the otter. Hope you like it! The gurgling sound of the rivulet flowing through the

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The Silent Track

3rd September 2022 8 a.m.: New dawn awakened Rina and brought a smile to her lips just as it did to the tulips and roses in the garden which she could see from her hotel window. At last, the stormy

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Guru’s Benevolence

The loud ringing of the alarm failed to wake up Dev. He had slept late the previous night after working on the final presentation of his project work on ‘Space and Gravity’ which he was to present at the ‘International

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My Beacon of Light

I do not wish to repeat ‘The Road not Taken’ by Robert Frost. But one part of the poem keeps coming to my mind every day. Here it goes- I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and

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Hail Mother Supreme!

Thakur Tej Bahadur- this name sent shivers down the spine of mostly all the residents of Kharegaon, a small village in Gujarat. Yes, he was very much like the most defiant and egoistic landlords there. He rode around the village

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Rightfully Mine…

Nandan had gone out with his father Ranga, a snake catcher, to get some materials needed to restore their hutment. Suddenly, people came out of their homes unable to contain their excitement. “Thalaivar is coming!” everyone spoke at once. “What’s

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