Santre Ki Jawaani
Up until I was in 5th standard, Amma used to give me snacks to school. Every year before the start
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PERSONAL ESSAYS
Making a chaddi dost
The Elephant’s Corridor is a strip of land in a forest area that usually wild elephants use to travel. Apparently
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Tussling with Tuffy
He never returns the ball if it enters his compound. The shot was hit by Dheeraj. The rule of the
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A Class of Cows
It was a kurta the first day. Just in case. The previous day there had been vomiting and diarrhoea. It
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It’s Hard to Stand-Up, Even for Yourself
I never thought of humour or comedy as a ‘thing’ until I was in grade 9. I was a pessimistic
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What’s Your Rashi?
Saade saathi is the most dreaded phrase one can hear in a family where astrology and all that are revered.
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Prashant chai podi ulla chaya
They whispered to me through the strangely synchronized sounds of vehicles trotting on the teeming road. They called out to
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Aware and Back
Vismaya Vishwa’s essay won the Special Mention at The Barbra Naidu Memorial Prize for the Personal Essay. The topic was
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