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Keep Driving
I am sitting inside an auto rickshaw in Mumbai, wishing I could forever sit inside it without ever stepping out. Jump the signals, drive fast, and take…
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Souvenir Memories
Right outside our door, nature lived. It was a ground floor, and whatever sunlight that could enter our house was blocked by the huge trees. I think…
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The Bus Driver
I rarely take a bus to any place. I've earned enough to avoid that torture. Of course, I used to travel by buses when I was younger. In fact, I used to…
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Black Coffee
I am sitting in a quiet coffee shop, just outside Leh. Alone. I order a black coffee. I have been drinking black coffee for seventeen years now. It’s…
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Blue Dial
I check my geometry box once again before getting on the rickshaw. Okay, I haven't forgotten anything. Time to leave. Chalo bhaiyya. "You have forgotten…
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Languages
"How much Bengali do you know now?" one of my wife's relatives asks me as we are in Guwahati to attend a function. The event is being held because we…
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बाढ़
उत्तर भारत में हर साल बाढ़ आती है। कोई नहीं बुलाता है फिर भी आती है। ठीक गर्मी की छुट्टियों में पड़ोस वाली आंटी जैसे। आती है और पूरा घर तहस नहस कर जाती…
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