The Fairy Doll
Not that!" screamed Sheila. “Yes not her!” repeated Anna. “She will stay with us.” Sheila snatched …
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Childhood memories
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The Lame Groom and his English Bride
Kamini loved her dolls. She had three of them. Two of them were Indian and she had named them Rukmani and Ranjani, so that they …
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Excerpts from Ek-kori’s Dream
Ek-kori’s Dream By Mahasveta Devi; Translated by Lila Majumdar; Illustrations by Judhajit Sengupta, Published by National Book …
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Holi is For Children
Kamla Mathur was born and brought up in Etah, a small town in Uttar Pradesh. Now, at 65, she lives in Delhi and reminisces fondly …
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If The Tooth Be Told!...
Dada and Dadi were very funny. They were good fun too. They loved everyone and always had a good thing to say for everyone they …
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The 'Jawabi Keertan'
I saw it 23 years ago, but the incident is as fresh in my mind as if it happened yesterday. I was seven years old then and staying …
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The Gift of Wonder
Eleven years ago, under the sequinned sky on a warm summer day, on the roof of his palatial home in the town of Vrindaban, my …
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Going to School
I am sharing a small, yet the most important part of my life, with you. You may think “What the dickens have we got to do …
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Something Foolish
Numerous events have happened in my life but the one that tops the list of foolish events is the one that happened sometime ago, …
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