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Stop hunger

 
Last month, my friend and I had gone to the bazaar in Tiruchi to make some purchases for our project work. We were tired of walking in and out of a dozen shops where nobody stocked the equipment we wanted. We stopped at a juice centre to refresh ourselves. That’s when I saw him.
Need for […]

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She deserved better

Regrets
“Kidhar utharna hai?”, “Zara hato”, “Zaaga Dhya na” are the sounds that arouse me from my slumber, announcing the arrival of the famed Dadar Station each day, as I commute, thankfully with a place to sit in the crowded Mumbai Locals.
But that day was different, when another sound “Dum dum dum” interspersed the usual. I […]

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Flutter of the butterfly

ASPIRING CHILDREN They have the interest and the inclination but are there openings? RAGESH THULASIMANI

The dust settled as the wheels of the car rolled to a halt. The rays of the early morning sun graced us and enveloped the entire surroundings in a haze of orange. The paddy fields stretched to eternity and the dew […]

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Real-life hero

Four days have gone since I met ‘the hero’ and I haven’t stopped thinking about him (hey wait,I’m not talking about the victorious Dhoni or the famous Jackie Chan who were in the city recently) No, the hero I’m referring to was a 7 year old kid who is a hero in the real sense […]

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