Theme 60 - Friendship

We haven't talked since the day I denied his kiss. Little does he know of how I'm battling against myself, holding the urge to kiss him. I never thought it would turn up this way. Could this really be more than friendship?
- Jaya Kataria


I want to be red.
Oh! You are so beautiful as white. Why do you want to become red?
No, I want to be red. If our friendship is true, then make me red.
Okay!
A parrot cut himself with thrones and made that white rose, red.
- Vishal Lokhande


Girl: I want a boyfriend. Find one. You know the type.
Boy: Oh, the one who would be absolutely mad. His screw should be little "dheela". Smart. Dashing. And most important, he should never hurt you. The most loving person you deserve.
Girl: It's exactly you my friend. But I want a boyfriend. Find. Haha!
- Sanchi Bahrani


"Please don't go na... I'd be left so alone here..", she frowned to her bestie.
"I AM going to be all lonely in that new country babe & I want you there this time next year! Bestest luck for GRE… Crack it & you know what.. I'm going to miss you like hell… Love you.."
- Apoorva Ranka


First day of class when she got late and missed the lecture, Maira went to her and shared her notes. Since then, their friendship tied a great bond.
- Khyati Jain


They high-fived! They laughed hysterically; shared dark secrets! He gossiped about sexy girls, she went all gaga over hot boys! They imagined to wake up together, went to dates, slept in each other’s arms! They were far, yet so close. Relationship couldn't define them; they were best friends, and in love!
- Osheen Shrivastav


I shared a strange friendship with him. I knew every corner of his home, every lane of his city.
He mentioned them in detail. In fact, we knew about each others’ every life story.
But, he was a friend nobody in my world knew about.
I guess, pen friends are like that.
- Priyanka Dharamsi

Theme 59 - Game

She played all kinds of games just to keep him close.
- Khyati Jain


Strangers. Acquaintances. Friends. Best friends. Special place. Love. Lifelong swears. Addiction. Night calls. Long chats. Small fights. Teasing. Laughing loud. Walk in rains. Roasted corns. Long drives. Everything was appearing as if it was a fairy tale...
Actually a fake tale, a planned game & I was a toy who played his part.
- Shashank Mehta


"I think I love you." she said.
"I always have." he said.
His phone rang and he got up to take the call.
“Is it done?” a voice came.
He turned back to see her. She was beautiful. Her eyes, something worth falling for.
“Yes. She’s trapped.” he sighed.
After all, it was a game.
- Sonal Joshi


“When I see Sachin playing on the field, I also desire to become like him but my family will not let me do so".
These were the words written by me in my childhood diary. And today is the day when several others watching me playing, desire to become like me.
- Swati Bhandari


When Dr. Priya came back after operating on Mr. Sharma she went down the memory lane and thought of her childhood days when she used to play doctor­doctor with her father and today she had to actually operate on her father. This is the game of life...
- Divneet Walia


A child was innocently playing with clay and sand.
Mother: What's up?"
Son: I'm mixing everything.
Mother: If you mix water, it will turn out into cement.
Son: Then let's just put all the people in water. They will be stuck and would stop fighting.
And mother actualized "love" is the water to dissolve hatred.
- Sanchi Bahrani


My daughter, laughing, walked to her dad, "Dad, mummy just told me you met her playing UNO online. Is it true?"
He came looking for me, locked our hands together and said, "Yes, your mom is right." he said, proudly.
She was dumbstruck, completely amazed & said "Mummy, papa you guys rock yaar, I love you."
- Rashmeet Kaur Bedi


There is a plot in every mind, she knew that. Games which everyone wants to win, without playing, at any cost. She was queen of mind games, fearless, manipulative, a diplomat; she always got what she desired. But this chase was different; she saw her first defeat in his eyes, in his happiness.
- Osheen Shrivastav


खेल मेरा अजीब, सबके मन को भाए
लोगो के इशारों पर जब जीवन जीया जाए
संसार की नित-रीत हैरान गजब है,
हम कठपुतलियों को इंसान और इंसानो को खुदा नचाए
गुरूर मत करो अपनी मुस्कान पर इतना
हमारा खेल ही तुम्हारे लिए बहारे लाए |
- Aishwarya Rai

Theme 58 - One

Something interrupted his sleep. He suddenly jumped out of the bed, and rushed towards the adjoining compartment. A loud knock was heard. She opened the door with swolen eyes. "How dare you cry without me!", he yelled, and held her tight. That was the moment they knew, there was ONE soul dwelling in two bodies.
- Tanya Jain


They asked him about his mother.

He replied,"Like natural numbers start with one, so did my life because of her. When I divide or multiply myself with her, she keeps me the same. When I add her up in me, I rise and when I leave her, I fall. She is my number one."
- Sonal Joshi

I want to love her. She‘s the one for me.
Think like a player and play the game.
No playing games man, it’s only one thing: Feeling.
You have to choose one always.
Why do we get in such a situation always?

Heart and mind convincing a guy to take decision from their point of view.
- Vishal Lokhande


When I stepped out of the supermarket I saw a lady walking ahead of me drop an envelope, I picked it up and found an address written on it. I searched for that place and was surprisingly happy to see my school friend receiving it. That one envelope took me to my old friend.
- Divneet Kaur Walia


Through highs and lows, we stood still. Supported each other’s every dream.
First moved cities. Then, moved homes.
We clipped the distances, one by one. Came closer with every turn.
We were just the best of friends.
But, that night, we crossed that one line too.
- Priyanka Dharamsi

I have always disliked my dad for some of his behaviors, one day after his death I was screaming at my cook as she hadn't made lunch on time when my brother came outside the room and said, "You are behaving so like dad!"
Suddenly, I realized something, and I didn't dislike him anymore.
- Disha Joshi


"You're the ONLY ONE who makes me feel special. I can’t imagine my world without you.
Love you ... XOXO"
*send*
*mobile beeps*
*Message delivered to all 5 recipients*
Rimjhim was horrified for the whole night until the 5th recipient, her father, texted back in the morning.
"Love you too beta.."
- Lokesh Dugar


He took a step closer and said, “I need you, not commitment. I crave for you."
"I crave for your commitment. “
She sighed and walked away. Their calculations never tallied. He always saw two and she totaled one.
- Priyanka Agrawal


New city, first day of college… Already running late, he picked his bag rushing out of the P.G.'s door.
-Something missing-
His hand slipped inside the shirt's pocket.
It was that one rupee coin his mom placed in his pocket every morning before school.
- Apoorva Ranka


He had got that one chance he had been waiting for, a passport of talent and a ticket to his dreams. Long distance, no relatives, no love, no friendship, just him and his work. This was the price he paid for that one chance, to live with himself all his life.
- Jaya Kataria


Two hands. Two hearts. Two Minds. Two Bodies. One Soul.
- Osheen Shrivastava


Depth of his eyes didn't allow my eyes to move.
Holding my waist with his hands, he came closer. I could sense unique warmth this time.
Silence around was loud enough to tell, he owns me.
He, then, kissed me & touched my soul. And we became one.
- Rashmeet Kaur Bedi

एक अर्से बाद इन जलती आँखों को तसल्ली मिली थी… तसव्वुर करता था मैं जिसका हर एक लम्हा हर एक पल,आज रूबरू हुए थे हम...
जिस्म को नही, उसकी रूह को सहलाया था मेरे हाथो ने…एक मुद्दत के बाद मुस्कुराया था मैं...और उस फलीज़ जिस्म के लब हिले थे..
- Zoya Warsi


मेरी नज़र से तू आईने में देख,
हम दोनो तुझे एक नज़र आऐंगे ¶
- Aishwarya Rai


Second Entries:

You are here with two patients?
Yes, one is my wife and one is my lover
We are sorry but we can save only one.
Can’t I save both of them?
No, we are sorry but you have to choose one. Who will be the one for you?
Doctor and A man talking.
- Vishal Lokhande

Theme 57 - Change

First day of college.
Freshers.
New people.
“You deserve someone who could change you” He remembered being told before being left.
And then he saw her. Her eyes had that never ending twinkle, her beauty, flawless.
"What to do you dream of?" they asked her.
"To bring a change." she said at once.
He smiled.
- Sonal Joshi


Shreya was gazing at the rain outside the window in reminiscent mood. She closed her eyes and realized a fear of closeness with him which had taken a nasty turn in her life. It's not the same smile they exchanged, not the same texts, waiting for calls became obsolete. At last, a drop of change snuggled.
- Sanchi Bahrani


Two patients were hospitalized in the same room. First patient's bed was close to the only window and was allowed to sit; he described all the beautiful things outside to his roommate. One day it was revealed that the other patient was blind and he replied "It gave me happiness to make a change in your day".
- Divneet Kaur Walia


Mr. Mehta: Hey young boy, its election time and I think you haven’t voted.
Young boy: Does that make a change? I anyways was busy in my TOEFL classes.
Mr. Mehta: Haha! Young boy, does that make a change?
If you can’t bring a CHANGE in your own country, what would you bring in other?
- Vishal Lokhande


It's night. Raining. A girl walks alone along the sidewalks as she sees a man following her. Petrified, as the horrific stories run in her head, she is abruptly stopped by the man, only to hand over the watch that had fallen.
Perceptions need to change, don't they?
- Harshit Bhatnagar


She looked at him from a distance. Noticed his clothes and smile. Saw him walking towards her.
She saw through the pain he had been hiding behind that smile. Felt like talking to him about it.
But, soon the signal went green. She just handed him some change, a sympathetic smile and pressed the accelerator.
- Priyanka Dharamsi


जैसे एक गिरगिट रंग बदलता है, उसी प्रकार हँवा की दिशाये बदलती हैं..
पंख कभी उत्तर की ओर जाता है, कभी दक्षिण की
इंक में डूबते ही कहता है "आज कुछ नया कहना, कुछ नया लिखना हैं"
पन्नो की ओर आते ही ये मुलायम भीगा पंख,
बेशक एक 'कलम' बन जाता हैं |
- Aishwarya Rai


एक कंबल और शराब की बोतल के दम पर कुर्सी की इज़्ज़त कमाई थी,तरक्की के धोके की बदौलत..और आज जनाब झूटे मूँह भी उस ग़रीब बस्ती के रास्ते गुज़रना वाजिब नही समझते...आख़िर गिरगिट की तो फ़ितरत ही होती है रंग बदलना...
- Zoya Warsi


Second Entries:
Everything for her was different. Being raised by a father, from the making of her ponytails to having "THE TALK", it was all different for her.
Not having a parent changes everything, doesn't it?
- Harshit Bhatnagar

एक घड़ी में रंग बदल गया उसका,
कलम लिखते-लिखते रूक गया
और कागज़ आज भी खाली है |
- Aishwarya Rai

Friend: This society is totally annoying. Lifestyle shehri, par soch ekdum gaonwali... cleanliness, traffic rules se lekar love marriages & riots tak... Jo dikhta hai sab badalne ki zarurat... FB par page bana diya aaj tere bhai ne...People will take initiative... Kya bolta hai?
Me: May be for someone else, you are annoying!
- Shashank Mehta


वन्स अपॉन अ टाइम इन मुंबई
एक हसीना थी एक दीवाना था
एक नज़र मैं प्यार हुआ इकरार हुआ
फिर कहानी मैं आया ट्विस्ट
आया एक विलेन केरने दोनो में ब्रेक-उप,
पर दीवाना निकला एक था टाइगर
मारी विलेन को किक तो देअथ
फिर हुआ एक विवाह ऐसा भी बने दोनो एक दूजे के.

- Geetika Sharma

Theme 56 - Fight

SEASON II

One day I saw my nephew fighting for something, he was crying, I asked him the reason he said his brother slept in is mom's lap and knowing this cute reason, I thought about those old days when I used to fight for my mom's lap with my brother, those fights were so adorable.
- Disha Joshi


Last night I got a text … "When your tears roll down and you still carry on with anger in your eyes ready to fight, please leave it."
Call buzzed, he said, "Fights always go on between friends but don't drag it so much that it ends our friendship."
Tears rolled down again.
- Khyati Jain


Rajeev was thinking deeply, sitting on a cliff, a vendor questioned him on sitting there; he replied "I had a fight with my mother. Therefore was upset.". Vendor said "Go and ask your mother to forgive you." Rajeev said "No my friend I can't ask for forgiveness because my mother is no more in this world."
- Divneet Walia

And suddenly all of it came to an end with a fight, just the way it had begun.
- Jaya Kataria


"She's dying," they told him.
He sat next to her bed in the hospital and held her hand.
"Fight." he said.
She opened her eyes and smiled. "Fight to live one more night?"
"No," he said, "Fight to fight me again like last night."
And the cardiograph went silent.
He cried.
- Sonal Joshi


Praising the nature, I was sitting near hill. Mountains far away, partially covered with snow. Water making its way through rocks, elegantly.
Distracted by noise, saw two squirrels playing & fighting for a peanut.
They were peppy & at the end shared the peanut.
'Every creature made by God is unique & enlightens the nature.'
- Rashmeet Kaur Bedi.


She was the elder one but he was mature. Not a day would pass when the fight to superiority was set aside. Finally on the wedding day, when he hugged her to bid farewell, she whispered bursting into tears, "Bhai tu jeeta ... bas Inke saamne toh DIDI boldey yaar ..."
- Lokesh Dugar


Brother: Hey ! You wore my slipper.
Sister: Wear the other one.
Brother angrily wore the slipper, perhaps the only one left .
....The slipper wore by the girl was not in a usable condition.
- Swati Bhandari


She was drowning with the inner demons of despair. She knew it could be over anytime. But, she was a phoenix and rose from the ashes; made friends with the demons and now it was just hope all around. That was, for her, the best and toughest fight ever.
- Osheen Shrivastav


So again today, there was a fight between them! Mother, wanted to do anything to make the two brothers live in the same house with peace. She yelled, screamed and wanted to stop them at once! But not after she knew the reason of fight was to make her feel special. She felt loved!
- Sakshi Singh


Every night we fought to separate our ways as we knew we were not meant to be. 

...But mornings just found us closer than before.
- Priyanka Dharamsi


Sweethearts from school, they never knew they'll have this tough path ahead. Standing in the court, he realized, that the fights that once bought them together and made them stronger, drove them apart.
He won the fight, but lost everything else.
- Harshit Bhatnagar


Suddenly, he pushed me away from him and walked away leaving me alone on one rainy day.
All I can say was "Please don't stop this? Just don't!" But, he was gone.
We now share a bond of mute fights because of that destined but unfortunate kiss that just took place that day.
- Aishwarya Rai


He lied and I was furious.
He put his hands around my waist and asked, "Can I kiss your belly while we fight?"
I shivered..
"It won't be a fight then."
He smiled that smile and pulled me closer.
"Oh! Trust me, it will be."
- Priyanka Agrawal


बचपन के वो दिन थे
दोनो हर पल एक दुउजे का साया बन रहते
चोट एक को लगती दर्द दूसरे को होता
झगड़ा भी यहाँ पल भर का मेहमान होता
हर चीज़ में शेरिंग होती.

बड़े होने पेर यह भाई प्रॉपर्टी के नाम पेर ऐसे झगड़े
मानो महाभारत युध हो
...काश वो बचपना हमेशा रहता.
- Geetika Sharma


लड़ाई थी उस बहते पानी से जिसने मेरे अब्बा की जान ली थी,
उस पाबन्ध वक़्त से जो खुद ही से पहले, मेरी अम्मा को भी दूर ले गया,
इन्हें आज भी फांसी नहीं हुई, शायद कभी नहीं होगी|
- Osho Jain


वो अहम् अह्म था दोनो के लिए..साहबज़ादे की ज़िद अगर उसके लिए अज़ीज़ थी तो आप तो उसके बाप थे....
उस जंग ने ज़ंग लगा दिया था उस लोहे से मज़बूत रिश्ते मे...वो जंग थी...कभी ना झुकने की...
-Zoya Warsi

Second Entries:

It’s about the day I was left alone in the flooded area, the day after which I had no one else behind, the day after which I would have to fight with the world alone.
- Swati Bhandari


The principles that her mother taught her were her foundation. But in a time for desperate need of money for her mother's operation, she encountered the biggest fight of them all within her-
To choose her mother's values, everything she stood for, and lose her, or to choose her mother, and well, still, lose her.
- Harshit Bhatnagar

Theme 39 - Eye

Black when I get up, black throughout the day, black my routine & dreams, thus black again.
I could hear him weep, when I answered this, to his question, “Why you like black so much?"
Long time has passed and I have accepted blindness as a part of my life. . .
- Mehul Newaskar


Posed randomly for pics with my girls. Later that night, as I swiped through my photo gallery, I suddenly realized that it wasn't a very best day with him.
My eyes had done the talking. Reflecting the pain and disappointment in every picture..
- Apoorva Ranka


So small, yet so cute… they added a charm to her pictures because whenever she smiled, her eyes closed and that is what he loved most about her.
- Ankita Binnani


He said "I love you" after whipping her too hard for he had seen her with another man, a friend. She kept looking in his eyes, searching the meaning of those words for him.
But after a while, he left her alone and the voice of the door shut shook her out of her reverie.
- Jaya Kataria

In a hospital room... 
"You'll have to take my place now..”
"But how would we do without you?"
"I'm sorry.. My mistake, I should have seen the truck coming."
"I had signaled him too. But it was too late, we lost you."
"I guess it was bound to happen.."
...the accident victim's eyes and ears talked.
- Priyanka Dharamsi


It was love at first sight when their eyes met. Her hazel-brown eyes were famous for not betraying her feelings, emotions, to anyone. But his dark eyes saw right through them. She smiled a bit. He came closer, boldly enough. They kissed, sparks flew. That started a story that was happily ever after.
- Smit Patel

Second Entries:

She could not see this world, but she could feel its beauty because he was always there to hold her hand and guide her. 

For them, surely, love was blind.

- Ankita Binnani

Theme 38 - Music

Rhythm was in her blood. Cadence was in her veins. She respired Melody. Resonance was what she exhaled. Her heartbeats were more of Jingles and Hymns. Her lips uttered symphony. The timbre of her voice was mesmerizing.
"But where is she?"
He was quiet for a moment. "I've lost the Music of my life."
- Tanya Jain


After a hectic routine of life in night soft music is such a relief for me. Just listening to my favorite track shifts my temperament from an adult to a small child, full of life…
- Khyati Jain


Standing at King's Door
Singing my Old Song
Shower of Gold
Shower of blessings
Sail on to your endless dreams.
I have listened to this guy in EMRC's Srajan,
And today I am standing in million
Striving for his autograph,
Proudly wanna say.. that one day,
It was magical!

A moment in Heaven.
- Avinash Kashyap


Whenever he felt lost, irritated, alone or afraid, Rishank would switch on the tape recorder and listen his childhood lullaby recorded in his mother's voice. It made him feel like a baby in his mother's arms. The feeling which comforted him the most.
Music in its own form, was serving its purpose indeed.
- Lokesh Dugar


What is it, which must be God, an invincible power, which can give you life, can make you smile & can refine your soul?
No one answered the question asked by new teacher, she then announced, “I say, Music, what do you all think?"
Everyone had smile on their faces; the teacher was here to stay.
- Mehul Newaskar


Yesterday when we decided to end it all, I asked for all the memories he had given me over the years. 

So, he sent me those. In the form of a mixed tape..of the songs he always had been dedicating to me.
He was special, so had to be his good bye.
- Priyanka Dharamsi

65 years, their marriage was. They had a different way to concede the defeat. They used to put on a song, to let the other one know, that the war is over. And a smile was an indication. And they could start talking again.
He still takes flowers to her grave, and starts the same music, in hopes to see her smile again.
- Harshit Bhatnagar

जब कभी वह इठलाती ध्वनी सुनता
खुदके एहसासों को उसमें पाता.
कभी जो कहीं रुकता
वह उसे फिर चलने की ताकत देता.
कभी देश की सभ्यता से मिलवाता
तो कभी सरहदों को पार कर
परायों को भी अपना बना लेता.
लोगो के लिये मन-बहलाने का साधन
पर उसके लिये
सांसे बन चुका था संगीत....
- Nikita Kumawat

Theme 37 - Fear

Boy: Don't you trust my love for you?
Girl: I am scared. Being betrayed in love, I have lost the strength to trust anyone.
Boy: Not every guy is same. Hold my hand, step ahead. I will never let you fall.
And, girl hugged him tightly. Love conquered her fear and a new journey began.
- Sanchi Bahrani


News on increasing rapes and eve-teasing which he always ignored were now catching his eyes every morning. The daily one-hour conversation, which Komal found romantic was actually a result of Lakshit's fear for residing in another city and for making sure that she reaches her hostel safely every night.
- Lokesh Dugar

“Friendships are forever.”
“A boy and a girl can never be just friends!”
“Love comes without a notice.”
She didn't know which was greater: Fear of everything turning out to be true or
fear of everything turning into nothingness!
- Priyanka Dharamsi

Woken up by the sound, the room was entirely untouched; windows shut, curtain slightly open and his daughter sound asleep.
Stooped low beside the bed, he kissed his angel. That’s when the sound returned; a low rumbling like a dog’s growl, his daughter’s hands attacking him violently, clawing at his throat. He cried, “Somebody Help”…
- Smit Patel

She wanted to travel the world and paint the journey; the experience… She feared the beauty of the world.
"What if it isn't as beautiful as I have imagined? Oh wait! I have colors…"
- Priyanka Agrawal


She feared stepping out of house, playing out in lawn, going to schools and colleges, travelling in buses, working in offices and now living even inside her own home. There are cannibals all around with a zeal to feast on her soul.
- Anusha Gupta


Flummoxed, she asked her mom "why am I scared to take chances, ma?"
Mom: "Freed your thoughts, get yourself out of your comfort zone, let your mind be free from the anxieties of what-will-happen-if, let it venture into new arenas. Very soon you will realize that it was your reluctance thwarting you, and not fear."
- Pragya Dubey


She woke up in the morning with wet eyes. People say if you see a nightmare of your dad’s death, he is going to live more. She believed that too. But lost him the next day.
Yesterday night, she saw her mom dying….
- Ankita Binnani


Fear of darkness, fear of dad, fear of teacher, fear to fail, and now I fear, as I have no fear.
Who said it's always good to grow-up. . .
- Mehul Newaskar

Second entries: 

She was bold, daring and independent. She traveled distances alone. And day and night, worked hard for her dream. Her dream of wearing that olive green uniform, of being a part of the army. She was set to fight the enemies with guns. Nothing moved her.. Well, except for lizards. She was scoliodentosaurophobic. - Priyanka Dharamsi

Relationships broke. Things crashed. Grades degraded. Health deteriorated. Friends complained. Parents were worried. Every possible thing was going wrong in his life.
But he wasn't afraid. One thing helped him survive. His belief in “Everything’s gonna be fine soon”. Ironically, this li’l phrase turning out to be untrue was the only fear he lived with.
- Priyanka Dharamsi

Theme 36 - Mother

Office, family, relatives, society, daily chores along with the latest responsibility of her child; Shreya was finding it difficult to get back in her routine.
Finally, she called up her mom and asked, "How did you make it look so easy?"
To which her mom replied, "It wasn't, but having you was totally worth it."
- Lokesh Dugar


Summers ushered in. My kids were eager to go to there Granny's house, and so was I , after 4 years. But when I reached there , she was lying on the bed like a corpse. Old and wan. An obvious truth of her arriving departure struck me for the first time.
- Simran Chandwani


After a brief squabble with her husband she was all tears. Rambling in her thoughts, she was mesmerized by how her mom has managed to smile through the vicissitudes of life, impeccably poised and unfettered by all the hardships.
She wiped off her tears, stood up and firmly said, “Yes, I would be like her someday!"
- Pragya Dubey

Class of 2005's alumni meet up; everyone exchanging their views on how today's kids must be brought up, when Surbhi casually spoke up, "If I ever have a baby girl, I’ll raise her up perfectly just as my mother raised her daughter..!"
- Apoorva Ranka


Dear Ma,
I was broken when dad wanted to marry again. Why have you gone? Though the new mother came and held my hand, though I didn't want. She loves me and takes care. I could feel a mother's warmth which is same for all. You are far but still close to me in another form.
- Sanchi Bahrani

The moment lasted decades, her eyes in tears, his eyes filled with lust. "Sweetheart" her mother said, eyes gleaming. "Yes, little one," the man said, reaching out for her, almost catching her. Her mother turned… "Come on, my dear." The man raised his gloved hand slowly. Mother and daughter fled into the crowd. He watched
- Smit Patel


माँ मेरे बालों को सुलझा रही थी |
जब मैंने उन्हें हर्ष के बारे में बताया, वह एक पल के लिए रुक गयी और बस इतना कहा कि वह पापा से बात करेगी |
उन्होंने फिर आसानी से मेरी एक और उलझन को सुलझा दिया था |
- Priyanka Agrawal


Second Entries:
It was the first time I was going to confront my mom since I eloped. I was worried whether she would accept me or not. But the moment I reached there, she embraced me and cried. That move was enough to prove that mothers are divine and generous of all.
- Simran Chandwani

Theme 35 - Death

Door bell rang. She rushed; she was going to meet him after a long separation.
On the other side of the door was an army man standing with a trunk of his things. He was dead.
Deep pain held back her tears, she was laughing hysterically on that cruel joke of fate.
- Aman Soni


There he was, bed ridden, wearing hospital’s clothes but with hopeful eyes, cheerful smile and stories to share.
Even cancer could not make him fragile because he always believed in, ‘Death, be not proud!’
- Ankita Binnani


In the end-
You will remember all the lovely moments, would wish to spend more time with them, will regret for all the fights, will miss laughter with tears in eyes...
Everything revives and finishes at the same time. Only memories will be played and life will pause.
You will be here and they will be far apart.
- Sanchi Bahrani


She is remembered with all the love and has proved that body is ephemeral, but soul- eternal.
She was bubbly and suave, always ready to help others. Her 20th birthday was no less than a nightmare when she was diagnosed of cancer. She was given 2 years to live, and she welcomed the inevitable with full vigor.
- Pragya Dubey


What’s dying? I am standing on the seashore, gazing a vessel until she fades from the horizon. Diminishing in size, alleviating to a point. She has gone beyond my sight. But that’s not it. There’s someone standing on another coast, watching her arrive, growing bigger and bigger in size, saying “here she comes”. That’s dying.
- Ashwary Sharma

It has been four years since he passed away. She still cries, not able to understand why death of one ought to mean death of two…
- Priyanka Agrawal


I fought and cried like a little kid, demanding for the cutest creature in my eyes. As tiny as my hand could hold, as soft and white as creamy milk, the little bunny hopped into my world! Little did I know that it would end up like a four day long dream…
- Apoorva Ranka


I was hypercritical. “No chance!!”, the doctor remarked. But I was calm and gladden...
I was going to meet my mom after long 6 years, up there.
- Simran Chandwani


Rajesh had a rough day at the office and 8 year old Aviraj had to face his wrath, for not studying the whole day. Weeks passed but he didn't dare to step out. Finally when his friends asked for his absence, Rajesh realized that although the beating wasn't fatal, but it had killed the child within.
- Lokesh Dugar
मरते हैं वो दोनो एक-दूसरे पर
इतना के...
लोग जुदा होने पर मर-मर कर जिया करतें हैं.
और वो दोनो.. दूरियों में भी ज़िंदगी जीकर
हर पल हंसकर
मौत को गले लगा लेते हैं.....
- Nikita Kumawat


Second Entries:

वो खुले विचारों की
पाक-दिल वाली काँच की गुड़िया
चीखती रही...
समाज के उसूलों के शोर में उसकी आवाज़
अपनो ने भी नहीं सुनी
आज वो शमशान की बाहों में खुलकर सांस ले रही है और
अपने मन ही मन राख में तब्दील हो रहे हैं.
- Nikita Kumawat

Theme 34 - Fame

She writes a letter- "Dad, I was found laid with a guy, I was drunk. My values and moralities find insufficient to cope up with this success and fame. I'm leaving, you'll always have me".
The pen slips off the floor; she yells and jumps off the balcony.
- Aman Soni


Nandan: my dream is to become a famous photographer, I want fame. Yeah, a lot of fame. What do you want?
Niyati: I also want fame, I want to be celebrated in your heart every day, I want to get famous in your heart.
Nandan gave her a big smile and said I Love You So Much.
- Disha Joshi


Interviewer- You are a youth icon, a socialite, an eye candy and successful entrepreneur.
How do you feel about it?
SK- amazing if they love me equally after I confess I am gay.
SK forgot this is India; here homosexuality is a sin and illegal by law.
The fame game turned into shame game.
- Paridhi Mahendra


The taste of fame had made her hungry, and her appetite kept on increasing. But soon fate took a toll on her, and she was on her knees, begging.
- Jaya Kataria


She loved the paparazzi. The flashlights adored her.
She had achieved a lot in just a short time.
Fame had given her wings…

For once, she asked for solitude. The shutterbugs had started to annoy her.
She realized it was difficult to hold on to the glory.
Oh! Fame came with a sweet sting…
- Priyanka Dharamsi


She always knew that she wasn't capable enough to be famous. But still, she had a hunger to make it large. And like every other beautiful girl, she got her answer in a rich and famous guy whom she was able to entice into her charm, quite conveniently.
- Rohan Bapat

Glittering robes, flash lights, sizzling personality and pulchritudinous in its true sense. She entered the green room with the award in her hand, staring at the mirror and brooding whether she ever wished for it. Was it worth all the struggle? It was nothing compared to what she has lost in the way.
- Pragya Dubey

All I wanted was to be famous. And then, I had to choose between two things I love - fame or relationships…
I stopped caring about relations, was happy with myself. But at the end, I was left alone.
Charm of the fame vanished after some time… And the relationships also faded...
- Anjali Hardia

Theme 33 - Phone

Nandan has already used 12 phones in a year..!
When she listened to this statement, she was wondering who was this boy who had used and dropped these many phones and that too in just one year. When she went inside the room Nandan was sleeping in her mom's lap.
- Disha Joshi


After a huge fight, I returned home. Disheartened, I sat on a chair, aggrieved and sad. For a moment, I felt it's all over. Suddenly, a strong vibration of my phone shook me. Seeing an unknown number I picked up and he was there whispering "I love You Jaan, don't go away!” And, again life became alive.
- Sanchi Bahrani


Trin-Trin!! Trin-Trin!! Blare continued from the bedroom. It was an unexpected phone call from a departed one.
I was restrained for a while, suddenly got my senses back and before I could speak up, a mild toned voice spoke to my ears "Meet me at the coffee shop; I missed you -beep beep!!"
- Aman Soni


He typed "I love you" on his phone and sent it after pondering over it for hours. He hoped for her to reply, he literally wished, even prayed. He was staring at the screen blankly but it never blinked.
- Rohan Bapat


It was the season of Diwali. As always, we used to get a cash envelope but this time I got nothing.
Two days later, I found a gift box in my almirah, it was a new phone for me. My happiness was on ninth cloud.
- Khyati Jain


Eyes gleaming, He told the telemarketer just what he thought of her, throwing in a few ugly names for good measure. Later that night his phone rang busy, the cord tied around his neck.
The lesson learned? Be careful what you say to a telemarketer. If she has your phone number, she has your address.
- Smit Patel


Struggling with an half opened eye, he pulled his phone from somewhere under the blanket. A dozen missed calls and double messages all through the night.

A relation was lost… 
- Apoorva Ranka

Some people are squandering hundreds upon hundreds of Federal Reserve papers on phones, while many others are struggling to afford even a lavatory. There are more people on our planet who have access to phones than toilets. And even though I’m aware of this sobering statistic, I’m doing nothing but typing this on my phone.
- Ashwary Sharma


He sat in his cabin, staring at the picture frame. Wait! Is that Bahamas? How has he never noticed?
He decided to travel. He could see his flight.
He leaned back, picked up his phone and turned the silent mode on. Vacation was meant to be fun.
Even if in that dream in the power nap.
- Priyanka Dharamsi


He wrote many letters, bought gifts, saved his feelings in the message drafts but never had the courage to deliver.
At last, unaware of Tanya's wedding Pushkar called to express his feelings, to which the phone answered, "The person you are trying to reach has moved out of coverage area".
- Lokesh Dugar

Palpitatingly she picked up the phone. There was drop dead silence that followed. Tears rolled down her cheeks, Her friend in an attempt to save her was so critically injured that doctors could not save her. One call and she still lives under the guilt of being responsible for her friend's untimely death.
- Pragya Dubey

Theme 32 - Home

While she was packing her bags & moving out of their home, he was still lost in the labyrinth of his thoughts unable to take up even his own responsibility.
- Priyanka Dharamsi


It was the day after my wedding; I picked up my bag and took a final look at my home. A home full of memories. I remarked every corner of my house as if it was forcing me to stay more… But that corner, where I weaved my after-wedding dreams, bid a warm goodbye.
- Simran Chandwani 


I had to leave home for my graduation. Started living in a hostel. I felt lonely. Mumma was tensed, worried and insecure too. Then I met you and realized it’s not home that made me feel secure but the feeling of oneness and safety. Yours was a home away from home.
- Ankita Methwani

And somewhere I hear a voice that makes me feel special, comfortable and loved. MOM who makes house a home to live, who makes me feel I am born to be loved.
- Nayan Pandya


As the gate was opened, he ran outside. I shouted "come back", ran behind him. He went so far that he was out of my sight. Upset, I came back home. Suddenly, felt something wet on my feet…I saw Neo licking me. He had come back to me, to home. I hugged him tightly.
- Shruti Singh


She spent 20 years of her life in a four bedroom bungalow in Mussoorie. Home!
Now, she lives with her husband. He often gets transferred and so does the home, for her.
- Priyanka Agrawal


One could hear temple bells ringing in unison, smell the fragrant earth on a typical rainy evening, sit under a tree to celebrate an autumn day or simply gaze the moon from the terrace.
I was still 100 miles away from home and had already started to feel its warmth. It made me happy...
- Charu Rawat


Her homecoming had to be an extravagant affair. After all, their only daughter had come after 3 years.
But the bash and all the riches couldn't satisfy her. Deep down, she missed her small rented apartment at her workplace, which she could actually call home.
- Jaya Kataria


The withered leaves fell upon the now dead and lifeless structure. Wait… buildings are always lifeless isn't it? Time had taken its toll on the surroundings. It used to be once a lively, almost breathing place. A place that had defined the word HOME for me. If only, it could ever be the same again.
- Smit Patel


The cage is his only home; the others are either lifeless or long gone. He keeps spinning in there all day long, for it’s not the place where he belongs. People pay to see him and get entertained, but verily it’s his misery as he’s detained. It’s sad how people can buy their happiness, at the cost of his cadaverousness.
- Ashwary Sharma


ये ठंडी हवा तू ले चल मुझे अपने घर,
जहाँ अपनों का प्यार है,माँ-दादी की दुलार है|
माटी की खुशबु है, मिट्टी के खिलोने है|
बड़ो की सिख है, उनका आशीर्वाद है|
खेत खलियान है, खाने को स्वादिष्ट खाना है|
ले चल वहाँ जहाँ मेरा दिल बस्ता है,जहाँ मेरा अपना घराना है|
- Sanchi Bahrani


Second Entries:

I was brushing my teeth when I felt the earth move. I thought I was still dreamy.
The next moment, the earth shook. I ran outside for my life.
But within a few minutes, that earthquake took away the house, my mum and dadima.
And without both of them, how would any other place be home?
- Priyanka Dharamsi

Theme 31 - Road

Two roads diverged in the woods. Indecisive and fearful of uncertainty, he returned. Right now, he's angry for not taking the path. Had he taken any of the roads, they both would've merged later, brought him back to the same place. He would've been angrier for the time and hope wasted. Someone tell him this.
- Smit Patel


After a brief fight, she left the car and started walking. As the relationship was all about her.
But this time Karan didn't came running, begging sorry for mistake not committed and killing his self-respect. Priya understood walking the Road that taking advantage of love will leave her all alone, but an apology would do wonders.
- Paridhi Mahendra


A small girl went to her Malkin's room frightened that she will be again punished for her mistake. With tears in eyes, she looked at Malkin with a hope that she will forgive her. But Malkin beat her malevolently, unaware of the fact that her bad karmas will lead her to the road of hell, not heaven.
- Sanchi Bahrani


As he left the Chamber of secrets, the lord of the rings ordered him to kill a mockingbird. After all, The Da Vinci code that was bestowed upon him was at stake. And it transformed into a matter of honor when the alchemist said that this road would result in a long walk to freedom.
- Rohan Bapat


Sitting by my window… I just keep wondering where this road could take me to.
Can it take me at someplace away from this chaos? Can it take me to some place which has eternal peace?
I wonder... Is there really such a place? Is there really such a road? I WISH IT WAS...
- Nishita Goyal


Lying alone on his death bed, he thinks about the life if he would have chosen love. If he would have chosen to start a family. If he would have chosen, life.
He thinks, about the road not taken.
- Harshit Bhatanagar

When he got over with his graduation, he told me that this will be a new journey. Unaware about the destination, he just wanted to walk... to run... to turn miles into an inch…to make his great achievements look small. And that was the only way he knew to make it huge.... or maybe something big someday.
- Mohit Kalra

Yesterday, I was here with him laughing, walking hands in hand. He was definitely not taking me to the class but to some other world. I wish that road never ended...
- Nayan Pandya


Second Entries:
She had so many stories to share as once she daily used to walk down that road with her Love.
But she couldn't, not because her husband would sulk on hearing about her ex, but because they are not friends yet.
Just two people forced into arranged marriage, hoping things to work out.
- Paridhi Mahendra


It was a long and winding road, map smudged at times with surprising detours and witnessing accidents caught in pile-ups that were not of my making and ignoring guides and the traffic patterns were always determined by “karma”. Finally, white light at the end of the long tunnel, reached where I was meant to be.
- Smit Patel

Theme 30 - Kiss

Maybe, it was the last kiss they shared. They both could sense the level of the unbeatable urge to stay with each other yet could do nothing about it. It was the last kiss, two people who loved each other beyond anything shared; there was no lust, just pain, sorrow and death. Death of love, life.
- Sakshi Singh


I rise up like a tide..the moment his lips meet mine!
- Shikha Sharma


While running towards her mom, Chavi slipped on the floor. To comfort her crying daughter, Riya kissed on the bruise and assured that it would heal very soon.
Wiping off her tears, the innocent little girl asked her mom in a curios tone, "What does daddy do, that he gets hit on the lips daily?"
- Lokesh Dugar


Niyati had lost her faith in God. She had failed in her final CA examination,she wrote a novel which wasn't accepted by any publications. She was about to give up, tied her dupatta with fan.
Suddenly her phone rang; "Unknown Number"
She picked up. God kissed her with news of her book's publishing.
- Disha Joshi


It was the most awaited, passionate first kiss. Full of love she surrendered in his arms.
Next day she was dying to share her Romantic Encounter with her bestie.
But Prachi already knew her friend's secret along with the whole city. The MMS was viral and a kiss ripped another soul.
- Paridhi Mahendra


Caressing..Cuddling...Slowly he held her by her waist and pulled his world closer. In that first kiss she'll know what all he couldn't say...
- Apoorva Ranka


It has been three months now. Numerous fights, altercations, foul words and hearts filled with bitter feelings. It was time to call off their relationship, at least they felt so. A goodbye kiss, meant to be their last rekindled their feelings and everything was the same again.
- Pragya Dubey


He dropped her back home and waited for a signal. They stood chit chatting in front of her door, looking for an opportunity. A roll of the keys and a twist of the fingers through her hair was enough proof that it was about time.
- Rohan Bapat


Each time we played hide seek, he'd grab my hand, pull me in a corner and force a kiss on my lips. Not every kiss is romantic.
- Priyanka Agrawal


His grandmother gave him a goodbye kiss for he was going abroad for further studies. It lingered on his wet cheek for a while too long, not because he'll miss her love, but because he wasn't sure if she'll be there when he returns.
- Jaya Kataria


“But baby, how will we convince our families?” I protested.

“Sshhhh…”
He pulled me by my waist and put a finger on my lips..
“Sshhhh… ”, tucked my hair behind my ear..
His lips met mine as he softly kissed my lower lip. I smiled.
Tonight, our insecurities needed to get drunk.
- Priyanka Dharamsi


It was her birthday. I, waiting for the cake, stood close to her. She cut the cake, turned towards me, the lights went off, and the cake never tasted better ever.
- Vibhor Upadhyay


She said yes, and they sealed it with a kiss. It's been twenty-five years, and nothing has changed.
The fairy tale she always imagined, she had been living in one.
It was beautiful.
- Charu Rawat


Second Entries:
I kissed him goodbye for we were never to see each other again. Since that day, I kiss wine everyday. It reminds my lips of his touch; of the kiss that made me go tipsy..
- Priyanka Agrawal


He pulled me close by my hand. His eyes had scanned everything around already.
Without taking a second more, he lifted my chin and kissed me. Passionate, intense and wild.
The cut on my lips was enough of a proof how much I had loved it.

- Priyanka Dharamsi

Theme 29 - Box

She has always asked daddy about that box and he has always told her that you'll know about this box soon. One morning he called Niyati, gave her that box telling this box contains our best time together for you to cherish for lifetime; kissed her forehead and took his last breath.

- Disha Joshi


As soon as I boarded the train I found an abandoned box under my seat, terrified, I immediately called the TC and other people to check what it was. Suddenly, from somewhere a child came running and shouted "leave it, it is my toy box." All my fears vanished seeing his innocent smile.
- Divneet Kaur Walia


I got so many gifts on my Birthday but my eyes were on that box, very simple still demanded attention. I could not wait anymore and just opened it; I was living the happiest moment of my life. That box held so many good memories.
- Khyati Jain


She put everything in that little black box of hers. They were the memories they shared. Movie tickets; concert passes; gift tags; birthday cards. The last thing she put in was the relationship they shared; the perfect memory.
- Priyanka Agrawal


7 boxes stacked up in the corridor. Each filled with an year of memories, of their togetherness and love. All she wanted was to unpack them. To relive them. And create new ones. Years later, here she stands in the same hallway, all beaten up, heart bruised. 14 boxes and an envelope of divorce papers.
- Meenal Bhatia

Her eyes beamed looking at the gift in her granny's hand. It always has been a serendipitous moment for her. Opening it with utter amusement she used to devour all the happiness. Now, there is a time when living in trepidation, all she wishes is to clear the cobweb in her head and unravel the mysteries behind.
- Pragya Dubey


And she kept staring at the box of chocolates all day long, coz he had promised to come back and eat them together.
- Jaya Kataria


When I turned 20, he gave me a present. I unwrapped it. It had a box. Opened it. Another box. Opened it. A box again. Again opened. It finally had a key and a note which read "Just like this, you have to work like anything to earn something".
Thanks Dad!
- Mohit Kalra


Nancy's face grew grim as she heard orphan Bablu crying for a cheap silver plated chain, which was a memory of his dead mother; taken away by Montu, a brat. She was moved and desperate to help him. Hence she decided to trade the box of her favorite candies. The deal made Bablu smile.
- Neha Manghnani

She kept it in the locker. A midst all the other assorted elements in that jewellery box, lied a locket. The neighbors thought it was the box she was attached too. Well, of course. The box was a gift from her mother.
But the locket? It was from him.
- Priyanka Dharamsi

It was her 18th birthday. Living with her grandparents, she went to take their blessings. Like every year. But today was different. They had a gift. A box. A letter addressed to her, a watch meant for her, from her parents whom she never got to see.
The box was an entry to a world she never knew.
- Harshit Bhatnagar

Annoyed with a mediocre life, Piyush passed his son setting up a tent from a cardboard box. He noticed that the refusal to buy an expensive tent didn't bother the young lad.
On completion, the smile on his son's face made him realize, that satisfaction with his cardboard box was his key to happiness.
- Lokesh Dugar


उसकी बातें, उसका अपनापन,
मेरा रूठना, उसका मनाना.

जब वह उदास हो तो मेरा उसे हंसाना.
जब भी मुश्किलें हों तो एक दूसरे को कहना-
मैं हूँ तुम्हारे साथ....
आज हम दुर हैं पर अकेले में
"यादों की डिबिया" जब भी खुलती
तो चेहरे की मुस्कुराहट कहती
हम आज भी करीब हैं......
- Nikita Kumawat


कमरे मे बंद डिब्बे सी ज़िंदगी में किसी अपने को पाया था. मेरे हर लम्हे का साथी बनने लगा वो. एक दिन उसे पाने की कोशिश की, तो एहसास हुआ, वो शक़स उन शीशे की दीवारों में मेरा ही अक्स था.
- Vibhor Upadhyay

1 मार्च 2014
लड़की: मे तुमसे जल्दी शादी करना चाहती हू, क्या तुम भी ? बताओ कब करोगे ?
लड़का: तुम्हारे हर सवाल का जवाब इन 3 बॉक्स मे हे
            पहला बॉक्स की चिट्ठिया तारीख बताएगी
            दूसरा:महीना
            तीसरा :साल
लड़की ने पहले तीसरा बॉक्स खोला जिसमे चिट्ठी मे 2014 निकला
फिर पहला :28
दूसरा :02
- Parag Mukadam

Theme 28 - Black

On their way back, Khushi exclaimed, "Papa!! I stood first in the oral quiz. I knew that apples are red and sky is blue. But, I wonder what they actually look like?"
Jayesh stopped as he looked into her eyes. Eyes which were confined only to black. He had no answer to this quiz.
- Lokesh Dugar


Its midnight. Staring at the wall opposite, grappling with the endless plethora of thoughts within, trying hard to clear up my mind and hit the bed. Waiting in anticipation for the soul to be free from this immense delirium. But all I end up with is, Darkness!
- Pragya Dubey


Like my past, like my future, like my name, like my dreams. . .
The memories I wanted to erase got refreshed as even the professor on the first day of college asked, 'Hey, you black guy, where are you from?'
'South India', all I could say, with sort of guilt in my voice. . .
- Mehul Newaskar


I vaguely opened my eyes and tried to capture essentials but couldn't. Then the doctor stepped in and mother cried. I heard she lost her arm. I couldn't figure out even a bit till I saw the sight of the plane crash and dreadful passengers flash in my mind. And then I speculated. The crash had taken away my sight.
- Simran Chandwani


Despite of being a millionaire and leading a luxurious life, Pooja's family life was totally black because her husband and son didn't do anything for her except giving her big bank balances.
- Divneet Kaur Walia


Over-confidence had ruined him.
At the time of studies, he was busy Liking Megan Fox and Batman on Facebook, sharing videos on WhatsApp and reading why women like Guitarists.
The question paper was a total black out for Soham, not because it was tough but because Soham had no one to blame for his failure.
- Paridhi Mahendra


With every uttered word, the differences grew more. With every occurring thought, her pain worsened. There was nothing left to be spoken now..only emptiness..full of plain.
A sorrowful and dark night followed..
- Apoorva Ranka


She was blinded by the sudden flash of lights, astounded by so many people waiting for her to perform and surprised by what her friends had done for her. And when she performed, she opened up to the whole new world waiting to be explored, when all she could see was the darkness of failure.
- Jaya Kataria


I chose to shut my eyes, there was too much black around.
- Sahil Chandwani


In the darkness of their room, he forced his kiss on her. There was no point in protesting.
Her tears had dried already. And the kohl in her eyes had been smudged, too.
- Priyanka Dharamsi


Black. Yes, it was a black day for Neela as she remembered Jai. Tears rolled down her cheeks. She blamed herself for his accidental death due to an overdose of drugs. Being his elder sister, she could have stopped his addictions. He didn't respect his life and she failed to teach him how to love himself.
- Neha Manghnani

Theme 27 - Celebrations

On terrace, she smoked out the rings. Wedding celebrations were in motion downstairs. 
It would be her last smoke, she decided, not aware of the fact that dowry was to ignite another fire.
- Priyanka Agrawal


It was Richa's 10th birthday. .
Palak and Varun were rejoicing their old moments when despite of having so many official formalities and hindrances, they were finally able to adopt Richa, as Palak wasn't able to conceive. That day of Richa's arrival in Palak and Varun's life was the reason of greatest celebration for them.
- Devanshee Singh


Kavita was astonished to see how the generations old bell-bottoms still complimented Ashok. To her surprise, Ashok had brought her the very same orange outfit which she wore 25 years back. Suited-up in the ages old attire, they drove on the same rusty old bike to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary.
- Lokesh Dugar


The celebrations were ending; my sister's wedding, with tears of sorrow and happiness. He was there too, silently watching me cry. At the end of it, he came to me and asked "Which color you want your wedding outfit to be in?" I asked "why?" And we got the reason for another round of celebrations.
- Jaya Kataria


Different people. Different ideas. Different views.
Same love.
Never met each other, but they all came together. To share the passion. To inspire. To be inspired. They came together,
To celebrate their love.
- Harshit Bhatnagar

The class was one, but rarely was it felt until after the movie on that Saturday.
That Saturday the class had united, to celebrate, for a li'l bird had just confirmed that their professor was on a leave!
- Priyanka Dharamsi

दो सील तोड़ उसने बोतल खोली. . .
ख़ुशी का मौका हो या ग़म कि बेला, दोनों मौकों पर वो जश्न मनाता था, वो भी पूरी शिद्दत से ।
और आज उसके तीसरे पे, हम बोतल खोले उसकी फोटू के साथ बैठे थे, वैसे ही, पूरी शिद्दत से. . .
- Mehul Newaskar


दो मुल्कों की लड़ाई में,
सरहद के उस पार आँसू, खून की नदियाँ,
और इस तरफ़ जश्न का समा.
किसी के भाई, बेटे, पिता को ख्त्म करके क्या ये इंसान असल में जश्न मना पाएगा?
- Shruti Singh


हाँ , उसी महोल्ले कि गली मे हसती खेलती, सबके साथ, हर दिन, हर पल, उसी मुस्कान को पहने हुए एक आभूषण कि तरह , बस तभी उतरती, जब कोई देख नहीं रहा होता.. कमरे में लगे बिस्तर पे पड़े तकिये पर बेह रहे आंसुओ के साथ वो मुस्कान भी उतर जाती हे।
- Anukriti Bajaj

Theme 26 - Distance

"I am feeling lonely.."
Why baby? Come in my arms. "Your arms work as cocoon, I feel so safe."
Be in your cocoon always.
"I love you"
Baby, I won’t be wrong if I say, You define my existence. I love you, too.
"Baby, your love is the reason I never realize that you are 600kms away."
- Rashmeet Kaur Bedi


We entered the crowded club. Distinct expressions on every face. Some rejoiced on seeing the long lost friends, some tried to rekindle the rusted bonds. I walked towards him, our eyes met.. He turned and walked away.
Moment of realization.. Not just long years, but even a few months have the ability to beget distances...
- Nishita Goyal


And suddenly one day he turned his back towards her and never returned. Cried many nights to bed but didn't say a word to her. He knew walking the same distance back alone will be tough, but every time he saw her, he could only see that moment rewind in his head.
- Jaya Kataria


Lunch was now totally different from the times when they were colleagues. Opportunities had ripped them apart. Months later she called him and said, "I don't feel like eating!" to which he spontaneously replied, "Just shut up and say AAAA". These conversations over lunch made them relive the old days. Distances had brought them closer.
- Lokesh Dugar


We both are standing at the two opposite ends of a bridge which is broken from the mid. We cannot meet. You cannot hold me in your arms. The war between two castes has broken down the bridge. Though, the distance is societal, it cannot separate our hearts. You will be loved and cared for "always"!
- Sanchi Bahrani


Two months of sitting in opposite cubicles, trying and peaking over the four feet wall every now and then, only to realize how beautiful she was. Always finding her engrossed in her own work, he hoped for their eyes to meet and for the distance to vanish.
- Rohan Bapat


It took me 7 minutes to figure out what to type next. Another couple of seconds to realize how some day in the past, we could tell how one was doing by the choice of words and emoticons. And a sleepless night calculating and analyzing what created so much distance.
..He was a good friend.
- Sahil Chandwani


Eyes, locked in a gaze.
Hearts, beating faster than ever.
He moved in.. and the distance between their lips ceased.
- Priyanka Dharamsi


23rd February, Sunday:
Stanley called Nik for a game of Volleyball & his reply was negative.
When asked about the problem, he replied-
"Problem to hamesha ek hi thi yaar… par ab wo kuch nai bolti…”
His Mother was suffering from cancer & attained peace just after the day of this conversation.
Only distances make us feel the importance.
- Shashank Mehta


Covering the distances. . .
To get 1st position in Class. . .
To get freedom in teenage. . .
To get the hottest girl in college. . .
To get the highest package in placements. . .
and at last
To get our parents back, so that we could spend some time with them!!
- Mehul Newaskar


A heart in a shell was trying hard to break through
For a long time it was kept in dark
Something was missing
That beam, that lark
Finally a day when ray falls
Mournful, it was still dark
Million colors around
Yet so alone, yet so far.
- Avinash Kashyap


She could feel him come nearer now. The air around her had shifted, as if trying to accommodate the bodies of two souls as one. She’d always heard that distance had made the heart grow fonder. She’d known that distance made the heart grow weak in its longing for that missing piece, so far away.
- Smit Patel


Distance never matters...When he was close to me I couldn't express love to him ,when we were far apart then too and now again when there is no distance between us then also I am unable to express my love to him.
- Divneet Kaur Walia

The moment I came close, she went far away. Next day, as I came close, she went away again. Today, I was far away from her and she was there at her place. Finally, I could to capture her, the so colorful butterfly. Thanks to Mumma, who got me a macro lens.

- Shruti Singh

She looks into his eyes; they are no more the same. The look that yes 'we are meant to be', once so prominent is nowhere to be found. The charm is lost, maybe inadvertently but it has. Are they oblivious of the fact that they are so near, yet miles apart?!
- Pragya Dubey

एक लम्बे वक़्त के बाद जब वो अपने शेहर आया.
उसका प्यार...
दूरियों में कहीं खो चुका था.
फासले और परिस्थिति इंसान को बदल देतें हैं
पर वो नहीं बदला था.
हॅसते हुए उसने अपने पहले प्यार का हाथ थामा
जैसा की हर फ़ौजी करता है
उसने भी अपनी पूरी ज़िंदगी देश क नाम करदी थी......
- Nikita Kumawat


कैसा ज़ुल्म यह सरहदें कर रही हैं,
हमारी सुबह शाम में भी दूरियां आ चली हैं |
- Priyanka Agrawal


यूँ तो आज हम जाने पहचाने बेगाने है..
पर जब आँखों की गुफ़्तगू मे फासले घटते जाते है,
दिल की धड़कनो का क्या हाल होता है...
- Zoya Warsi

किस्मत का खेल था उन पलो का यूँ दाग़ा देना...
की अफ़साने तो बने..
पर फासलो की गहराई मे कहानी दफ़न हो गयी...
- Divya Bharti


बंबई दफ़्तर मे कार्यरत एक नौजवान, हिचक़ियों से परेशान..
थोड़े वक़्त बाद मोबाइल पर इन्दौरे से माँ का संदेश देखा "आज शिवरात्रि है दोनो समय का उपास, कुछ खा तो लेगा ना तू? दूरिया हैं पर लग रहा है दौड़ के दफ़्तर आकर खिचड़ी दे दूँ.."
लेकिन दूरिया थोड़ी ज़्यादा हे एक खिचड़ी के लिए...
- Parag Mukadam


काग़ज़ की कश्ती में वह बैठे हमसे कहते हैं की यह समुंदर का फासला हम तय करेंगे!
- Gaurav Salvi
Second Entries:

She didn't see it coming. She never thought this would create perpetual distance between them. And how could she. She was so drunk at that moment that she didn't even know the guy she was kissing was not him.
- Jaya Kataria

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