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

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- Parag Mukadam