I used to carry them in my arms, take them in my lap when I was sitting outside. Unfortunately, most in my housing complex didn’t like those dogs. I could never understand why. They never caused any harm, were always friendly. It’s a problem with humans.
My mind had gone totally blank, like a baby drowning in a pond. Out of instinct, I ran towards her and snatched her out of the bed. She was limp, in a semiconscious state, murmuring something which I couldn’t understand. I had to carry her on my shoulders. The shadow let out a shriek which felt as if it pierced my ears. I was about to pass out from the pain but I didn’t. I knew I couldn’t not give up till I took her to safety.
How easy it was for them to say so, he thought. Sitting within the confines of one’s homes, where were they to understand the plight of a man who is separated from his family at these times?
—by Dr. Parijat De –Reading Time – 14 min Approx Except for avid readers of English poems, an educated man or woman of India will wear a blank look if the name of either Emily Dickinson or Emily Bronte is Read more
Now she realized why Dad had many files, and documents including photographs removed from his homes and offices, long before the trouble started brewing. It was when he had refused an influential minister’s donation for election funds that he was hit by a premonition of what might happen. But it was a blind lane for him. Had he parted with such a large amount, his businesses would have been in doldrums and he would have ended up in jail anyway, for not being able to pay back his debts.
The Kanika Kapurs, the street vendors,
the Markaz and the homeless passengers.
They are capable of releasing deadly gases like cyanide, anthrax and amatoxin into the water in perfect ratios just so to ensure that the ones ingesting it would surely procure dangerous diseases or chronic illnesses but wouldn’t get killed.
“How can I help being anxious, Tom? Particularly so for Mom, who’s all alone now”.
Tom took June’s hand in his palm, “I’ll handle the matter. Mom will be fine”. He was about to say something more, when it started drizzling. Hand in hand, both of them ran towards the portico of Jonardan Bose’s palatial mansion to take shelter from the rain.
They deliver the cleaned and dried clothes by motorbikes and by even hand pulled rickshaws. Even if they provide a quality services still, they are almost half the price of the modern laundry service. The South Dhobikhana of Kolkata, that is a Britisher’s legacy, is still maintaining it’s service quality but with simple and traditional methodologies.
All India Literature Competition 2019-20 by The Creative Post Winner – 13th Position (Judges’ Choice) —by Nilam Manwar Ingole –Reading Time – 15 min Approx The Universe has hidden so many mysteries within itself. Covering it with the dark matter. Read more