Janata Curfew
The Kanika Kapurs, the street vendors,
the Markaz and the homeless passengers.
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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.
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
Life throws a lot of conflicting borderline cases, the day you differentiate yourself from others it becomes easy to hurt people, like the council’s decision towards you or your attack on people. When you see everyone around as yourself, you will love the world for what it is, and nothing can hurt you. I named you Pradeep so that people will get to enjoy your light. Shine brighter son”, said Dhruva gasping with his last amount energy as the blood vessels in his legs started to burst out.
Then it is decided that it is on your surface, shall I bring all my creations to life. You will be life provider. The true symbol of giver!
Letters were never my friends and my body was paralyzed. But I was determined to cross the borderline of my fears and I typed my first words to wish her a happy birthday. The happiness on my mother’s face was indescribable. I never stopped writing after that.
Some travel with me – don’t know how long,
they will stay with me, where will they alight?
“A scientist shouldn’t get into politics!” Ilya Ilyich told him.
“But I have to! This is the only way to change the world for the better!”
“Then go into science! Or you end up on the gallows.”
No, don’t tell me to calm down. I had to make sure I had every bit of courage I needed, for days to say it to my parents, and now he says it’s a phase? Six years of a phase? I know I am attracted to men, dad. It is not a phase. It is me.