Category: Goals
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The Mentoring (Poem)
Once I erred in my Math homework, My teacher tweaked my ears hard, Little did he know, how sad I’d been, With none to help, for the mess I was Dad stayed busy, earning bread for us, Mom travelled away, to spiral her career Would anyone spare a small thought?…
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Some New Year Resolutions
2018 that began with no goals, ends with none, I thought, after all these years why not live the fun, Of strolling the unknown path, the new year would bring And say “Yes” to all that life has to give For years on end, I’ve lived planning my ways It’s…
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The Termination (Short Story)
Aarti and Rohit were lovers since college. It was a spark of smile at first sight which eventually blossomed into friendship and liking, after which came in love. Aarti was confident about her open minded family though Rohit had apprehensions in disclosing his relationship to anyone around until the right…
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Don’t Rush Please…(Poem)
When I was small I was always in a rush 🏃♀️ to accomplish myself and prove that I was the best When I was small, I was always in a rush 🏃♀️ and walked with a quick pace to reach every desired place When I was small, I was always…
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Short Story – ‘Tu meri beti nahi beta hai (you are not my daughter, but a son’)….
‘Tu meri beti nahi beta hai’ (You are not my daughter, rather you are my son), her father’s words resounded in Uttara’s ears. Living in a patriarchal society, Uttara had felt proud whenever Kishan and Radha used to say this to her, as if she had won a Nobel…
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Short story – A mind that is stretched by new experiences….
Apeksha had a flourishing Architectural Consultancy practice. Clients approached her with their dreams and she would spare no ability or effort in making them come true. She was implacably committed and also aware that they liked her ideas coupled with her unwavering determination to work them out. BUT WHAT ABOUT…
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Gender Bias In Family Roles & Unhealthy Parenting
The traditional bifurcation of roles went by gender that pigeon-holed the job of a mother to pre-dominantly be a home-maker while the fathers went out to fend for their families. While we know that today, most mothers are equal or greater financial partners, this post quarries those quarters of the…
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The Home Coming…(a fiction)
The flight was about to land and she found her mind embroiled in a volley of emotions, not one in particular that could be discerned…regrets for all the choices of the past mainly involving moving away from the homeland…elation of being able to touch base again…anticipations of meeting all the…
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Modern Day Confusions – Love vs Arranged (marriage)
After a string of failed affairs, Alia had begun to wonder if she should look at the option of going in for an arranged marriage. Until now, where she had strongly believed in self-selection, besides the credence that attraction and romance are extremely important factors without which a marriage would…
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Women!! Have Faith, Stay Strong and Fearless
As she grew up she was conditioned (or at least attempted to be) – : (a) To think about how the world would perceive of her, should she make certain choices for herself whether it was her sense of dressing or her ways of thinking or the way she would…
Affinity and Moods 