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The Alumni Meet

The Alumni Meet

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An alumni meet was organized 30 years after their batch graduated. It was an eagerly awaited event.

He was the most excited amongst them to meet his childhood friends. But when he went to the event , he couldn’t meet his friends.

What he met was a bunch of arm chair philosophers...

A Life Well Spent

A Life Well Spent

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She found it difficult to narrate her life in 140 characters.

Instead , she wrote,

“A life well spent”.

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Freedom At Last

Freedom At Last

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She hesitantly went inside the cosmetics shop and bought the latest cosmetics with a child like glee.

The accidental death of her ‘sadist’ husband set her free. Her new found freedom had brought her happiness that she hadn’t known before.

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The Jealous Kid

The Jealous Kid

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“Maa whom do you love more, me or bhaiyya?”.

“I love you both equally”.

“You are lying, I know you love bhaiyya more”, said the jealous kid.

“Wait till you have your own kids”, said maa with a little pain in her voice.

Years later, a doting wife asked her husband, “whom do you...

Longing

Longing

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The young couple looked at the children, all neatly dressed and standing in a line. Each child longing for love and each one secretly desiring to be ‘adopted’.

Tender hearts kept beating faster till the selection process went on. At last one turned lucky while the wait for the rest continued.

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The Umbilical Cord Connect

The Umbilical Cord Connect

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He was dancing watching his favourite Bollywood song on the TV and she was dancing to the same tune while rolling out chapatis in the kitchen.

It was the same song she used to dance to while carrying him. Guess….. it was the ‘umbilical cord connect’.

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Dance Like No One Is Watching

Dance Like No One Is Watching

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She peeped from her dilapidated hut to look at the baratis dancing on the street. Her feet unknowingly found their way amidst the dancers.

While people thought she was mad, only she knew that music liberated her…….. and then she danced like no one was watching.

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The Woman In Veil

The Woman In Veil

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She put on a long veil to avoid getting recognised on her first date.

It was perfectly romantic until the ‘protectors’ came to save the culture. A verbal dual was followed by a slight push from the hill to set the couple right.

As she fell down ‘accidentally’, one of the ‘protectors’ noticed...

Mom Knows Everything

Mom Knows Everything

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Two best friends were sharing their joys and sorrows.

“What do you do when you are sad?”. He asked.

“I cry”. She said innocently.

“I cry too”. He said.

“What makes you happy?”. He asked.

“Dairy Milk Bubbly”, she said, giggling.

“And you?”. She asked.

“Maggi with a spoon of butter in it made by Mumma”, he...

Silent Revenge

Silent Revenge

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“Your success is essential for my self-respect”. She said. And he didn’t disappoint her.

Today, when the world recognised his talent, she beamed with pride.

Finally, she had silenced her detractors. Her silence was her greatest weapon and his success was her greatest revenge.

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