Sunday, July 27, 2014
Sunday, July 20, 2014
A Tale of Sorangpur
It
was a night full of shocks and horrors.
Fear
gripped little Hari’s heart as he saw his mother fretfully pounding her fists
on the door of their house. Darkness swallowed everything in their small courtyard
and the cold wind began to tickle his skin. But in the pale light of the
hanging lantern, Hari could make out glistening tears rolling over his mother’s
cheeks.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Xitij 2013
P
|
eople either used to preserve their memories in pictures or
used to trust their mind to remember everything. But, against time everything
fails. Pictures fades and mind weakens with time. And, I don’t want to take any
chances about the moments I passed with these remarkable people, these treasured
memories, to slip away. Some memories are indeed worth writing.
Friday, June 6, 2014
Monday, May 5, 2014
King's Shadow - A Boy Who Was Banished
R
|
iar roused from the
sudden jerk of a pothole, wincing as his head hit hard the cart’s front side.
“Are those pots all right, lad?” the cart driver asked, leaning back worriedly. “Damn those soldiers! They have ruined the whole way!”
Riar threw a quick glance to his companions – the earthen pots clattered like crickets back in response. A shudder like that would have crumbled many of it, but the pots were seemed to be as stubborn as the cart driver. “Yes, your precious pots are all right.”
“Look again. I don’t want to deliver any shards of sand. Believe me, lad, Celberth’s merchants will not pay a coin if they find any of it misshapen.”
“Are those pots all right, lad?” the cart driver asked, leaning back worriedly. “Damn those soldiers! They have ruined the whole way!”
Riar threw a quick glance to his companions – the earthen pots clattered like crickets back in response. A shudder like that would have crumbled many of it, but the pots were seemed to be as stubborn as the cart driver. “Yes, your precious pots are all right.”
“Look again. I don’t want to deliver any shards of sand. Believe me, lad, Celberth’s merchants will not pay a coin if they find any of it misshapen.”
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