Mani Padma

Mr. Kailash Chandra was a patient of Pharyngeal carcinoma with widespread metastasis. His last conversation with his daughter on 28.4.05 “You are leaving?” “Yes daddy. I have to join office” “… Am I dying?” His eyes beseeched her to be honest with him. She tried to control the tears that were threatening to spill...
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February 14 Anindita and Valentine’s day = Cool. Her boyfriend is taking her on a cruise. Indrani and Valentines day = Boring. She has been on the phone chat stages since ages and will be for God knows how long. Swasthi and valentines day = regular stuff – Dinner and dance. Boski and valentines...
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Hi all ! Howdy people? Are you enjoying the sips? I hope you all are having a nice time lounging and enjoying the fare or menu out here. Well I had something interesting to present to you today. No it’s not an article or a satire, no not even a fiction, rather it’s an…...
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Do you remember playing a game in your childhood- a game called twenty questions or twenty clues, where you have to guess what or who it is with the said clues or facts. Well I also made up a small quiz or game with some question. But I only wished things were so simple to...
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With the summers scorching up everything on sight, I have decided to give the power of thought, visual stimulation and tele-transportation a chance to beat the heat and provide some relief to us mere mortals. Hence this summer I will be portraying as my next four jewels of the crown (that is India), four...
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The one scary aspect of being part of this universe is that one never knows when one’s life may turn topsy-turvy with a single incident or how a happy family may turn into a mere number in the statistical records of some official document or just become the headline of a newspaper daily. At...
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  Ok this isn’t about Lady Gaga! But its my about my jewel Goa of the crown called India. Yes friends ,I am back again to take you from the heights of Spiti to the depths of the Arabian Sea in Goa, but first of all I would like to say that – Since...
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Death mocked at Life once “Tremble in fear, for I have the power to destroy in a whim, all that you hold dear.” Life smiled. “You may have the power to destroy, but I stand for hope. I enjoy what I do, while can you truthfully say you enjoy bringing tears to so many eyes?”...
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The thief tried to escape, but the guard was stronger. The guard overpowered and threw him to the ground. The packet dropped open, spilling out- A baby’s dress, doll, rattle and baby food. He froze… remembering his own baby. Silently he let the man go. They shared an inexplicable bond. The bond of parenthood....
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They met in a chat-room. He seemed  a decent fellow unlike those  creeps…. One  day he asked her out for a movie. She declined . But he was sweetly persistent, so she relented. “Thanks for coming. its difficult to watch movie alone with my three kids,”, handing the youngest kid to his shocked date....
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