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Dear Reader, Dropping in your inbox earlier than expected. I'm excited to share the publication of my short story 'The Cost of Rai' in Issue 9 of Setu Journal. I will look forward to your thoughts on this story, which is special to me. It brings the flavour of the hills of Garhwal to which …
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Henrik Ibsen was a Norwegian poet and playwright (1828-1906). His writing was realistic and modern. ‘A Doll’s House’ (original ‘Et dukkehjem’) which was published in 1879, beautifully showcases the subtle truth of seemingly happy households. The story of Nora Helmer begins in a perfectly normal home with a loving husband. A princess to her father, Nora has everything a woman would want. As the play progresses, the chinks begin to appear and as they say, what is essential is often invisible to the naked eye.
Hello everyone! How are you all holding up? Things in India are grim and being in Delhi at the moment is like sitting on a ticking time bomb. The second wave of Corona Virus has hit us hard and the only way to be safe is to stay home. Several people and organizations have come …
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Dear readers, It gives me great pleasure to announce that two of my poems titled 'Women Who Read Break Families' and 'The Dance of Rebellion' are part of the wonderful 'The Kali Project' by Indie Blue Publishing. The links for the book are given below. Please support this powerful work by Indian women poets.CONGRATULATIONS THE …
कहते हैं वो घर सुखी होते हैंजहां औरतें कम बोलती हैं,उनकी चुप्पी की बुनियादपर खड़े होते हैंखुशियों के शीश महल, भर जाती हैं उनकी झोलियाँहज़ारों सुखों से।एक चुप परवो कहते हैं नासौ सुख वारते हैं…और ताउम्र की चुप्पी पर? गुज़र जाती हैउनकी ज़िंदगीसिर्फ एक उसूल पर,वो जानती हैंबोलने के गुनाहों केमाफीनामे नही बनते। कटघरे बनते …
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Friends, after trying hard for one long year to find a place in Muse of the Month, a monthly short story writing contest held by Women's Web, here is my story "Sister Stranger Saviour" that makes it to the annual anthology. Woven around a prompt from Amanda Lovelace's poem, do read it here. https://www.womensweb.in/2019/12/sister-stranger-saviour-dec19wk3sr/ Happy …
A Hundred Quills 