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By Santwana Chatterjee on April 04,2008

There is no looking back


imageIt is a terribly feeling to be reminded, however subtly, that you are past your prime, that you have outlived your utility, so to say. Kabita, sat dazed and hurt. It took a lot of time to sink in that she was intentionally snubbed by the one she thought she knew so well. ‘Maa, ... [full story]


By Dharam Prakash Jain on January 04,2008

It Is Not Cheating


imageIt is not Cheating     “You are late again, Mr. Surendran. This is not the first time.” shouted Mr. Kumar, his immediate boss joined about three months back. “Sir, I started at correct time from home but I was delayed because of urgent personal work.” “You should do all your personal work on holidays.”“There are some jobs ... [full story]


By TheBigThinkg Human on October 13,2007

Party Culture..


image"Let's party" - shouted Jai. "Yeah.." - shouted the whole team. "Where and when..?" - they asked in chorus. Jai leads the sales team in a reputed MNC. Just then they have received the news of an order confirmation from a customer to the tune of 100 crores. It is a turnkey project and vital one ... [full story]


By santwana chatterjee on August 02,2007

Night of dark shadows


image   Night of dark shadows     I saw her enter the room. Wow!  what a figure. I pretended to be busy with my files. Let her stand there waiting. I mentally laid her flat on the floor. Damn her. Nothing I do seem to touch her by a feather. What is so special about her! ... [full story]


By santwana chatterjee on July 16,2007

Night of dark shadows


image        I saw her enter the room. Wow!  what a figure. I pretended to be busy with my files. Let her stand there waiting. I mentally laid her flat on the floor. Damn her. Nothing I do seem to touch her by a feather. What is so special about her! They ask me…. my friends? Well ... [full story]


By TheBigThinkg Human on June 29,2007

The Begging Hanuman


image"Ram..Where is the old one" - I askedIt is the tenth time I am asking this to my son. He is around 7 years old. Last week I got him a new chappal, as he liked a new model. But I had insisted that he should wear only the old one, till the time it wears ... [full story]


By Mukesh Williams on June 18,2007

The Snow Leopard


image People think I am crazy. My friends think I am bumming around. When they find me scribbling on scraps of paper they are somewhat bemused. Even Mangu Gyurme, whom everyone calls Magume, finds my behavior a bit disconcerting. Last night he told me with eager sincerity, "Don’t mind, but you seem to have all the time ... [full story]


By TheBigThinkg Human on April 19,2007

Horro(r)scope..


image"No.." - I was stubborn. "I cannot think of a marriage without matching the horoscope. I myself being an expert astrologer, I understand the monumental importance of a perfectly matched horoscope. You don't know. You are a kid and have no knowledge on this science" My daughter listened to me patiently. "Appa.. I don't know about ... [full story]


By Ashwini Ahuja on June 09,2007

Nasty Note


imageSmartly clever Miss Supriya! Why don’t her strategic and syrupy words wield Suresh? Why she is failed to convey her elegant request to him this time? Surprising? She begs Suresh to oblige her to get some pages xeroxed from Dr. Saini’s book on human values from bazaar. No problem! He is leaving for his own errands ... [full story]


By Vikram Karve on April 19,2007

Tail Chase


image“Wake up, I’m sending you on a mission,” my father said, shaking me off my bed. “Mission!” I jumped out of bed and got ready in a jiffy. My father is a detective and, once in a while, he sends me on undercover assignments. My father is all I have got in this world after God ... [full story]



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