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Fiction school school-game Short Stories

Early retirement

A short story about how a cricketer had to retire without playing much cricket.

This is a story about how some people never get a second chance.

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Fiction Monsoon Mumbai school Short Stories Uncategorized

The season of umbrellas

The mighty monsoon season was well under way. The city of dreams, which ideally should be waterlogged by now with all the gutters overflowing, had experienced only sparse rain. There were a few concerns raised by the meteorological department that the rain would make its presence heavily felt in a day or two, and the […]

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Fiction human body Machine Mumbai school villages

A coordination that is often overlooked

Shyam stepped out of the car that had carried him to the big auditorium. He walked towards the big auditorium, at first awed by the number of people walking inwards. The red carpet which was under his feet signified a sense of achievement more than he had ever felt in his life. As he reached […]

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Fiction school school-game Short Stories

Not just another fight

The stakes were very high. It was going to be the grandest game of the year considering the intensity with which this tournament was coming to an end. Everyone in the class had arrived early this morning, to look at the two competing teams practice separately and redefine the tournament’s new standards. The previous tournaments […]