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Our Winning Stories from the Past Contest

EPIPHANY

Mayilamma is the kindest person in Gauri’s world. She is also her best friend.

The neighbourhood doesn’t approve of her befriending the daily labourer whom everyone considers slightly dotty (as she talks to animals and keeps food in small leaves and old cracked pots all around her house for them). Gauri never pays heed and always finds time to visit Mayilamma’s house…

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The impurity of ‘otherness’

Thirsty winds floundering about and transporting dust to and fro from one forehead to another. A boy no less sweaty than his friend stands in front of a bookshop naively contemplating the cost of their future. “This is only a hundred and fifty. This is just not enough” complains Shivam. The taller of the two, Amaam explains…

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Nine Days

For me, it was those nine days starting the 9th of March 2017. It was right after I discovered that my unborn baby has a chance for Down syndrome. During the scan, they couldn’t find the ‘nasal bone’ of my baby. That was a powerful marker for Downs syndrome.

“Is there anyways to find out for sure?” I asked the gynecologist. My voice was uncharacteristically cold…

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Inspitales by Category

Fly high, Woman!

By |February 6th, 2020|Inspiring Story|

Asha was born to a family dedicated to the armed forces, right from her grandfather to her brother served in the Indian army. But when she expressed her desire to join the Indian Airforce and do her part of serving [...]

Teenage Love

By |February 6th, 2020|Inspiring Story|

Disclaimer: The names of characters in this story are kept anonymous for privacy reasons. I am writing this incident with additional assumptions of mine in an attempt to target/bring about a question in the minds of teenagers and the society. [...]

The Balloon Basket

By |February 14th, 2020|Inspiring Story|

As quoted by W.H Auden - “We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know”, Myra ended her TED talk with this beautiful quote. We all are born with [...]

The Winners

By |February 17th, 2020|Inspiring Story|

The Winners Keya Chatterjee It was a rainy day. Amita Sinha heard the door bell rang. Her nurse opened the door. To her surprise she found a bunch of little children from the Blossoms school of Cerebral palsy. Amita stood [...]

THE SPILLED HONEY – SHIVAANI. R

By |February 13th, 2020|Inspiring Story|

" SPILLED HONEY " A story on addiction Written by ✒ Shivaani Ravichandran Once upon a time there lived a lovable family under the hills, their occupation was agriculture and cattle rearing. On every beautiful mornings they have their breakfast [...]

Nine Days

By |February 7th, 2020|Inspiring Story|

What’s that one time, when you have been terrified the most? For me, it was those nine days starting the 9th of March 2017. It was right after I discovered that my unborn baby has a chance for Down syndrome. [...]

Power of Words

By |February 12th, 2020|Inspiring Story, People|

POWER OF WORDS Once upon a time, there was a botanist named Dr. Mastana. He used to spend his day looking after the plants or doing some research works with the plants. He did various inventions. One day while he [...]

AWKWARD -AVERAGE

By |February 11th, 2020|Inspiring Story|

Oh! No! Aaron missed the bus again. The day began with a hint of disaster. Daddy was grumpy as he was late to wake up again and mom was nonchalant and served the breakfast without any smile. Aaron knew he [...]

RUDRA – THE MOUNTAIN MAN

By |February 17th, 2020|Inspiring Story|

“So we start the climb for the day ” said Yash, the trek leader. After climbing two rocks, Shivanya was out of breath. She called out to her trek leader, “Hey! Yash! Please hold my backpack and give me a [...]

Birth Month Reflection

By |December 8th, 2020|Inspiring Story, People|

It’s Day 7 of December 2020. It's my month. I have a push and pull kind of relationship with birthdays and birth months. As you see, I used to love greeting people; incorporating something personal and as to my relationships [...]

Heera

By |February 19th, 2020|Inspiring Story|

Her life got sick when she married him. He was just a painter and nothing else.It was not how he treated her for he treated her well, it was the fact that she couldn't travel like her friends or own [...]

Pain is Ok

By |February 19th, 2020|Inspiring Story|

The clock on my mobile phone screen reads 10:58 P.M I’m short of 50 bucks to buy a box of instant formula powder. Memories flash through my mind - me and my wife getting graduated from one of the top [...]

ताऱ्यांची साक्ष

By |February 11th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love|

ताऱ्यांची साक्ष काळीभोर रात्र त्यात चंद्र चांदण्याची मैफिलित नुकतेच लग्न झालेलं जोडफ आपल्या आयुष्यातल्या जोडीदाराशी पहिल्यांदाच मोकळी न शांत भेटत होते.. पूर्वी झालेलं बोलणं हे दूरध्वनी वरूनच स्वरा आणि माधव दोघांनी आई बाबा च्या मर्जीने लग्न म्हणजेच अरेंज मैरिज केलें [...]

Sedulous – A girl with tuberculosis.

By |February 17th, 2020|Inspiring Story|

Just after she completed her graduation, she met an incident cum accident. She was having a quite neck pain and when she got diagnosed she got to know her cervical vertebrae has been collapsed. Before doctors could analyse anything, she [...]

I am a girl

By |February 19th, 2020|Inspiring Story|

Yes, I am a girl and I am proud of myself. I am proud because inspire of your numerous attempts to make me feel inferior and degraded, I have succeeded in stepping upto your ranks. I have accomplished what you [...]

The brown shadow

By |February 20th, 2020|Inspiring Story, People|

July 2 The inner mind laughed at her. Her ego said, “Look, I won over you when you fought with your mom”. Her anger said, “ Ha ha! You had challenged to throw me away from your life. But, look, [...]

THIRD FATHER

By |February 11th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love, People|

The wind had started roaring last night and still blowing all the leaves away. Trees turned almost naked. The bloody rainy wind. Many stray dogs were finding shelter last night and were grateful that I gave them. I set up [...]

कभी लुटेरा कभी भगवान

By |April 18th, 2020|People, Uncategorized|

ये कहानी उस इंसान के व्यक्तित्व को दर्शाता है जिन्हें हम लुटेरा बुलाते हैं, और आज वही व्यक्ति , पूरा देश नही बल्कि पूरी दुनियां में अपनी जान पर खेल कर इस मानव जाती को बचाने की कोशिश कर रहा [...]

फोन होल्ड पे है!!

By |February 22nd, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love, People|

        शादी एक ऐसा सुंदर वचन जो दो लोग मिलकर निभाते हैं. साथ में बढ़ते हुए एक दूसरे को संभालने का वचन," सुबह होते ही हर दिन, हर रोज, पूरी जिंदगी एक ही इंसान के प्यार में [...]

बापू के आँसू

By |February 18th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, People|

बापू के आँसू शहर का महात्मा गाँधी चौराहा शहर के व्यस्ततम् चौराहो में आता हैं और आए दिन यह चर्चा में रहता हैं जिसका कारण हैं आए दिन होने वाली रोड़ रेज़ की और मारपीट की घटनाओं का होना।चौराहे के [...]

Papa I Am a Fighter!

By |February 19th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love, People|

“Papa is not doing well, ”mummy called nervously. My papa was suffering from chronic cirrhosis of the liver. He was down with fever and was delirious… this happens to people with chronic liver condition. I took a long breath and [...]

Easter 2020. A Day I Realized that I’m…

By |April 21st, 2020|People|

  April 12, 2020. Easter Sunday. The last day of our Holy Week. The last day we practice our religious beliefs as Roman Catholics. The first time we experienced our Holy Week in ECQ (enhanced community quarantine) for COVID19 (coronavirus). [...]

EPIPHANY

By |February 17th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love, People|

Mayilamma is the kindest person in Gauri’s world. She is also her best friend. The neighbourhood doesn’t approve of her befriending the daily labourer whom everyone considers slightly dotty (as she talks to animals and keeps food in small [...]

THE POSSIBILITY

By |February 19th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, People|

It’s the last day of her annual exam. The boys are dispersing happily to their friends’ for lunch. Tenth grade, the foundation of most lives. Girls are giggling as they plan about a movie tomorrow. 'Hey, are you coming or [...]

Elaichi

By |February 11th, 2020|People|

Chalo aaj tumhe ek kahani sunata hu Elaichi ki dastaan uski zubaani sunata hu Bikhre daano ki ruhayi sunata hu Chhilke m band ek sachhai sunata hu Baat h 2014 ki. Tab m delhi m raha krta tha. October ki [...]

What Is Life?

By |February 21st, 2020|Inspiring Story, People|

What is life? Each one of us have a different perception on what life is! To start with, I grew up in an independent home till I completed my schooling. Later we, myself, my sister, parents and grand-mom, moved to [...]

Habitual

By |February 14th, 2020|Inspiring Story, People|

Not a single day passes by, When she doesn’t question her parents “why” Its usually taken as a mere statement, Rather than putting in efforts to make an amendment. Sometimes the unanswered question daunts an individual to such a great [...]

Valentine’s Day

By |February 19th, 2020|Love, People|

Hi Vikram.. Kaise ho….bhot dino baad tumhe mail kar rhi hoon. Happy valentine day, Kitne saal ho gye par jaise lagta hai kal ki hi baatein ho kal ki hi yaadein ho. School time [...]

शून्य से प्रेम तक

By |February 19th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, Love, People, Uncategorized|

वह गुस्से में पैर पटकती हुई अंदर आई और बोली "ये क्या बकवास लिखा है तुमने कि ये दुनिया असली नहीं है , तुम्हे दर्द नहीं होता , तुम्हारे सपने नहीं हैं और हाँ ये शून्य क्या है , बहुत [...]

To the Guy I Liked Since 2016

By |March 3rd, 2021|Love, People|

To the guy I liked since twenty sixteen. Twenty sixteen is the year we matched on Tinder. I can’t anymore remember the exact month and day as I lost my first neon orange pink Huawei mobile phone under the sea [...]

Boredom

By |February 11th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, Love, People, Uncategorized|

When boredom strikes creativity takes over. After sending her daughter to school,Zyra started preparing breakfast for her husband and her parent in laws, they were still asleep,so after preparing breakfast she prepared lunch as her husband and father-in-law took lunch [...]

GRAHA – The human perception

By |February 10th, 2020|Inspiring Story, People|

GRAHA (The perception) PROMPT: Graha is all about a guy who has a super natural power of understanding things which happened in the past and will happen in future by making a wink over the situation in his surroundings. The [...]

The real Devotee

By |February 14th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love, People|

A two stored apartment,in it's top floor on the table a mobile phone is ringing in a silent mode.People expected to take the call are in the kitchen now,the man of the house is busy to cut the vegetables on [...]

Shobhabazar Metro

By |February 19th, 2020|Love, People|

Agla station Shobhabazar Sutanuti…platform dayi taraf…next station is Shobhabazar Sutanuti the platform is on the right side … Vinita ne achanak se dekha ki ek ladki metro k usi compartment me chadhi jisme wo thi..wo uske taraf harbarahat me badhne [...]

The gift

By |February 17th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Sports|

Have you ever imagined a gift can change someone's life ?....If not, then be ready to explore a life where you can be witness of changing people life with just a little effort to hold a relation, some happiness and [...]

The Dream of a Child

By |February 19th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Sports|

“Your love makes me strong. Your hate makes me unstoppable.” ~ Cristiano Ronaldo This is the story of a boy from the streets of Madeira, who now is the richest footballer in the world. Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, was born [...]

I Breathe Football…

By |February 10th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Sports|

“To Follow Your Dreams, You’ve Got to Bend the Rules" It was yet another game week, two hours until the deadline for Fantasy Premier League. I was trying to finalize my captain for the week when my brother wanted to [...]

WILL

By |February 17th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Sports|

"Game. 3- Love". Even in the toughest sport like boxing there is always someone in your corner to guide and raise your spirit, but Tennis is the only sport where you are alone at your dugout. I know you are [...]

The Gift

By |February 14th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Sports|

Have you ever imagined a gift can change someone's life ?....If not, then be ready to explore a life where you can be witness of changing people life with just a little effort to hold a relation, some happiness and [...]

Next Time

By |June 7th, 2019|Sports|

The little girl waited for her turn to compete. Her pony stamped her foot, irritated at the flies buzzing restlessly through the warm up arena. Slowly, the little girl turned her head and looked over her shoulder, hoping her parents [...]

The Runner

By |February 18th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Sports|

Yash , a 23 year old boy is on the start mark of his 200m state running championship 2019 . He looks at the stands where his mother and friends are cheering for him with a look of gaze in [...]

22 seconds

By |February 11th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Sports|

"Go Adavait ! Faster go -" this is all I could hear the further scream was inaudible as my head submerged inside the water. The nostrils were already doing their job by now forcing the air out of my lungs [...]

A Tale of True Grit

By |February 17th, 2020|Inspiring Story, People, Sports|

  Sitting in her wheelchair, trying to understand why she was hit with such a huge dose of unfairness, Malathi felt that she heard a voice. “Listen, mother,” it seemed to whisper. It meant something, she knew. It had to. [...]

जीवन का सत्य

By |February 14th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story|

आज मैं बहुत खुश था| मैंने वो सब पा लिया था, जिसके लिए मैंने गृहस्थ जीवन का परित्याग किया था| शायद मैं आज खुद को दुनिया का सबसे खुशनसीब व्यक्ति मान रहा था,और माँनू [...]

कसूरी मेथी के फायदे अपनाए और ज़ीवन स्वस्थ बनाए

By |February 27th, 2020|Education, Uncategorized|

कसूरी मेथी, मेथी के सूखे पत्तों को कहा जाता है। यह एक हर्ब है, जो सब्जी और करी को बनाने में उपयोग किया जाता है।कसूरी मेथी, स्वास्थ्य की दृष्टि से काफी लाभकारी है और इसमें काफी औषधीय गुण होते हैं।इसे [...]

The House Husband

By |February 26th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, Love|

The House Husband “It’s my great pleasure to call our beloved Principal Mrs. Shovna Basu to the stage to say a few words on her last day at school today!” announced a seventeen-year old school girl with great enthusiasm as [...]

मोहब्बत का पैगाम

By |February 14th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, Love|

मोहब्बत का पैगाम " रेहान नाम का एक लड़का मिलों दूर झीलों के शहर में पढ़ाई करने आता हैं ! वो यहा युनिवर्सिटी की कॉलिज में पढता है मगर वो  हॉस्टल में नहीं रह कर किराये के रूम पर अपने [...]

ज़मीन से फ़लक तक

By |February 29th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, People|

ज़मीन से फ़लक तक, एक गूँज सुनाई देती है। होंसलों की उड़ान की मन्ज़िल आसमाँ में दिखाई देती है। **************************************** लाखों की भीड़ और उसमें एक खामोशी थी, जैसे सिक्का भी गिरे तो आवाज़ आ जाये और फिर चारों तरफ [...]

Window of my Heart

By |February 13th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, People|

”Ordinary life?-Slicing Potato, making tea, removing mobile from the charger, folding the hands in front of God, taking the same footwear from the shelf, Booking gas cylinder, checking letterbox, catching the train, surfing on the internet and reaching on the [...]

The Dawn

By |February 5th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story|

Another dawn with new hope and opportunities. The beautiful, well planned coastal town begins it's day. Sunrises from the sea, spreading it's golden radiance that shines all over the cloudy sky and on the gliding waves of the sea that [...]

उड़ान सपनों की

By |February 18th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story|

सुखी..ओ सुखी…सुबह के 5 बज गए हैं और अभी तक महारानी की तरह सो रही हैं | कड़कती आवाज में एक चालीस  वर्षीय महिला ने कहा | इतना सुनते  ही हड़बड़ाते हुए एक 22 साल की लड़की चारपाई से उतरी [...]

ज़मीन से फ़लक तक

By |February 9th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, People|

ज़मीन से फ़लक तक, एक गूँज सुनाई देती है। होंसलों की उड़ान की मन्ज़िल आसमाँ में दिखाई देती है। **************************************** लाखों की भीड़ और उसमें एक खामोशी थी, जैसे सिक्का भी गिरे तो आवाज़ आ जाये और फिर चारों तरफ [...]

Educate Me

By |February 26th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story|

Girish, a young college going boy of age 21 entered in slum house, based at sandurst road, Mumbai(girish was very pleased to see such a small house) he found one woman there and says, "Savita ji Namaste" "Namaste." She, thinking [...]

गरीब की बेटी

By |February 19th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, People|

ये कहानी है एक मोनिका नाम की लड़की का जिसने अपनी सपनों की कितनी मुश्किलों के बाद भी पूरा किया। मोनिका एक गरीब घर की लड़की थी । वो अपने माता पिता और एक छोटे भाई के साथ अपने गाने [...]

Taani.

By |February 21st, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, Love|

It was Wednesday morning, the clock was ticking 10 am I had already made breakfast for my husband , I was getting late I shouted as there was a chaos going on mind  "Today also she is late ,why she [...]

The Reminiscent Ride

By |February 19th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, People|

As the raindrops trickled down the windowpane, Parimal stared outside the moving train. Just as a mother soothes her crying child, Parimal also felt that same swaying motion. Although he knew why it happened, after all, he was a certified [...]

The real Devotee

By |February 14th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love, People|

A two stored apartment,in it's top floor on the table a mobile phone is ringing in a silent mode.People expected to take the call are in the kitchen now,the man of the house is busy to cut the vegetables on [...]

Helen Of Mars

By |February 11th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love|

Hi!  This is my entry for the short story writing  competition.please respond/confirm when you receive my entry. Title : Helen Of Mars The date is 28th October, the year 3019. It was on this day 11 year's back that the story's [...]

One lady

By |January 31st, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love, People|

Sunlight crossing window touching bed, green plants in balcony feeling fresh, birds are chirping all around the sky. Suman is sitting on her bed, reading, she is still amazed by yesterday's incident. She went to the market yesterday to buy [...]

Where there is Love,there is Life

By |February 19th, 2020|Love|

This is my personal love story. It might seem filmy but the pain and gain are true for sure. Iam basically a nerd, reserved and an introvert. Love and stuff were definitely not my cup of tea. But life had [...]

Goals and YOU

By |February 10th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, Love, People|

"Were they born smart? I'm sure they must be from a good background." Does that actually matter? Does anything in this world matter? If only I could be as bold and charming as that person is, if only I could [...]

मोहब्बत का पैगाम

By |February 14th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, Love|

मोहब्बत का पैगाम " रेहान नाम का एक लड़का मिलों दूर झीलों के शहर में पढ़ाई करने आता हैं ! वो यहा युनिवर्सिटी की कॉलिज में पढता है मगर वो  हॉस्टल में नहीं रह कर किराये के रूम पर अपने [...]

His story

By |February 19th, 2020|Love|

Me : Tell me something about your love story!! Lover: Next month it's our two year anniversary(officially ). But unofficially, I don't know. Our love is like an iceberg, a lot part of it was deep in my heart for [...]

Insha-allah

By |February 11th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love|

"manga jisko hamne tha vo shayad naseeb me na tha jiska bhi tha par mera na tha" just like every other girl i too had a love story which is way too different from others.is it either  love , a [...]

Insidious Relationship

By |February 19th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love, People|

PROLOGUE : It was an Inspiring Love Story of my Friend(Raju) which Relationship made Success after Struggling for his Love of Life Partner... The Story Begins with his past moments and memories which continued to Succed... I got up to know [...]

अधांतरी

By |June 27th, 2019|Love|

तीच्या वाढदिवसाला 4 महिने होते पण माझा बचत करण्याचा इतिहास पाहता हाही वेळ अपुरा होता तिच्यासाठी काही चांगलं अथवा मोठं गिफ्ट घेण्यासाठी. शिक्षणासाठी शहरात राहत असल्यामुळे घरून पैसे मिळायचे पण ते सुद्धा फक्त महिन्याच्या राहण्या व जेवणापुरते, कधी 100 व [...]

TWO SHORES OF A SEA

By |February 19th, 2020|Love|

“Not all love stories have happy ending”. He was cute, she was pretty. Together they were “pretty-cute”. He fell for her highlights, whereas she on his hair. A cute love story was started. They used to sit together, eat together [...]

Rejection

By |February 5th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love|

Rejection - A short story Shruti opened her jewellery box to extract the shiny stone studded bangles that she had chosen for her varmala ceremony. They went perfectly with her peach lehnga adorned completely in zardosi. As she wore the [...]

The House Husband

By |February 26th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, Love|

The House Husband “It’s my great pleasure to call our beloved Principal Mrs. Shovna Basu to the stage to say a few words on her last day at school today!” announced a seventeen-year old school girl with great enthusiasm as [...]

The U-turn

By |February 13th, 2020|Love|

Life is strange. We do things we think we know. We think we know what we want from life but we end up doing stuff that was not even back there in our mind.  We come across many people day [...]

शून्य से प्रेम तक

By |February 19th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, Love, People, Uncategorized|

वह गुस्से में पैर पटकती हुई अंदर आई और बोली "ये क्या बकवास लिखा है तुमने कि ये दुनिया असली नहीं है , तुम्हे दर्द नहीं होता , तुम्हारे सपने नहीं हैं और हाँ ये शून्य क्या है , बहुत [...]

Hang On Love

By |February 17th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love|

    She picked up the fruit; the apple looked wet. Horror creeped in her, when she realized, that it was a cricket ball covered in blood. Surinder Kaur was returning from the Gurudwara, after praying her heart out through [...]

‘तू’ से ‘आप’ तक का सफर

By |February 14th, 2020|Love, Uncategorized|

"देख समीर, अगर तेरी यही जिद है तो सुन मुझे ये शादी ही नहीं करनी।" मैंने गुस्से में आव देखा न ताव, बस जो मन में आया बोल दिया। उधर फोन पर समीर की तो जैसे बोलती ही बंद हो गई। [...]

Online. A Revenge Story

By |February 28th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love, People|

This piece was originally submitted to Penmasters Administration Gawad Parangal Para Sa Mundo ng Literatura in which I got nominated as Most Promising Writer of 2019. But unfortunately, didn't win. This is my revenge story about one of my exes. [...]

A DIAMOND ABSORBED IN A DEW DROP

By |February 6th, 2020|Love|

  Sometimes, we use the past to justify our current decision-making , and that’s the reason why we don’t want to let go.Will i live inside my story &past or let go and move on?Well I was a reckless son [...]

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My First Day At College

By |February 18th, 2020|Inspiring Story|

When the morning sun gilded the horizon waiting to rub off the last bit of darkness that prevailed , the dawn dewdrops on blades of grass were waiting to leave this earth and the boiling milk in tea stalls were [...]

I Breathe Football…

By |February 10th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Sports|

“To Follow Your Dreams, You’ve Got to Bend the Rules" It was yet another game week, two hours until the deadline for Fantasy Premier League. I was trying to finalize my captain for the week when my brother wanted to [...]

Alive

By |February 19th, 2020|Inspiring Story|

“Why do you write?” The question sends a multitude of memories racing through my mind at warp speed, as if jolting my brain into hyperactivity. The phantasmagoria inside my head momentarily transports me to a different world. “Dad?” the ten-year-old [...]

The gift

By |February 17th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Sports|

Have you ever imagined a gift can change someone's life ?....If not, then be ready to explore a life where you can be witness of changing people life with just a little effort to hold a relation, some happiness and [...]

The game of life

By |February 20th, 2020|Inspiring Story|

  New Notification ! beep New Notification ! beep *opens* *a new programme had been created* the system announced and Jordon rejoiced . he rejoiced because ,he had meaning a new meaning, one he had not known before, one that [...]

Pain is Ok

By |February 19th, 2020|Inspiring Story|

The clock on my mobile phone screen reads 10:58 P.M I’m short of 50 bucks to buy a box of instant formula powder. Memories flash through my mind - me and my wife getting graduated from one of the top [...]

An Encounter with Failure

By |February 11th, 2020|Inspiring Story|

Knock knock!! Me: Who’s there? Failure: Good morning. Hey there, I am Failure. Me: Failure!! Failure: Guess my parents thought, it would be unique. You mind if I come in for a cup of coffee, friend? (Lending out a hand) [...]

it’s all in what you see!

By |February 3rd, 2020|Inspiring Story|

 To my dearest,               Hope this letter finds you in best of your health. I never thought we will meet nor didn't plan to hold your hand till now. it is true to the words,  [...]

THE ARROGANT BEGGAR

By |February 12th, 2020|Inspiring Story|

 Proverbs Chapter 14:12  There is a way which seems right to man;But its end is the way of death  It was pitch-black underground sewer,i presume.No beginning and no end:a dark empty world as he opened his eyes finding himself in this deadly black hole. The air [...]

United We Stand

By |February 6th, 2020|Inspiring Story|

“Baba, please! After such a long time, we have been able to get everyone together. Make sure nothing goes wrong”, said Smiha, her eyes bright with excitement. “Will try my best dear!”, her father, Mr. Bose replied although quite unsure [...]

Out of the window

By |February 20th, 2020|Inspiring Story|

  Alarm was ringing since the past 15 minutes; I was waiting for somebody else to dismiss it while I could hear it from the bathroom. It wasn’t usual that I woke up before [...]

AN ENTHUSIAST

By |February 22nd, 2020|Inspiring Story|

Based on true story There is a boy named SAURAV SINHA. At the age of 18,he was interested in computer science and engineering ,he joined engineering in vidyalankar institute of technology. As he is a nature lover, he love to [...]

आव्हान

By |February 19th, 2020|Inspiring Story|

कविता नाव तिचं. खूप हुशार.तीन वर्षांची असल्यापासून पुस्तकांचे वेड होतं तिला. वडिलांची विशेष मर्जी होती तिच्यावर. खूप लाडकी होती ती त्यांची. लवकर घातलं तिला शाळेत.अभ्यासात नेहमी अव्वल असायची.सगळया शिक्षकांची आवडती विद्यार्थीनी होती ती.सातवीत असताना एक बारावीत असलेला मुलगा तिच्या मागे [...]

MEETING OF TWO SOULS

By |February 14th, 2020|Inspiring Story|

A girl who was sitting in her room was waiting for a miracle to happen where she can escape from her own house where she was treated as nothing but has a burden by her brother and his wife as [...]

I believe in YOU

By |February 14th, 2020|Inspiring Story, People, Uncategorized|

'Mummaaaa!!!' she screamed at the top of her voice. 'where's my white top?' she continued. 'It's not ironed;wear something else.' her mom said. 'Urghh' she frowned. When she was all ready to leave her mom stopped her and strictly commanded [...]

Hard work never fails.

By |February 18th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story|

A young girl with a bag full of homemade food, her favorite dresses and endless blessings of her parents and beloved grandmother, had just moved to Ahmedabad. The college which she dreamt of studying in had sent their acceptance a [...]

THE LOST SOCK

By |February 7th, 2020|Inspiring Story, People|

  My father was a struggler in the 90s. Hailing from a middle class family was no piece of cake: a strict father, frugal lifestyle clashing with ambitious aspirations, business ideas vying for a place in a job oriented set [...]

A woman who taught

By |February 9th, 2020|Inspiring Story|

"Did your dad agree?" "No." This dialogue was on replica mode during our conversation. A woman was telling me how she had plodded to her present status and life, from the paddock of a patriarchal society. She was 10 when [...]

The Doorbell

By |February 7th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Uncategorized|

“Ding-dong.” The ring of the doorbell shattered the silence of the house in the afternoon and jolted Neetu out of her melancholy stupor. It was a familiar ring as it had rung so many times earlier announcing something unsettling. Nearly [...]

22 seconds

By |February 11th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Sports|

"Go Adavait ! Faster go -" this is all I could hear the further scream was inaudible as my head submerged inside the water. The nostrils were already doing their job by now forcing the air out of my lungs [...]

People

संवेदना

By |February 5th, 2020|Inspiring Story, People|

हे पावसा, तू तरी थांब ना, नाही कुणी सोबती ना सखे संगती...||१|| जगण्याची हि व्यथा मी सांगू तरी कुणा... मी एकटाच तारलोय ह्या पुरामंधी..||२|| हे माणसा, नेमकं काय लिहू किंवा तुला काय सांगू मला कळत नाहीये, पण सध्या तुझ्यावर भलमोठ [...]

It’s time for a favour!

By |February 6th, 2020|People|

I see various things that are going on everywhere I see people, their shoes, the way they talk, the sass behind their back & their looks behind those in their good books. They speak about something but they consider things [...]

Introduction and Random Nice Strangers

By |July 21st, 2019|People|

  Hello! First of all, I would just like to introduce myself. My name is Catherine “Cathy” Roque from the Republic of the Philippines. I’m already a working professional; I have almost 9 active jobs from all over the world. [...]

A Walk of Dignity!

By |February 7th, 2020|Inspiring Story, People|

8:30 a.m. sharp, I leave my hostel and start walking down the lane to reach the metro station. A lane which is sometimes too clumsy in rain because of which one has to hop, to cross the pool or sometimes [...]

Discovering Meenakshi

By |February 17th, 2020|Inspiring Story, People|

‘Dear Supriya I am leaving The Sen Household.’ Supriya has recently become the daughter-in-law of Mrs Sen. She has married the only Son of the Sen Family. She is a journalist and has a very busy schedule similar to Arun, [...]

Finding Myself

By |June 11th, 2019|People|

When one is accumulating their level of achievement, how is it measured? Usually achievement is measured by 'how much?' Thankfully, although a minority, not everyone sees achievement as materially how much, since they find meaning beyond the material. The debate [...]

मनू

By |February 17th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love, People|

बालपणीतलं गाव म्हटलं कि आठवते ती शाळेला लागलेली उन्हाळी सुट्टी, कोकणकन्यातला प्रवास आणि महिनाभर तिथल्या हिरवळीत, तिथल्या मातीत घातलेला धुडगूस. साधारणपणे या वर्णनावरून तुम्हाला कळलंच असेल, कि मी कोकणातला आहे. अर्थात माझं गाव म्हणजे कोकणातल्या राजापूर तालुक्यातील लहानसा खेडेगाव - [...]

THIRD FATHER

By |February 11th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love, People|

The wind had started roaring last night and still blowing all the leaves away. Trees turned almost naked. The bloody rainy wind. Many stray dogs were finding shelter last night and were grateful that I gave them. I set up [...]

The Spontaneous and the Planner

By |February 12th, 2020|Love, People|

Growing up and old in the rich and slightly wildered jigsaw valley, walled up by mighty hills, in the quietness of unending nature, jam-packed with towering trees, with the moody weather, sometimes in fury, sometimes in a breeze, Zoya used [...]

Goals and YOU

By |February 10th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, Love, People|

"Were they born smart? I'm sure they must be from a good background." Does that actually matter? Does anything in this world matter? If only I could be as bold and charming as that person is, if only I could [...]

Online. A Revenge Story

By |February 28th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love, People|

This piece was originally submitted to Penmasters Administration Gawad Parangal Para Sa Mundo ng Literatura in which I got nominated as Most Promising Writer of 2019. But unfortunately, didn't win. This is my revenge story about one of my exes. [...]

Boredom

By |February 11th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, Love, People, Uncategorized|

When boredom strikes creativity takes over. After sending her daughter to school,Zyra started preparing breakfast for her husband and her parent in laws, they were still asleep,so after preparing breakfast she prepared lunch as her husband and father-in-law took lunch [...]

Elaichi

By |February 11th, 2020|People|

Chalo aaj tumhe ek kahani sunata hu Elaichi ki dastaan uski zubaani sunata hu Bikhre daano ki ruhayi sunata hu Chhilke m band ek sachhai sunata hu Baat h 2014 ki. Tab m delhi m raha krta tha. October ki [...]

THE MUMBAI JOURNEY

By |February 19th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, People|

As I walked with pride, across the fancy sliding doors and into the world-class airport, I was in awe of the beauty and grandeur of the Indo-Western architecture. I heaved a sense of relief. Five years done and dusted I [...]

Nothing

By |February 22nd, 2020|Love, People|

I just starred at him that night, sitting on the couch next to me. When I got that thought, I wasn't even sure whether I should do that to him, me or more importantly us. I so wanted to take [...]

ज़मीन से फ़लक तक

By |February 29th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, People|

ज़मीन से फ़लक तक, एक गूँज सुनाई देती है। होंसलों की उड़ान की मन्ज़िल आसमाँ में दिखाई देती है। **************************************** लाखों की भीड़ और उसमें एक खामोशी थी, जैसे सिक्का भी गिरे तो आवाज़ आ जाये और फिर चारों तरफ [...]

देवी

By |February 20th, 2020|Inspiring Story, People|

“जब मर जाऊँगी तब आइयो मैय्या । तुम काहे फिकर करोगी । हम तो पाये हुए हैं, जने थोड़ी न हैं ।“ सुरेशी एक हाथ में झाड़ू और दूजे हाथ में फ़ोन थामे बड़ी बिज़ी थी । बिटिया का कॉल [...]

Sports

The Runner

By |February 18th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Sports|

Yash , a 23 year old boy is on the start mark of his 200m state running championship 2019 . He looks at the stands where his mother and friends are cheering for him with a look of gaze in [...]

WILL

By |February 17th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Sports|

"Game. 3- Love". Even in the toughest sport like boxing there is always someone in your corner to guide and raise your spirit, but Tennis is the only sport where you are alone at your dugout. I know you are [...]

Next Time

By |June 7th, 2019|Sports|

The little girl waited for her turn to compete. Her pony stamped her foot, irritated at the flies buzzing restlessly through the warm up arena. Slowly, the little girl turned her head and looked over her shoulder, hoping her parents [...]

The gift

By |February 17th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Sports|

Have you ever imagined a gift can change someone's life ?....If not, then be ready to explore a life where you can be witness of changing people life with just a little effort to hold a relation, some happiness and [...]

The Dream of a Child

By |February 19th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Sports|

“Your love makes me strong. Your hate makes me unstoppable.” ~ Cristiano Ronaldo This is the story of a boy from the streets of Madeira, who now is the richest footballer in the world. Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, was born [...]

A Tale of True Grit

By |February 17th, 2020|Inspiring Story, People, Sports|

  Sitting in her wheelchair, trying to understand why she was hit with such a huge dose of unfairness, Malathi felt that she heard a voice. “Listen, mother,” it seemed to whisper. It meant something, she knew. It had to. [...]

I Breathe Football…

By |February 10th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Sports|

“To Follow Your Dreams, You’ve Got to Bend the Rules" It was yet another game week, two hours until the deadline for Fantasy Premier League. I was trying to finalize my captain for the week when my brother wanted to [...]

The Gift

By |February 14th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Sports|

Have you ever imagined a gift can change someone's life ?....If not, then be ready to explore a life where you can be witness of changing people life with just a little effort to hold a relation, some happiness and [...]

22 seconds

By |February 11th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Sports|

"Go Adavait ! Faster go -" this is all I could hear the further scream was inaudible as my head submerged inside the water. The nostrils were already doing their job by now forcing the air out of my lungs [...]

Education

Hard work never fails.

By |February 18th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story|

A young girl with a bag full of homemade food, her favorite dresses and endless blessings of her parents and beloved grandmother, had just moved to Ahmedabad. The college which she dreamt of studying in had sent their acceptance a [...]

School kid to me

By |February 17th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story|

2006,. Yes, there they come the summer holidays after all, we gave up our brains to exporter as well known “exams”. As a kid of 13, I already geared up my imagination of how I would spend my each day, [...]

THE MUMBAI JOURNEY

By |February 19th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, People|

As I walked with pride, across the fancy sliding doors and into the world-class airport, I was in awe of the beauty and grandeur of the Indo-Western architecture. I heaved a sense of relief. Five years done and dusted I [...]

Taani.

By |February 21st, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, Love|

It was Wednesday morning, the clock was ticking 10 am I had already made breakfast for my husband , I was getting late I shouted as there was a chaos going on mind  "Today also she is late ,why she [...]

ज़मीन से फ़लक तक

By |February 29th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, People|

ज़मीन से फ़लक तक, एक गूँज सुनाई देती है। होंसलों की उड़ान की मन्ज़िल आसमाँ में दिखाई देती है। **************************************** लाखों की भीड़ और उसमें एक खामोशी थी, जैसे सिक्का भी गिरे तो आवाज़ आ जाये और फिर चारों तरफ [...]

शून्य से प्रेम तक

By |February 19th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, Love, People, Uncategorized|

वह गुस्से में पैर पटकती हुई अंदर आई और बोली "ये क्या बकवास लिखा है तुमने कि ये दुनिया असली नहीं है , तुम्हे दर्द नहीं होता , तुम्हारे सपने नहीं हैं और हाँ ये शून्य क्या है , बहुत [...]

The Reminiscent Ride

By |February 19th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, People|

As the raindrops trickled down the windowpane, Parimal stared outside the moving train. Just as a mother soothes her crying child, Parimal also felt that same swaying motion. Although he knew why it happened, after all, he was a certified [...]

Broken vases

By |February 18th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story|

It was a dark night. The clouds covered the sky. There weren't any twinkling stars, nor the beautiful moon visible. Raju sat in a corner of his thatched hut, amidst the broken pieces of the vases.  The snoring of his [...]

मोहब्बत का पैगाम

By |February 14th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, Love|

मोहब्बत का पैगाम " रेहान नाम का एक लड़का मिलों दूर झीलों के शहर में पढ़ाई करने आता हैं ! वो यहा युनिवर्सिटी की कॉलिज में पढता है मगर वो  हॉस्टल में नहीं रह कर किराये के रूम पर अपने [...]

Mystery of Technology

By |February 19th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story|

  Every morning Piyali, a news reporter joggs for thirty minutes in a garden near her house. Today, she finally decides to talk to the boy she has been observing from past three days sitting  on the same bench. “Hey” [...]

Girl

By |February 13th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story|

Who is a Girl? What does it take to be a Girl? Why it has become difficult for that girl to survive in this world.? What is the reason that the Girl which brings life has to suffer the most? [...]

Educate Me

By |February 26th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story|

Girish, a young college going boy of age 21 entered in slum house, based at sandurst road, Mumbai(girish was very pleased to see such a small house) he found one woman there and says, "Savita ji Namaste" "Namaste." She, thinking [...]

Love

Our love as inspiration

By |February 12th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love|

Put your thoughts away and pack your books back. Aadarsh - my son lost his beloved  due to her (girl's) parents ideology about different castes .My son went through depression and he got failed in class 12 . He lost [...]

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Helen Of Mars

By |February 11th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love|

Hi!  This is my entry for the short story writing  competition.please respond/confirm when you receive my entry. Title : Helen Of Mars The date is 28th October, the year 3019. It was on this day 11 year's back that the story's [...]

Goals and YOU

By |February 10th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, Love, People|

"Were they born smart? I'm sure they must be from a good background." Does that actually matter? Does anything in this world matter? If only I could be as bold and charming as that person is, if only I could [...]

Heal.

By |February 13th, 2020|Love|

It’s hurting What is? It’s hurting to listen you being in pain The way you have been in it The way you’ve owned it And the way you carry it It’s hurting Don’t hurt yourself, or else I’ll have to [...]

What to Do ? Love beyond Limits

By |June 7th, 2019|Love|

I was seating at home, alone, waiting for the love of my life to return from her boutique, had a brief chat with my queen in the evening and she told me she was loaded with work at her boutique [...]

THIRD FATHER

By |February 11th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love, People|

The wind had started roaring last night and still blowing all the leaves away. Trees turned almost naked. The bloody rainy wind. Many stray dogs were finding shelter last night and were grateful that I gave them. I set up [...]

LEHAR

By |February 14th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love, People|

What will you say about a boy who at the age of 15 died with a smile on his face? He made his parents proud, his siblings love him even more while his peers [...]

Motichoor laddus and kheer

By |February 15th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love, People|

  He knew that if he didn’t hurry, his friends would leave without him. Quickly drying his hair with the towel, Farhan ran towards his freshly-ironed white kurta placed on the bed. Even though it was brand new, it looked [...]

परम सृजन

By |February 26th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love, People|

परम सृजन  उनकी शादी को लगभग 10 साल हो चुके हैं एक खुशहाल परिवार एक खुशहाल जिंदगी है और उसमें कहीं भी कोई तनाव नहीं है कोई द्वेष नहीं है ना ही कोई इच्छा शेष है और बेहद संजीदगी से [...]

Hang On Love

By |February 17th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love|

    She picked up the fruit; the apple looked wet. Horror creeped in her, when she realized, that it was a cricket ball covered in blood. Surinder Kaur was returning from the Gurudwara, after praying her heart out through [...]

Story of a writer

By |February 17th, 2020|Love|

Haan mene bola tha kal ki wo mera akhiri post hoga, par kya karu usko is tarah badnaam karke jana mujhe sahi nahi laga, isliye mera akhiri post us shaks ke liye, jiske liye me likhta tha, kafi log usey [...]

टूटती बेड़ियाँ

By |April 18th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love|

“प्रीति....प्रीति, अरे ! सुनो तो ज़रा कहाँ हो ? इधर आना तो प्लीज़।“ “क्या हुआ रजत ! क्यों चीख रहे हो ?” रसोईघर से भाग कर आती हुई प्रीति ने हाथ साफ कर कपड़ा टेबल पर रखते हुए पूछा। “देखो [...]

Just Hold On!

By |January 30th, 2020|Love|

"A picture I can connect  with.."   Facing a warm sunset, I portrayed a beautiful picture of us with my closed eyes. Every string of my heart played a song of harmony in the background like it was writing poetry [...]

The House Husband

By |February 26th, 2020|Education, Inspiring Story, Love|

The House Husband “It’s my great pleasure to call our beloved Principal Mrs. Shovna Basu to the stage to say a few words on her last day at school today!” announced a seventeen-year old school girl with great enthusiasm as [...]

तेज़ाब 2

By |February 27th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love|

ज़िन्दगी को जीने का शोख हो जिसे वो हर हाल में ज़िन्दगी के मुस्किलों से लड़ता है हवलदार महते नंदू के मां और पापा को लेकर गोपालगंज थाने गए , और दूसरी गाड़ी से इंस्पेक्टर राजेश जाधव भी [...]

His story

By |February 19th, 2020|Love|

Me : Tell me something about your love story!! Lover: Next month it's our two year anniversary(officially ). But unofficially, I don't know. Our love is like an iceberg, a lot part of it was deep in my heart for [...]

Work of Love

By |February 7th, 2020|Love|

As I walked through a sunny beach one day! I saw a dog clasped tightly by a Women. I began reciting to myself "Get a life women". Then she suddenly turned towards me and I began to freak out! And [...]

Valentine’s Day

By |February 19th, 2020|Love, People|

Hi Vikram.. Kaise ho….bhot dino baad tumhe mail kar rhi hoon. Happy valentine day, Kitne saal ho gye par jaise lagta hai kal ki hi baatein ho kal ki hi yaadein ho. School time [...]

Photography

By |February 6th, 2020|Love|

It was during my summer vacation when i visited my granny's house.  Granny's house always remained my favorite place to visit. I was super excited to my granny.  After grandpa's death she lives alone with her pet cats. As i [...]

Nothing

By |February 22nd, 2020|Love, People|

I just starred at him that night, sitting on the couch next to me. When I got that thought, I wasn't even sure whether I should do that to him, me or more importantly us. I so wanted to take [...]

Rejection

By |February 11th, 2020|Inspiring Story, Love, People|

Rejection - A short story Shruti opened her jewellery box to extract the shiny stone studded bangles that she had chosen for her varmala ceremony. They went perfectly with her peach lehnga adorned completely in zardosi. As she wore the [...]