Ugly?

“God, you’re ugly, aren’t you?” said Rakesh as he examined himself in the mirror. He ran his hands through his hair, trying to give it the ‘spiky’ look that was popular among the kids nowadays. No good, he thought critically, I just look like a stuffed porcupine. Rakesh was a young man of 18, getting [...]

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Are We Dead Yet?

The whole forest was on fire. “Rose, where are you? Rose?” John shouted, staggering as he looked around for his fiancé. He could see some of his fellow bus passengers writhing on the floor as the fire engulfed them. The smell of burnt flesh was dominant in the air. “Rose!” he shrieked louder, not willing [...]

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Of Schools and Bandhas

Please don’t let today be a bandha. Please don’t let today be a bandha. That was the mantra going through my mind as the school bus took off in the general direction of Satdobato. There had been some confusion about whether school would open today, given the possibility of a bandha declared by some ethnic [...]

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The Times Have Changed

I opened my eyes to the Nepal of 1958 AD.

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