A letter to my fatherland

Dear India, 69 years ago today you chose democracy as your life partner. Carrying forth the sacrifices, turmoil and audacity of your freedom fighters, you stand smart and proud. There are some whose bodies you see wrapped in tricolor 🇮🇳, Then there are also some whose hands do not quiver while carrying out a massacre.....

Another Cinderella story!

"So you're telling me that Cinderella continued to work as a maid even after marriage?" Asked the five year old. "Indeed." Confirmed her mother. "But didn't her Prince Charming keep her joyful ever after?" "Well, not all stories have a happy ending, sweetheart." Replied her mother. . Little did she know that this Conversation was intended to...

New year, new beginning!

Happy 2018!

Six word story

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Turning point

Waqt badalne mei waqt nhi lagta hai yaaron, aaj gareeb bheekh maang raha hai, kal wahi hoga khada kisi manch pe, dene seekh hazaaron| ©Shonessa 2017. All rights reserved. Live. Love. Laugh. Love what you write. Write what you love. Love, Shonessa❤

Fragrant vibes

....As soon as she reached home, she sensed the delicious fragrance. At once did she know, Her mother had prepared gajar ka halwa. (Carrot cake) It happened with me the other day when i was craving for some home made gajar ka halwa. Reached home...and voilà! my mother had already prepared it. Mothers and their thoughts,...

Judging a book by it’s cover!

I saw one man old and weak. His clothes were tattered, But his smile was only thing that mattered. One thing that made me curious was this bag he carried. He kept it beside him wherever he'd go, There was another man, I think he was his foe. The other man saw him with utmost...

Power of words

"Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs" -Pearl Strachan When life gets uncontrollable and nothing is in your hands, words can make everything feasible. We actually don't need something very philosophical to comfort us. A simple "Everything will be fine" or "Don't worry, I'll be there for you" is even enough...