The postcard carried no return address. Just a picture of a hilly town beside which was printed Champhai, Mizoram…as if she dared him to come and find her.
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‘I suppose I need to take that chance and cross over.’ Standing at the edge of the river he kicked pebbles into the water. The mountain ranges of Myanmar loomed in the far distance. Blue and grey in the evening sky they looked alluring and menacing at the same time.
The window panes were wet from the early morning dew. As he looked out he realized that the heavy mist made it difficult to appreciate the beauty of the surroundings. Still, he wished to be outside. Last night again he had trouble sleeping; despite the liberal dose of 18-year Scotch fortified with a Restyl. He finally had to cry himself to sleep.
In the verdant hills of Munnar, he had his epiphany. Perched atop the Anamudi hills he could visualize the looming mountain peaks at a distance and the expansive valley below, the slopes green with tea leaves.
For someone on the threshold of the final decade of productive existence on this planet, it is time to reflect whether or not to perform a final waltz before fading away into the sunset.
The long lonely trudge from school, with only the thought of munching on some sweet toffees along the way making the daily grind tolerable…Nah pleasurable.
Of all diseases that have afflicted mankind since the dawn of time Cancer, even today continues to baffle us.
The first emotion that I went through when I read the message on our group that Dr Shanta had passed away was, ‘a single boundary shot less of a memorable century’. The feeling of gloom was only dispelled later in the day when India scripted a memorable test series victory against Australia winning the Brisbane test.
2020…phew! A fateful year - by any standards. Battered economy, students in limbo and a non-existent social life! While everyone is glad that the year is finally over, no way can we tell ourselves that the misfortunes it brought are past us? Many feel this could just be a trailer, and the main picture is yet to unfold.
Many recent American Presidents have been branded blemished and unscrupulous. Barack Obama was rather an exception…