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Six Species of Cat found in Sajjangarh

There were 16 species of cats found in our country, our of which Cheetah is extinct now. There are six species of cats found in the small Sajjangarh Sanctuary. And if we talk about 60 years back, even tiger was found here. Out of the 15 species of cats, the presence of 7 in this [...]

The Neighbourhood Grocery Store

"Some have too much, yet still do crave; I little have, and seek no more. They are but poor, though much they have, And I am rich with little store." - Edward Dyer The grocery store near the old neem tree that I used to visit as a child always had enough for our need [...]

Snow White (in verse)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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The snowflakes drifted in the air

As the queen sat on her chair

One stitch here and one stitch there

She worked with graceful care

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“Ah, what a lovely winter morn”

She’d often look up and sigh

Something pricked her like a thorn

And she suddenly let out a cry


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SNOW WHITE

The beginning of Snow White in verse. Result of a recent meeting with Disney :)                                                                              *** Snow White [...]

Puddles of Time

PUDDLES OF TIME   We sat recalling Aditya and I The moments spent In the year gone by   Some days had struggles Some were gay Some adventure-filled Each had a lot to say   The year taught us lessons Pushed us into a pit We took those same paths And fall again, we did [...]

Fading Guardians of Fading Jungles

Authors: Raza H. Tehsin & Arefa Tehsin Sumer… a name that is attached to us like the first roots of a seed that have just tasted earth, like a childhood dream you remember even when reality fades. It is a distant home we want to return to each year of our remaining lives. Every year, when [...]