Dasvidaniya

"What a captivating city it was! The utterance of 'Phew,' marking the close of the day, escaped my lips as I parked the car at 3 am. It was the 30th of January, approximately 10:30 PM when we bid adieu to the enchanting city of Hyderabad, making our way to attend a colleague's wedding. The anticipation for exploration outweighed our excitement for the impending nuptials. Despite the weariness from a pressure-filled month-end workday, eight of us embarked on this escapade with two designated drivers. The road ahead promised excitement, paralleling the journey itself. Our conversation with the driver—chosen from among us due to limited steering capabilities—persisted as we endeavored to stay awake until 4 am, reaching Vijayawada. Fatigue hit me hard; the impending responsibility of navigating urged me to seek a nap. Stealthily whispering a faint 'Good Morning,' I reclined, while my companions engaged in conversation until Rajahmundry. Their realization dawned, ...

                                                                                                                                    Dear Anonymous,   It has been quite some time since I last penned my thoughts. In this age dominated by mobile phones and video calls, the value of handwritten letters may seem diminished. Nevertheless, I am writing with profound happiness and a sense of pride, as I have been entrusted with the task of eradicating infiltrators in the northern punj area. I will lead our troops from the front. War is never an easy endeavor, as it can lead to both victory and profound sorrow. Those of us in the military, whether at the bo...

  "How Can A Man Die Better Than Facing Fearful Odds, For the Ashes Of His Fathers and Temple Of His God's" Quite often we have heard about the Mecca of bikers, its a dream of each traveller to explore Ladakh once in a lifetime, bikers ride via Manali to Ladakh and have experienced the joy of the roads and the place. Whenever we draw a map of India during our studies, and I am sure that most of us have done, we always start with J&K, and as of now we have Ladakh as the youngest UT, but have we ever imagined what it looked without it? Cant Right! Well, there are few brave men in uniforms who have breathed there last at Rezang la to make our trips to Ladakh beautiful and memorable. It was not known to me since a year back, my brother told me about the place and the supreme sacrifice. I thank him and take pride to pen down a tiny tribute to those who fought and killed 1300+ enemy just with stones and bare hands, they were just 120 in numbers. Going back from that 7th Pla...

Disclaimer : This story does not relate to any living or deceased individuals and is purely a work of imagination, intending no emotional or social harm. It was five in the evening, the gathering clouds heralding an impending shower. Sir Edward glanced towards the Vidya Gurukul, clutching a note and a bouquet of yellow orchids destined for Lakshmi aboard the ship. Opening his umbrella, he commenced his journey to meet his unseen friend in India, devoted to the promotion of education in the Malabar region. Set against the backdrop of the 19th century, during The Great Cholera period, this narrative unfolds the untold tale of Sir Edward and Lakshmi. Their paths converged while championing the education system in southern India. Amidst the onset of the second phase of a pandemic, IO 102A ROHIN prepared to depart from Calcutta's dockyards, destined southward. The arduous journey spanned the Bay of Bengal and traverse...

Wake up!Wake up! Shouted Alia on Sameer, it was 10'o clock and a bright sunny day at St.Georges Orphanage.Bruno was accompanying Alia to wake up Sameer, Bruno the common pet for the orphanage, favorite to Sameer and Alia. Father John had brought him to the place when it was merely 2 months. At the orphanage, there were around 30 kids, who had the privilege of freedom from their parents. At a very early age, they handed over their kids to Father John, maybe because of early responsibility or poverty. Father always accepted them graciously and raised them as his own, none had ever complained about their lives there, as they were most happy to have friends, siblings or whatsoever you may call them there. Sameer woke up when the clock was past ten humming a tune, shouting at Alia and Bruno that he slept yesterday night very late as he was reading a book by John Keats, as thee was his favorite poet and started off with on of his favorite line " I am certain of nothing but the hol...

Often life gives us a second chance to revamp ourselves in front of this world ,through this let those whom you have ever known come across you and see how beautiful you are even when you have fallen down .Failures are not just the stories related to those who have achieved the success uplifting the downs instead the experience we have throughout our lives judging people , judging lives , keeping expectations and later disappointments. Each of an experience is beautiful while we go through it , we can see a lot of emotions coming onto. Life was never been simple yet, I wont say its complicated either , it requires a lot of focus on setting priorities and its all a matter of our decision , with whom we want to stick around ,what are those vibes which makes you happy but remember of those who cannot be accompanied aren't always bad , maybe they might be going through tough time as well. 27 human emotions and we count on only two. Happiness and Sadness are just an emotions which o...