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06 Dec

Visionary

Won Silver Award in the Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Writing Competition, 2022. Topic: Her Majesty The Queen was born in the twentieth century, a period that saw enormous social change driven by visionary and committed leaders. Reflect on an inspirational leader from this period. Pre- Note: This account, although fictionally compiled, is based on true events. […]

11 Oct

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Watch, Feel, Be

Theme: Switch HG Wells Short Story Writing Competition I face a square television at one end of my bedroom. There is nothing but me and the television. The television and me. I cannot go out. No one can come in. And so, I listen to the television. The South China Sea comes shabbily into view, […]

05 Aug

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Lup-Dup

Topic: Scientists have picked up a radio signal ‘heartbeat’ billions of light-years away,” reads an article headline published by NPR last Thursday from a report that astronomers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology picked up radio signals that repeat in a clear periodic pattern similar to a beating heart from a galaxy billions of light-years […]

19 Jun

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Schadenfreude

The first moment a sadist experiences pleasure in someone else’s pain. I sit in front of the fire, my hands outstretched to embrace the warmth from it’s flames. My brother eats quietly, tearing off bits of the khameeri rotis with an unusually calm demeanour. “Why do you think he did it?” He takes his time […]

21 Apr

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Woman

“You’re a bitch!” “She’s so behenji-” “Kya maal hai!”

12 Mar

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Candied Memories

I make my way through an arched door inside an unfamiliar factory, with machines that have cavernous mouths, and shiny countertops that run along the length of the room. I am not sure where I am, but a heavenly smell hangs in the air, of chocolate and strawberry, with the subtle undertones of whipped cream […]

19 Jan

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Madame

Battered woman syndrome, also known as battered person syndrome, can be the product of long-term domestic abuse. People living with battered woman syndrome may feel helpless. This can cause them to wrongly believe they deserve the abuse and that they can’t get away from it. In many cases, this is why people don’t report their […]

10 Jan

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Shades of Anxiety

You can find my work on the Instagram account themindsmatterproject as well. It encourages awareness about mental health and emotional wellbeing. https://www.instagram.com/p/CYME563lUEO/?utm_medium=copy_link Artwork by Shivangini Chaudhary I wear my anxiety in different shades.Today I put on a blushing pink coat.I can’t bring myself to open my lips,Not to speak, nor to touch his.As I see […]