Anjali Sharma VOICES
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The unspoken gift: Pangs of loneliness and the book
April 30, 2026, 10:49 PM IST
‘Darkness can rob the glory of a diamond, we are just humans….’ How I wanted that evening to pass quickly! Even after so many soulful conversations we shared, I felt anxious visiting Mrs. Kapoor’s house….
April 30, 2026, 10:49 PM IST
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The unspoken gift: Shy steps
April 20, 2026, 2:45 PM IST
‘With timid eyes and faint smiles our fondness bloomed like pink tulips…..’ A few weeks after my heated encounter with Mrs. Kapoor, I desperately avoided locking eyes with her. For days, I peeked out from…
April 20, 2026, 2:45 PM IST
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The unspoken gift: The first encounter
April 10, 2026, 6:00 AM IST
For the first time, I saw her silhouette against the dark evening before I walked away.… 2013: A busy November evening The November nights were getting colder and so was I. The relentless pressure of…
April 10, 2026, 6:00 AM IST
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An evening beside the pool
March 26, 2026, 8:15 AM IST
‘They’ have gone, but I still feel the stains of their venom on my soul. A cloudy evening and a book, what else do I need ! Unwinding myself, I breezily walk along the hedged…
March 26, 2026, 8:15 AM IST
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The love of pearls (Sequel to Love by the Indus)
March 13, 2026, 11:02 PM IST
‘Anyone’ and ‘anything’ touched by the divine cannot remain untouched by LOVE! To love and be loved is the deepest desire of the one who breathes, and even the one who remains still, else why…
March 13, 2026, 11:02 PM IST
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Through my kitchen window
March 6, 2026, 12:45 AM IST
The sun is spreading its orange gleam all around. And the wind, singing through the trees, eagerly announcing the arrival of spring. The gloom and grey have gone, but only after making me familiar with…
March 6, 2026, 12:45 AM IST
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A cup of coffee
February 25, 2026, 8:47 PM IST
Strolling down a busy food street, I caught sight of a dimly-lit café. The incense smoke drifted across the tables like fairies sprinkling soothing dust—my fascination pushed me towards its glass door. I stepped in,…
February 25, 2026, 8:47 PM IST
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The February Cinderella love
February 9, 2026, 3:45 PM IST
In February, love flows like a bubbly river that sings and dances its way to be one with the infinite ocean. It keeps moving despite the rocks, fallen trees and the steeps to meet its…
February 9, 2026, 3:45 PM IST
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Until we meet again!
January 31, 2026, 2:17 PM IST
(The story of an unannounced guest—sequel) The universe has trillions of galaxies, stars, planets and our home—the Earth. Speaking of which—there are billions of people here, but we cross paths with only a handful of…
January 31, 2026, 2:17 PM IST
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The door of my heart and the Phoenix
January 24, 2026, 10:51 PM IST
I live far, far away, in a different world—inside my heart. I call it my room—it is snuggled among the snowy mountains. How bewitching it is to watch these peaks have a romantic rendezvous with…
January 24, 2026, 10:51 PM IST
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When the honeybee ‘works’ and ‘thinks’
January 16, 2026, 3:47 PM IST
The smiling yellow marigolds, the peaceful white lilies and the welcoming pink dahlias. I sit in the middle of a garden—my eyes soaking different moods of the colours around me. What a relief from my…
January 16, 2026, 3:47 PM IST
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2026 with my zebra’s imperfections
December 30, 2025, 11:04 PM IST
Crash! The white and black porcelain shards of my beloved zebra lay all over the floor. I cursed myself for recklessly tossing my stole over it. My sheer ignorance and…… peekaboo! It was not one…
December 30, 2025, 11:04 PM IST
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The Christmas feeling
December 22, 2025, 11:15 PM IST
December—the dark sky is showering a confetti of white wool everywhere, and I’m running to grab my warmest sweaters and furriest mittens. No sunlight—all the colours are fading into grey. The flow of life is…
December 22, 2025, 11:15 PM IST
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A whiff of the air
December 9, 2025, 4:03 PM IST
A playful whiff of the air never travels alone. Somedays in spring, it steals the essence of the roses. Somedays in monsoon, it brushes past the damp soil. And somedays in winters, it dances around…
December 9, 2025, 4:03 PM IST
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The bubble of dance
November 12, 2025, 11:01 PM IST
1982—“It’s a girl!” the doctor tells my mother. I have arrived. I’m breathing bliss right now. I’m in my own flow—a doorway to ecstasy! Perhaps this is the feeling we all spend our lives chasing….
November 12, 2025, 11:01 PM IST
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Delhi and its Golden Crown: Diwali
October 19, 2025, 9:19 PM IST
Hey Delhi, The yellow fairy lights have sheathed you with glittering gold. It feels out of all the festivities, you have a special place for Diwali. You weathered the scorching summer, ruthless rains, and now,…
October 19, 2025, 9:19 PM IST
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What’s in a name?
October 14, 2025, 8:23 PM IST
What’s in a name? Well, actually everything—a ferocious ‘beast’ can give you grins instead of shivers! Long ago, when I was in class four, I silently prayed for a time freeze as the most awaited…
October 14, 2025, 8:23 PM IST
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The souvenir from Chaplin’s museum
October 1, 2025, 4:49 PM IST
Sometimes, our sojourns fill us with more than just fun and rejuvenation! In 2018, my visit to Switzerland became more than admiration of the mountains and the meadows. I found a souvenir that I couldn’t…
October 1, 2025, 4:49 PM IST
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The Purple Dress
August 29, 2025, 7:52 PM IST
For a girl, there were two worlds: One where she lived and the other where everything swirled. Panchhi was as light-hearted as a bird in the sky, and that is how she got her lovely…
August 29, 2025, 7:52 PM IST
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The Ugly Duckling and his superpowers
August 19, 2025, 10:46 PM IST
You are still the glowing sun in the sky, however many eclipses have gone by! I am sure you must have heard the story of ‘The Ugly Duckling’ by Hans Christian Andersen. Yes, you got…
August 19, 2025, 10:46 PM IST
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