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Time & Again
A Poem on Friendship by Dr. Shruti Shankar Gaur Yet we met again. Year after year, Growing more insane. When we all are together, I can be me, I can blurt out anything, These friendships I cherish, We are no more friends We are a family with different names. Rohit’s cherry on the top, Punit’s…
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The Curious Case of Martha’s Vineyard
The play is written in the backdrop of ‘The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society’ and is weaved using the research backdrop from ‘The Case of English Settlers of Martha’s Vineyard (page 8), Introduction to Special Education by Deborah Deutsch Smith’’. It is to hereby inform that in the play, term ‘Deaf’ is being…
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Who is my latest crush?
My latest celebrity crush is the Turkish actor Can Yaman. I love the gentleness of his eyes. Shhhh!!! Don’t tell him. I will be too embarrassed if he ever pops out of the screen. When I asked the same question to my teenage daughters a few days ago, they instantly replied, “Of course, the guy…
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The Irish Autumn
A poem by Dr. Shruti Shankar Gaur (written during her Ireland visit in October 2022) If you happen to visit IrelandAnd that too in AutumnColors explodeA hue of blueA Tinge of brownHundreds of shades of greenOrange merged with the redA yellow with the maroonYou will witness the bountyIn its full bloom If you happen to…
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Wintering: An Exploration Of The Cold
A Piece by Dr. Shruti Shankar Gaur based on Katherine May’s Wintering I am a summer baby. I love the sun. And I am not much pally with winter. Still, every year winter is forced upon me. I am clueless and rudderless. It scares the hell out of me. Winter is like: my body stops…
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From Becoming to Belonging
Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ Book Review by Dr. Shruti Shankar Gaur I picked ‘Becoming’ by Michelle Obama out of curiosity. She is a well-known tabloid face as the ex-first lady of the United States of America. I was intrigued to read the story of the woman behind Barack Obama. She couldn’t be ordinary, I thought. Her…
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How to Fly like Jonathan Livingston Seagull?
I picked it from the old shelves; the book was still warm as it was twenty years ago when I had read it as a schoolgirl. This time I read it as an adult, through the reviewer’s glasses. After putting it down, all I could say was, “There’s so much to learn”. Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard…
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Duality
I don’t know how others focus On one thing at a time My mind’s all over the place, Ringing the chime. I don’t know how others Feel settled in life The moment I find my balance, I discover a new turn. I don’t know how others Decide on one thing, After all I am always…
