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Varanasi Chronicles

The rhythmic clatter of the train on the tracks marked the beginning of our adventure to the ancient city of Banaras. The 6 am journey, though a bit wearisome with scattered seats, couldn’t dampen the excitement of our small band of four friends. None, except for me, had set foot in this city before. The thought lingered: would they find it enchanting or just another escapade? Noon graced us…

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First Solo trip: The journey of self-discovery

Once upon a time in a small town nestled between rolling hills and meandering rivers, there lived a young man named Abhi. Abhi was known for his predictable routine—work, home, dinner, and a bit of TV before bedtime. His life was comfortable but lacked the excitement he craved. One day, he stumbled upon an online community that organized spontaneous trips with strangers to unknown destinations.…

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"Whiskey, Deep Talks, and a Crazy Resort: A Weekend Getaway Saga"

Hey there, my fellow wanderlust souls! Buckle up for a tale of a trip that was more like a rollercoaster through the twists and turns of life, with a dash of humor and a generous pour of whiskey. Hello, my best friend, drunk me calling my colleague (literally my best friend) randomly at midnight and just blabbering about how we are all going for a trip tomorrow and he peacefully listening to me…

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Holi- A beautiful chaos of colors

I recently had the pleasure of visiting Mathura, one of the holiest cities in India, during the vibrant festival of Holi. Holi is a Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring. It’s a time when people come together to throw brightly colored powder and water at each other, dance to lively music, and indulge in delicious food and drink. My trip to Mathura…

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Twilight

Long before our governments awoke and people didn’t have the tendency to show off

There was a bench at the corner of the river banks where lovers sat at dusk

Now everything has been changed there is track at sides of river but the bench remained the same

Only witness you were with me is the setting sun, flowing river and the forgotten bench

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Forlorn The forlorn lover is afraid of the silence.

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O to sail~ Walt Whitman

O to sail~ Walt Whitman

o to sail in a ship

to leave this steady unendurable land

to leave this tiresome sameness of streets,

the sidewalks and the houses

to leave you, O you solid motionless land, and entering the ship

to sail and sail and sail

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Six word love story

Six word love story

I came, I saw, she conquered.

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awake to be awakened Today is just like any other day mind is wandering to different places trying to match the pace with the heart, something is not right.

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If Once You Have Slept on an Island ~Rachel Field

If Once You Have Slept on an Island ~Rachel Field

If once you have slept on an island 

You’ll never be quite the same; 

You may look as you looked the day before 

And go by the same old name, 

You may bustle about in street and shop; 

You may sit at home and sew, 

But you’ll see blue water and wheeling gulls 

Wherever your feet may go. 

You may chat with the neighbors of this and that 

And close to your…

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musicians/artist that left too soon

musicians/artist that left too soon

There have always been some artists that had the grasp over every aspect in their particular art but god had some other plans. Here’s a list of artist that died early in their careers otherwise they would have been the next big thing.

tupac and biggie in 1994

Tupac & Biggie smalls – best friends turned rivals , created the most infamous east coast-west coast rivalry, blessed the world with…

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Rainfall

I am rainfall I was here before humanity and I will be here when everything is wiped out

Many will blame me for that but that’s my nature, just like yours is to blame.

For years I have been putting on smiles on the people specially those dependent on me

Have you ever thought what will happen if I am late or less than expected

River go drought, crops won’t yield both the rich and poor…

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Dream in a pandemic

Dream in a pandemic

When I woke up, I witnessed the hills from my balcony that only I heard in my grandfather’s stories,

And I thought maybe I am in a dream or maybe it’s a pandemic.

I heard some birds chirping in my yard which I thought were extinct or about to,

And I thought maybe I am in a dream or maybe it’s a pandemic.

Mom served the breakfast and for the first time in a long time my entire family…

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War and peace ~ Leo Tolstoy

War and peace ~ Leo Tolstoy

For a few second they looked silently into each other’s eyes, and the distant and impossible suddenly became near, possible and inevitable…

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Venom

The question was not about the poison,

but voices were raised when i survived it

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Do not stand at my grave and weep ~ by Mary Elizabeth Frye

Do not stand at my grave and weep ~ by Mary Elizabeth Frye

Do not stand at my grave and weep

i am not there, i do not sleep.

i am a thousand winds that blow,

i am the diamond glints on snow,

I am the sun on ripened grain,

i am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning's hush

i am the swift uplifting rush

of quite birds in the circling flight.

i am the soft starshine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and…

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The ten best quotes which will help you move on from the past towards enlightenment

The ten best quotes which will help you move on from the past towards enlightenment

When ever people get stuck in any sort of problems in their life or their comes a time they need to feel motivated, they feel like nothing is going like they would have thought or the sense of motivation they need to hear from someone else’s mouth though they might be already aware about that, they turn towards quotes. It is like the mantra that helps them in the time of despair which then seeps…

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