Month: October 2024
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all that is – 3: the stomach charmer
listen to this chapter now on youtube! go to series homepage It was a truth universally acknowledged, at least by the teachers and half the student body, that his stomach had a mind of its own. On most days, it operated within acceptable parameters—growling at lunch, bubbling during chemistry—but occasionally, it would declare mutiny. This…
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all that is – 2. cats of mayavaram
listen to this chapter now on youtube! go to series homepage There was, of course, only one type of bus that wandered, rattling and roaring, across the endless sprawl of Tamil Nadu’s roads. No matter what name it carried—Thiruvalluvar or otherwise—each was the same: rusted seats that had borne years of passengers, windows that insisted…
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all that is – 1: spring moon
listen to this chapter now on youtube! go to series homepage Many years later, standing beside his wife in the sterile, antiseptic air of Bellevue hospital’s maternity ward, surrounded by the rhythmic beeping of machines and the soft murmurs of medical staff, he felt his mind drift. Two images, vivid and unbidden, rose to the…
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all that is – epigraph
கணந்தோறும் வியப்புகள் புதிய தோன்றும்கணந்தோறும் வெவ்வேறு கனவு தோன்றும்கணந்தோறும் நவநவமாய் களிப்புத் தோன்றும்;கருதிடவும் சொல்லிடவும் எளிதோ?– சுப்பிரமணிய பாரதி Each fleeting moment births a world of wonder, Each breath we take spins dreams asunder, With every heartbeat, joy renews its bloom; But who can explain it? Probably no one, I assume. – Subramania Bharati
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