you smell like earth, clay in my hands. all mess and chaos, reborn. I could hate you or remake you. i could do both...

All villages have an old-world charm about them. This is particularly true for villages in Kerala, widely heralded as 'God's Own Country.'

The bear from the woods has come to town, Now kept in a zoo, safe and sound. Its roar was very fierce and brave...

Happiness is not merely a gift to be obtained, but it is a life that has to be lived. Even when you think it's been taken away...

It was a gloomy Monday morning. The sun had hardly risen above the horizon. I had been waiting outside the examination hall, the doors...

Four Thousand Years of Mankind Prevails, On this very land of gold. The Guptas, the Mauryas, the Mughals, and more...

Why do you call yourself a fool for giving away your love? That is love's purpose, to be given, to be shared...

I like the rain. It reminds me that the world isn't out to get me, it's just designed to fall apart once in a while....

Lying on a trampoline, So wonderfully far from home. Our only lights: The moon, Big Bear and camera flashes, Preserving our last few...

The time is nigh When raindrops spring From shattered skies To bathe the world...

Helping my younger friends has always brought me pleasure, whether it involves explaining an academic concept or teaching a dance step...

My birth was not a topic for celebration. My father had beaten my mother to a point where her labor was forced. He threw her down the...

As the flowers begin to bloom in spring, There is a silver lining that lifts the winter's gloom...

Life is like a program. You program it and plan it, but when you run it, it fails in many places. You begin with a small piece of code...

By Piyali Dhar, 12A