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Debanjana Paul
Jan 142 min read
The Familiarity of the Unfamiliar
Damayanti put on the lights...next time, she would try to book a morning flight, so she didn't have to feel around in the dark. There!...
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Debanjana Paul
Nov 21, 20241 min read
Burrowing!
'Once I sat on a rock for a whole afternoon, on top of a pretty hill, watching a forest fire', Helen muttered, stirring the demerara...
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Debanjana Paul
Oct 24, 20242 min read
Europe and Autumn Evenings
Helen tried to taste the basil ice cream that the bartender promised he had put in her drink. Nope. Just the vodka. Maybe, after a whole...
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Debanjana Paul
Sep 18, 20242 min read
A Flight to Freedom
The melancholia of the moon reminded Damayanti of home...and oddly, of freedom. There was no daylight to put boundaries around her...
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Debanjana Paul
Aug 6, 20242 min read
On a Starry Night...
When did Damayanti's life get limited between taking mold off the corner of the white bathroom tile, to spraying her tiny patch of a...
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Debanjana Paul
May 15, 20241 min read
Nick Drake and Binaca Geetmala
As Damayanti presses her Russell Hobbs iron over the green cardigan, she finds it strangely satisfying that the creases are gradually...
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Debanjana Paul
Mar 2, 20241 min read
Fleeting Memories of Sunshine
There was a stiff, sustained breeze. Martin drew his breath sharply and pulled his hat further around his old, elfish ears. It's been...
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Debanjana Paul
Dec 12, 20232 min read
Christmas Tales and Dual Lives
Damayanti lives a quiet life. Unlike women her age. She would be happy tidying up a messy cupboard, drinking peppermint tea, reading...
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Debanjana Paul
Sep 7, 20231 min read
In the Bylanes of Basque Country
'I hear you make the best Sangria in town?' Susan asks the Spanish waiter, who picks up on the word 'Sangria', and looks visibly...
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Debanjana Paul
Aug 24, 20231 min read
The Mind-numbing Lapis Lazuli
Damayanti has seen the Bay of Bengal countless number of times. The family's favourite 'any occasion' escapade to the shores since her...
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Debanjana Paul
Jul 17, 20231 min read
Over the Treetops...
There is something about looking at this horizon that makes him pensive. The sycamores, the chimneys and the blue sky threatened with all...
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Debanjana Paul
Jul 4, 20231 min read
Tea
The masala chai that sat unceremoniously at her Tuesday work table on this present day, reminded Damayanti of a holiday she had been on,...
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