Seed #313 Mr.Ganguly, an average Indian man, forever dreamed of owning a house. The only the thought that kept him alive from his miserable life was , “mere bhi ek ashiana hoga.” So when he came across a place at a heavenly bargain, he pounced on it hastily. In his zeal of not letting goContinue reading “What happens when you share your birthday with Qasim Sahab?”
Author Archives: Magaj-Beej the First
The Greatest Mushaira that ever was
seed #341 A day awaited with much eagerness was the death of the Magjus, reasons varied but they all agreed that enough is enough. Khumar bharabankavi sahab was one of them. though the Magjus had not known him during his life, but they developed a deep bond with him especially after his death. Magju startedContinue reading “The Greatest Mushaira that ever was”
Ghazal Night a little too early
seed #347 Rather unlike him Mr Chowdhury was looking forward to his 50th anniversary and this time it will be him making all the plans.Last anniversary really like all the previous anniversaries was taken for granted by the Mr and Mrs Chowdhury had it. She made it clear if Mr Chowdhury did not makeup inContinue reading “Ghazal Night a little too early”
Over-beer-ing Karaoke all night
seed #348 The barkeep was pouring a 5th glass of whiskey to the man known as, the man with the scar. This man had appeared out of nowhere in this bar, one abrupt afternoon, in the neighbourhood club of lesterturn. Usually neighbours do not take kindly the presence of a stranger here but a manContinue reading “Over-beer-ing Karaoke all night”
Over-beer-ing Tim and Albert
seed #349 Tim and Albert wear dressing up for scene, were they had to reach on time and look prim and proper. every year they met at Rutherford station and bought 12 lilies. taking these lilies, they would enter the club fire and drink till the Lilies dry. so for their bouts have always failedContinue reading “Over-beer-ing Tim and Albert”
4. solution to problem becomes a problem
seed #350 Kuttu was elated. For he had done math homework right. So was chintu. And more so because asking a gypsy is always a better idea than copying from others. More so because everybody says not to trust the gypsies but this one seemed lovely enough and he was. He actually helped us toContinue reading “4. solution to problem becomes a problem”
Misadventures in the belly button of Parth Singh Parihar
seed #351 Mr Dassani’s sleep crackled with breaking of the window pane and more with a tug in his shirt. The morning which Mr dassani had planned to skip by being absent, broke in with chaos as Mr dassani had to open his eyes for he felt as if a goat was pasturing on hisContinue reading “Misadventures in the belly button of Parth Singh Parihar”
3. solutions to chintu’s problem of math
seed #352 Chintu hated maths. He hated his teacher too because the teacher kept insisting that maths was important for surviving life. He used to say oxygen was more important, but that used to piss off his teacher. Chintu was looking forward to the weekend. He was to go butterfly hunting with kuttu. However theContinue reading “3. solutions to chintu’s problem of math”
2. Chintu and the disappearing rainbows
seed #353 Once upon a time there lived a boy called Chintu. He had turned 9 only three days back, the day on which his fourth tooth fell much to his dismay. He lived with his grandma and his parents in a small hut on the plains of Mansukhgunj, a place whose mention you won’tContinue reading “2. Chintu and the disappearing rainbows”
1. Mr. Banerjee on a Sunday
seed #354 1. It was a pleasant Sunday. Exactly how Mr.Sudhakar Banerjee would have preferred. Full of sunshine and the playful breeze. It had rained for 5 days in Kolkata on the trot. Thus his joy knew no bounds. For a living, Mr.Banerjee worked in a bank, but only on Sundays did he truly feelContinue reading “1. Mr. Banerjee on a Sunday”