My Published Stories/Poems

My Published Stories

…rite posts. My post, ‘Lingering Scent’, is one of them. “Clothes have a tendency to retain the perfume even after they are washed.The gown you had worn to the dance reeks of your Hugo Boss woman perfume, post wash.My son’s school uniforms scream Axe doe-spray.My Dad’s shirt has his …” This eBook has been compiled by the inimitable Vidya Sury. 4. Social Potpourri – An Anthology II Social Potpourri continues to promote new and talented authors by pr…

Blogging, Travel Tales

Hello World!

…for the Indiblogger and Lufthansa India contest #Say Yes To The World. To know more about the contest, check out this url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNeGyEayWUs…

Blogging, Poetry

WHEN IT RAINS

…s and paper boats Playing in the rain.   I chased the rainbow Looking for the pot of gold Made up of wishes.   When it rains I dream Of a pure and simple world Devoid of malaise.   Sulekha Rawat I am participating in the #WordsMatter Blog Hop. I received this tag from Shalzmojo at https://www.shalzmojo.in/2019/09/wordsmatter-when-it-rains-the-rainbow-is-not-far-behind/. It’s my pleasure to pass on this tag to Meena Chatty at https://balconysunrise…

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Love Marriage ya Arranged Marriage?

…ner they are looking for, lack of time is the reason cited for this turnaround. This is a golden middle, wherein the parents’ choose the bride or groom for their child and get them together so that they can meet them and decide if they are suited. They don’t agree to get married right away but get to know the person they are thinking of spending their lives with, eat out, go for movies, talk and then make up their mind. Engagement period is consid…

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Costume Party

…e shadow and mascara making her appear crazy and scary at the same time. I was the belle of the ball after ages and it felt good…   Sulekha     http://www.wine-n-chat.com/2012/10/kicking-off-blogfest-2012-party-time.html      …

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I remember your smile :)

Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I61LeHtCpc&feature=player_embedded I remember your smile 🙂   When you had glanced my way in an offhand way, I had been thrilled and over the moon. You were my heartthrob, my best kept secret and, I had been ready to swoon at my good fortune,   Your indifferent acknowledgement of my existence, and your almost negligible interest in me, had me doing cartwheels and going through hoops.   The day…

Blogging, Mine

My new writing home

…  Friends, This is just to inform you that my new place is at www.sulekharawat.com Please do visit me there and share your thoughts. Have a great day.       Sulekha aka Lucks…

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My Laptop has character

…interesting story to tell. Now I am as good as a desktop. I can’t move around like my siblings, I have to be rooted to a spot or move around only as far as the wire lets me; I am a prisoner of my own chord and not accord. The charger is always plugged in from start to shut down, have no life without it. I have played songs for her, millions of songs, sad, happy, and angry and some romantic ones in between the angry and happy ones. But mostly loud…

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Forty Nine is not Fifty :)

…e time when his children were in college he decided to pursue his dream of completing his graduation. He did it and was so proud, as we all were of this great man. I grew up aspiring to be a writer, became a Science graduate and jumped lanes and landed into the Marketing and Sales stream. A whole lot of things happened in between this and my next degree: marriage, kids, teaching at: play schools, middle schools and management college, social work,…

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Last post of the AtoZchallenge

…r imperfections perfectly.   No marriage is a bed of roses and there are bound to be arguments and tiffs but making up after the fights and learning to listen to the other person, a little give and take is all is needed to keep this fragile but strong ship in the waters of a happy and versatile marriage. I am no saint and I have had my share of being a nag and a shrew but we have never gone to bed angry. Talking about something clears the air and…

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Kolkata Diaries #AtoZChallenge

…Victoria memorial; they were nestled in pairs, by the reservoirs on the grounds, sitting under the shades of ancient trees. These were the featherless kinds, arriving on foot or by the yellow ambassador taxis, paying the entry fee of Rs. 20 and getting comfortable amongst the lush greenery. We received disapproving glances when we strolled past a few couples; maybe we were trespassing on their precious alone time 🙂 We retraced our steps and quickl…

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Zestful Journey #AtoZChallenge

…this blogging challenge and I share my zestful journey with you.:) We have come to the end of the alphabet chain and the letter of the day is Z I had written a short story for an anthology a couple of years ago, my story was titled, Zestful Journey. It was about a middle-aged woman’s train travel from Dehradun to Delhi. The blogging journey this April has been even more eventful and interesting. This has been a wonderful journey and I am sad that…

Mine, Writing Haunts

Writing Haunts

…My writing haunts- Social Potpourri I write short stories and articles for the ‘Reads’ section of Social potpourri. B’Khush Read my articles at B’Khush – an online interactive magazine for Desi women around the world. Lassi with Lavina Read my articles in the column, ‘Chatty Divas’, on ‘Lassi with Lavina’- a blog about Indian arts, food, culture, spirituality and travel to India….

Book Reviews

Book Review – Jukebox

…agonists and the choices they made or were forced to make due to their circumstances. While reading the book I was pulled into the pages and found myself within the stories- a mute spectator, helpless to console a sobbing child or a battered wife. I wanted to put out my hand to stop the little girl from walking into the creep’s house, reprimand the wife beater, run away from the graveyard. I tried to comprehend the twisted logic of poor, unfortuna…