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"Can I call you later?" We often say to people. We often also say it to our true callings. Mansee Shah Thard shares the story of one such "missed call".
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Indulge in extraordinary slices from everyday lives of ordinary people, deployed as stories. Come and revolt against the culture of "not mentioning" the gratitude, not "acknowledging" the beauty and going on living like half-humans.
“Can I call you later?” We often say to people. We often also say it to our true callings. Mansee Shah Thard shares the story of one such “missed call”....
Healthcare clowning is no laughing matter. Latvian national Igor Narovski shares how he uses healthcare clowning to create moments of hope for patients and families battling their worst fears and......
Everything ends. Even addiction to comic books. Even Pinki and Billu. Even Doga. Watch Ashutosh Kumar evolving his perspective on “ends” and face the illusion....
College drama is always entertaining. Many years after leaving college, Atul Jain recalls an action-packed incident from his campus life. Watch and go back to the days of innocence-fuelled duels.......
Nothing’s constant – one’s age, personality, and relationships change. So do one’s religion and faith system. Farida Dariwala dives and floats through a maze of them – always with warmth,......
Mom’s first steps are as hard as those of the baby. And need as much support, strength, and solidarity. Watch Poonam Madaan take it in her stride and marvel at......
Children inspire. Azhar Haque, who works in Afghanistan for education, speaks of a little Afghan girl who rises with the sun and stands with the mountains. Watch and bless the......
Even Goddesses don’t have it that simple. Finding your inner goddess is a continuous process. Watch Swati Bhatt share her thick and thin and accept your inner divine. Mention Not......
Often we arrive at abrupt endings that kick us out of our fairy tales. Some of us restart easily. Others struggle. Very few like Neeraja embrace the awakening and rewrite......
Hometown ain’t geography. It’s merely a town that feels like home. Family is folks whose hearts beat with you. So, travel and find all your possible homes and families. Watch......
Not much to say today… except that sometimes people just slip through our fingers. Swapnil remembers a flickering flame that burnt bright. Watch and hold tight!...
Chasing your dream on a wing and a prayer requires rock-solid people who believe you deserve it. Accompany Ishteyak Khan in his journey from being an egg-seller in Panna, Madhya......
Should we help? A stranger? When it involves risk? What if we feel cheated afterward? Is good samaritan a myth? Watch Nilansha Tiwari perform a so-called faulty risk-analysis in life,......
Resham, 14, had her life set. An all-girl chhole-poori feast to celebrate a neighbour’s successful 21-shukrawar fasting, until it wasn’t. Watch her unfold a period drama story and flow along....
The quiet around us due to the lockdown sometimes drowns us in nostalgia. This story of two brothers growing up in a joint family weaves a familiar world…small town, big family, occasional drama. This is the story that takes us to India of our childhood. Joint families were aplenty. Modern world’s ultra-sensitive zen-parenting hadn’t arrived. A scolding here and a slap there weren’t unheard of. In this coming of age story of two brothers being group-parented in a joint family, Umesh weaves a household most of us have known…maybe, even crave for. Watch and recall!...
Everyone who was ever 16, and their favourites poets, can vouch for love. Rahul Gupta revisits a love-soaked day from his teens. Safety pins are needed. Safety nets too! Hold......
A little boy loses his favourite shirt’s button. He prays to the Universe and waits for the magic to unfold. Hear @Mohit Sethi share his childhood tale. Watch, Get lost,......
Two girls – 13 and 10 – walk miles to reach their homes amidst a lockdown. The early 80s, no mobiles, townwide chaos, political frenzy and a ride on a......
Tutu refused to settle in his new home. Nothing worked. Until a 10-year-old boy came talking. Jyotsna Kalkal talks about her efforts to help Tutu find roots. Watch and plant......
This time a religious story. The religion: Bollywood. The follower: An 11th-grade boy. Salvation: High octane family drama. Welcome, devotees! Let’s hear Vikas unravel the plot of teen-cinema-madness. Amen!...
The perfect bride – her make-up flowing – came horribly late riding an auto-rickshaw. @Rashmi Sharma recalls playing the wingman at her ‘best friend’s wedding’. Watch and make-up your mind!...
This is the story of a knot in an umbilical cord that runs across generations; the knot entangled with apologies overdue for decades. Reshu Mogra delves deep into her past......
What does it mean to Care? … and what does it mean to Care in the time of Corona? More than anything, it probably means Letting Go. Letting go of......
How long before your masked-self goes out fetching groceries? What will you buy? Does trouble diminish cravings? Is Khichdi all we need? What about chocolates? Hugs? Here’s the story of......
Two strangers – a man and a woman – in a foreign land, a life-altering promise and a life-threatening car accident. Jamini Pulyadath brings alive the night she met her......
The story of a lady with the so-called Hindu first name, the so-called Muslim middle name, a flick of France in between and a Christian Last Name. A two word......
A group of women in a remote Rajasthani village sit in a circle to defecate together. They invite Vallari a visiting city-girl. She shyly joins to discover a lively forum......
School days are complicated. Things we do stay with us for life. Some chapters need closures and confessions. Sometimes, even after decades. Anubha Srivastava opens her heart in a half-tickling-half-nostalgic......
An agitated cow mauls a 9-year-old boy in the Rajasthani village of Birania. The entire community comes together to save his life. That boy Ramkumar Singh takes your heart and......
An art gallery watchman skipped his post-lunch stroll and browsed the ongoing exhibition. Artist Pragati Dalvi shares how his “artless” questions changed her relationship with art....
A child fascinated with clocks – first as toys; then as a need; and finally, as a life-saver! Meena Shrivastava relives how she and her wristwatch saved a family from......
