tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18012808433630410312024-03-06T13:23:12.845+05:30NovoSphereNovoneel Chakrabortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423288789554049979noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801280843363041031.post-35522015116393449302018-10-18T11:46:00.001+05:302018-10-18T11:46:21.947+05:30Uski woh ek cigarette<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Kal uski ek cigarette<br />
mere paas reh gayi.<br />
Milne aayi thi woh subah banke, lekin<br />
Kal uski raat mere paas reh gayi.<br />
<br />
Talab usse dhundwayegi,<br />
Uski woh ek cigarette.<br />
Roz se zyada yaad aaunga main,<br />
Baatein bohot ki thi humne, lekin<br />
Kal uski aankon ki chuppi mere saath reh gayi.<br />
<br />
Phone karegi mujhe,<br />
Cigarette lautane ko kahegi,<br />
Keh rahi thi zindagi ne sairaab kiya hai use, lekin<br />
Kal uski pyaas mere paas reh gayi.<br />
<br />
Agli baar jab milegi,<br />
Pehli baat uss ek cigarette ki hogi,<br />
Phoot-phoot kar royi thi woh,<br />
Apne aansu se sukoon churaya hoga usne, lekin<br />
Kal use rota dekhna ka dard mere saath reh gaya,<br />
Kal uski ek cigarette mere paas reh gayi.<br />
<br />
**</div>
Novoneel Chakrabortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423288789554049979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801280843363041031.post-85067828260125960562017-10-13T19:27:00.000+05:302017-10-13T19:28:25.717+05:30Forever Is True (last part of The Forever Series): PROLOGUE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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FOREVER IS TRUE: PROLOGUE</div>
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Bengaluru<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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10.35 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "requiemtext-htf-roman" , "serif"; font-size: 35.0pt;">‘I</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "requiemtext-htf-roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">’m sorry, Prisha, but I had no
other option,’ the person said, standing close to the hospital bed on which
Prisha was lying with her eyes closed. Beneath a blanket that covered her till
her bosom, she was wearing a sky-blue patient’s uniform. Her forehead was
freshly bandaged. Her right hand, with a drip, was placed on her belly while
the left one was by her side, a pulse-monitoring clip attached to the index
finger. There was a saline water stand beside the bed. Her left leg was
plastered and her face bruised. It was quiet except for the occasional beeping
of the monitor that was keeping a track of her heartbeats. The room was bathed
in an eerie green-coloured light.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "requiemtext-htf-roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">‘Just like I had no other option
with Ishanvi. She was a good girl. So were you. But you both fell for the wrong
person, bad person. And sometimes, even when you aren’t at fault, life still
holds you guilty and makes you pay for it. But how do you atone for something you
haven’t done?’ Silence. The person grasped Prisha’s left hand. It was cold.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "requiemtext-htf-roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">‘Not that I expected you to be
alive but now I can at least talk to you, unlike Ishanvi.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "requiemtext-htf-roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">After a deep sigh, the person
added, ‘I had tried warning you like I had tried warning Ishanvi but neither of
you paid heed. Why? You were in love. </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "requiemtext-htf-italic" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Love</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "requiemtext-htf-italic" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "requiemtext-htf-roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> I hate
that emotion because it is the most customizable emotion a human can feel. Its
definition changes the way one thinks. Its syntax changes the way one feels. It
is not like sadness or happiness. It is not absolute. Though we think it is. I
hate it. In fact, hate is a soft word. I abhor love, loathe it. If you had been
in your senses, I’m sure you would have asked what makes me so anti love. Well,
it is a long story but I carry the moral in my heart every day. And will do so
till I turn into ashes.’ <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "requiemtext-htf-roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">There was silence. The person
caressed Prisha’s forehead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "requiemtext-htf-roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">‘Unfortunately, nobody will ever
know my story. But that doesn’t bother me. The only thing that bothers me is
that the person who mattered the most to me will also never get to hear my
story. You tell me, Prisha, is it fair to live someone else’s story all your
life? But . . . ’ The person leaned close to her left ear and whispered, ‘If
you can listen, then listen well. Chances are you will die soon on this bed.
But in case you survive, don’t push me into killing you again. Next time, there
won’t be any passer-by to bring you to any hospital on time. One last request:
don’t test me for I’ve been killing people for a long time now. You are my only
failure. And failing is something which doesn’t go down well with me.’ After
staring at Prisha for a while, the person said, ‘May your soul rest in peace,
Prisha. Next life, choose someone better. Choose someone who’s worth it.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "requiemtext-htf-roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The person stopped caressing her
forehead and tiptoed out of the room. Prisha had opened her eyes by then. She
had been in her senses throughout. </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "requiemtext-htf-italic" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Or was</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "requiemtext-htf-roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "requiemtext-htf-italic" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">she? </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "requiemtext-htf-roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She didn’t see the person’s face but she did feel the
person’s touch. Contrary to the person’s words, the touch wasn’t threatening.
The last statement had made her hair stand on its end. This was the first time
Saveer had visited her in the hospital since she had regained consciousness. </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "requiemtext-htf-italic" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Why would</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "requiemtext-htf-roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "requiemtext-htf-italic" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">he want to
kill her? </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "requiemtext-htf-roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">she
wondered. </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "requiemtext-htf-italic" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Or for
that matter Ishanvi?</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "requiemtext-htf-roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> These, however, were the least of her concerns at
that moment. There was something she noticed that was extremely disturbing.
Prisha saw the person leaving the room. But in a woman’s attire.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">On the Eve of His
Twenty-Eighth Birthday<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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November 2010<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">H</span><span style="font-family: Times;">e looks at the arrangement on
the terrace of a forty-floor high-rise in Mumbai. A cosy mattress, a
transparent tent and five love candles around it. He heaves a sigh of
satisfaction. He recently bought the terrace and the floor below it without
telling her about it. Tonight he will turn one of her fantasies into reality.
They will make love under the stars. Tonight he will also realize his five-year-old
dream. He will ask her to marry him the moment the clock strikes twelve—on the
eve of his twenty-eighth birthday. He has never been happier.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">She is attending a
corporate training programme, which is due to end in an hour, at a resort in
Lonavla. She has checked her watch at least ten times in the last five minutes.
Time seems not to be at its usual pace today. She does a quick mental math for
the umpteenth time. Five more minutes for the training session to get over, two
minutes to greet everyone, say goodbye, another two minutes to hit the highway
and then a couple of hours to reach Mumbai if there’s no untoward traffic. She
has already asked her friend, an expert at baking, to make his favourite:
blueberry cheesecake. She will make a detour after she reaches Mumbai to
collect the cake, which will not take more than half an hour. She will reach
his place by 10 p.m. Good, she tells herself and checks her watch yet another
time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; letter-spacing: -.05pt;">The
tent is right in the middle of the terrace. He places the smooth white mattress
inside and puts a soft blanket over it. The air has just the right amount of
chill, which makes him crave for her. For a moment, he can almost see the two
of them becoming one inside the tent. He snaps out of the tempting reverie and
readjusts the position of the candles. Tonight should be the perfect night, the
kind lovers fantasize about, or so he has in mind. He places a sixth candle, a
fake one, right above the mattress, where they will place their heads. It is
actually a candle-shaped box and has a diamond ring inside.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; letter-spacing: -.1pt;">She
feels elated to hear the final ‘thank you for being such a nice batch’ from the
trainer. The session is officially over for the day. She rushes out, greeting
whomever she meets on her way. Almost everyone asks her if she wants to
accompany them to Lion’s Point, a famous mountaintop, but she politely says no
and calls her driver.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Satisfied with the
preparation on the terrace, he makes his way to the flat and heads straight
into the kitchen. He had googled and written down the recipe of sun-dried
tomato risotto, her favourite, on a </span></div>
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Post-it note. He has also arranged for Montoya Cabernet Sauvignon—one of the
best red wines in the world—as the perfect accompaniment. Suddenly he wants to
hear her voice and decides to call her.</div>
<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times;">She is in the car now. She
picks up her phone to call him and finds him calling her. This is how
synchronized they are in their relationship. Be it matters of the heart or the
mind, they are always on the same page. And it’s this very perfect timing that
has gently pushed them into seeking a forever together every day. She says a
soft hello into the phone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">He talks to her for some
time and then lies that he has some important official work to complete. He has
never been the kind who would surprise anybody, but this time he wants
everything to be special, a memory that would last forever. She believes his
lie. He cuts the call and wears an apron.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">She hums her favourite
romantic song while checking the photo gallery of her phone. Her car climbs the
treacherous roads of Lonavla, with hills on one side and a gorge on the other.
A boulder is displaced a few feet above the road that her car is on. Tearing
the safety net around the boulders, placed to stop them from sliding down
abruptly, it falls exactly on top of her car. It crushes the vehicle out of
shape and the driver and her out of recognition. Her heartbeat stops almost
immediately.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; text-align: left;">He keeps waiting to surprise her.</span></div>
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The above is the prologue of my latest dark romance thriller titled '<b><i>Forever Is A Lie</i></b>'. You can pre order for signed copies from here: <a href="http://bit.ly/ForeverIsALie">http://bit.ly/ForeverIsALie</a><br />
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Pre Order is on till 15th August.<br />
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<b>Thank you !!</b></div>
Novoneel Chakrabortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423288789554049979noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801280843363041031.post-38723063193628669682017-06-30T20:01:00.000+05:302017-06-30T20:01:07.184+05:30Forever Is A Lie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hi all !!<br />
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Feels great to share with you my latest book 'Forever Is A Lie'. The book is up for PRE ORDER. You can use the following link to get a signed copy: <a href="http://bit.ly/ForeverIsALie">http://bit.ly/ForeverIsALie</a><br />
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The link will also take you to the blurb. The book releases on 16th August 2017. Eager to know your reaction to this.<br />
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Cheers !!</div>
Novoneel Chakrabortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423288789554049979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801280843363041031.post-837894163608836232016-10-12T21:06:00.000+05:302016-10-12T21:06:13.416+05:30BLACK SUITS YOU<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here's the BLURB of my next novel: <b>Black Suits You</b>. (a psycho-sexual thriller)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Twenty-seven-year-old Kiyan Roy is the reclusive author of the bestselling erotica trilogy, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Handcuffs</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">. As he appears publicly for the first time to promote his book</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f497d; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">s</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">, his readers fall in love with his good looks and wit. However, one of them gets too close. Kiyan is followed and seduced by a mysterious girl who pursues him across cities, book events, hotels, luncheons and media interviews. Soon, he becomes obsessed by her and falls for her charms. As Kiyan gets sucked deeper and deeper into this dark and twisted love affair, he is forced to surrender all control. His life and career slowly begin unraveling as this girl leads him down a dangerous path. But is it already too late to rectify his mistakes? Will the path to desire end in doom? </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Black Suits You </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">is a gripping, fast-paced and a clever psycho-sexual thriller that will keep you guessing till the end.</span></span></div>
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Novoneel Chakrabortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423288789554049979noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801280843363041031.post-81563046614472122332016-02-16T10:32:00.002+05:302016-02-16T10:32:43.316+05:30PRE ORDERS for FORGET ME NOT, STRANGER<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Here's the full cover of FORGET ME NOT, STRANGER (3rd book in The Stranger Trilogy) <br /><br />You can PRE-ORDER the book from this link: <a href="http://bit.ly/ForgetMeNotStranger" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/<wbr></wbr>ForgetMeNotStranger</a><br />
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All pre-orders will be SIGNED! :)<br />
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Cheers..! :-)</div>
Novoneel Chakrabortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423288789554049979noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801280843363041031.post-56599787599811333522016-02-12T12:36:00.000+05:302016-02-16T10:33:23.504+05:30BLURB of 'Forget Me Not, Stranger' (Book 3 in The Stranger Trilogy)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">I’m Rivanah
Bannerjee, 23/F/Mumbai. Some of you might already know how my life is on a razor
edge. Those of you who don’t, just know<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a> this: I may be
killed soon . . . by the Stranger. I don’t know who or what he is: a ghost, a
person or a figment of my imagination? All I know is he isn’t just one thing:
he is sexy and scary, terrific and terrifying. What I don’t understand is why a
young, harmless girl like me, who works in a big city, stays away from her parents
and has a screwed-up love life, would be of any interest to him. Unless there
is something about my own story that I do not know . . . <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the hotly anticipated final instalment of the Stranger
trilogy, Rivanah will learn the answers to her many questions—What is it that
binds her to the dead Hiya? Who is the Stranger? Why has he been following her
all this while?—leading to an intense, breathtaking climax.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Hi all!<br />
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It has been close to seven months since the first part of The Stranger Trilogy 'Marry Me, Stranger' hit the bookstores. I would like to thank each and every one of you who has read and loved the first book. It is finally time for its sequel, 'All Yours, Stranger'. The book is up on pre-orders as I write this. You can pre-order your copy here:<br />
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I'm happy to share the prologue of 'All Yours, Stranger' here. I hope you will like it. Cheers! :)<br />
<br /><b>The Prologue</b><br />
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<sub><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 65.5pt; line-height: 86%;">T</span></sub><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 86%;">he photograph of
love is sometimes so big that you can’t fit it into the frame of your
relationship. If you force it, you are sure to lose some of it. Maybe most</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 86%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">of it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 117%;">Sitting at the bar,
Rivanah watched as her boyfriend Danny danced with the ‘other’ girl in a close
embrace. Rivanah had promised herself she wouldn’t drink since the next day was
Monday and Monday-morning hangovers made her feel the world was conspiring to
bring her down. Minutes back the three of them had been sitting on a couch. It
was when Rivanah had stood up to get her Virgin Mojito refilled that the
‘other’ girl Nitya had asked, ‘May I ask your boyfriend for a dance?’ Rivanah
had given her a tight smile of acknowledgement.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 128%;">Nitya was one of those
people you could never be ‘friends’ with and there was no reason why. But
Rivanah couldn’t afford to be indifferent to her because Nitya</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 128%;">
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 128%;">was
her boyfriend’s best friend. On other days, Rivanah neither liked nor disliked
Nitya but she hated her whenever she started a statement with ‘May I ask your
boyfriend for . . . ?’ Why this seeking of permission? To Rivanah, it always
sounded as if the statement was gravid with a hidden taunt for her to decipher.
As if Nitya would have left Danny alone had Rivanah said no. As if Danny too
would have said no to Nitya if Rivanah had said no. Rivanah would have skipped
accompanying them to the nightclub but today was Nitya’s birthday and Danny had
requested Rivanah to join them. As usual she couldn’t say no to Danny and now
she was sitting at the bar, like a loser, watching her boyfriend and his best
friend groove to the latest chartbuster.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 128%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to the bartender instead of asking for a refill of her Virgin Mojito. The bartender
was quick to serve her and she was quicker to gulp it. She noticed Danny flash
a smile at her (did he?) and then his face was turned the other way by his best
friend. <i>Have they slept behind her back?</i> Rivanah was ashamed of asking
herself this question but it was not the first time she was doing so. There
were questions she could never answer. Questions about loyalty, trust and
infidelity in a relationship. If love was really no contract then how does
cheating come into being? Or was love an unsaid emotional contract after all?
She gulped three more shots of Absolut and ordered the fourth, turning her face
spitefully away from the ‘best friends’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">‘You remind me
of someone.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 122%;">Rivanah turned her head
to see an insanely handsome man standing behind her. <i>No such man should
happen to a girl</i> <i>when she is emotionally vulnerable, </i>she thought.
The handsome<i> </i>guy was leaning sideways on the bar, looking obliquely at
her: dark complexion, clean-shaven, clear jawline, sharp nose, thin lips and
deep eyes. Rivanah flashed an abrupt smile which she knew was timed all wrong.
A smiling girl emboldens a guy like nothing else. She should have given him a
you-talking-to-me glance instead, or better still, no reaction at all.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 122%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that you indeed are that girl,’ the guy said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 117%;">‘Now you’ll say my
voice seals it.’ The vodka was clearly getting to her head.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 117%;">‘Not if you let me buy
you the next drink.’ The way his smile redesigned his face took his
desirability quotient to temptation level.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">‘I’ve already
had enough,’ she said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 117%;">‘For tonight, let’s
presume enough isn’t enough.’ In the next breath, he called for another drink
for her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 125%;">In a kinky way, pushy
men turned Rivanah on, especially when she was a few vodka shots down. This was
one major difference between her former boyfriend Ekansh and Danny: Ekansh
would decide for her while the latter would always let her have her way without
batting an eyelid. Even now if she stood and flirted with Mr Handsome, she was
sure Danny would only smile at her. If it were Ekansh . . . well, she wouldn’t
have been in the nightclub in the first place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 117%;">‘Do you always think and speak?’ the guy asked.
‘Huh?’ Before she came across as a dumb person,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 117%;">Rivanah blurted out, ‘One more shot and then we hit
the floor.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">‘Sounds like a
plan.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 117%;">A minute later the two
were grooving to the same number which, minutes back, had irked Rivanah because
Nitya and Danny had been dancing to it. She did glance towards them but, as
expected, her boyfriend’s thumbs-up gesture told her he was happy she too had
got someone to dance with. One shouldn’t be <i>this</i> open-minded, Rivanah told
herself, feeling the handsome guy’s hands tightening around her waist. With
Danny only a few feet away, Rivanah felt uncomfortable with the man’s proximity
to her, but the disgust triggered in her by Danny’s desire to be with Nitya
instead of her didn’t let the feeling of discomfort last for long. To distract
her mind from Danny, she focused on the handsome guy who, she now knew, was
looking at her the way a predator looks at a prey. It aroused her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 117%;">The handsome guy came
close to her and spoke softly into her ears, ‘How about we take a stroll
outside?’ His breath tickled her ears. Rivanah looked at him and nodded. She
could do with some fresh air. She didn’t care to glance at Danny before
stepping out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 117%;">The cacophony of the
nightclub suddenly vanished the moment they stepped out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">‘Do you believe
in magic?’ the guy asked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 117%;">Rivanah thought he was
trying to be funny and that she was supposed to laugh. Then she found herself
nodding.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">‘Want to see
some now?’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 117%;">Rivanah nodded again.
He smiled at her mischievously and stood facing her. Then slowly he started
retreating, one step at a time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 117%;">‘What are you doing?’
she gasped, not knowing what to expect next.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">‘Wait. And
watch.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Like
a teenager, Rivanah waited for some magic trick to unfold itself while watching
the handsome guy disappear into the darkness. Then she realized she didn’t even
know his name. She called out to him only to feel a tap on her back. Rivanah
turned in a flash to see the handsome guy standing right behind her, still
smiling mischievously.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 131%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 117%;">‘What the fuck!’ She
turned to look at the other end where he had disappeared seconds back and then
again at him standing in front of her. She had no clue how he had come behind
her so quickly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">‘How did you
manage to do that?’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 117%;">‘Magic!’ the handsome
guy said, raising both his hands animatedly in the air.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">‘Want to see me
do it again?’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 117%;">Rivanah nodded, this
time confident she would catch him in the act. The guy yet again started
walking backwards from where he stood. Rivanah took a few steps forward,
curious to know if there was a shortcut or something but once he disappeared at
a distance she knew there was no way he could come up behind her— not this
quick. Rivanah kept looking either way eagerly. Half a minute later the
handsome guy appeared neither from behind her nor from front, but—to her shock—
from inside the nightclub.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">‘Holy shit!’
Rivanah exclaimed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 117%;">The guy came up to her
and said in a naughty tone, ‘I know far more pleasurable magic tricks. Want to
give them a try?’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">Rivanah knew what he
was hinting at: a one-night stand. Something she had never done earlier while
involved with Ekansh or Danny. An Audi appeared from nowhere and stopped right
in front of her. The </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">front window slowly rolled down.
Rivanah bent down to look inside. The same handsome guy who was standing beside
her was behind the steering wheel and was also sitting in one of the back
seats. <i>How is that possible?</i> Before she could decipher if she was
hallucinating, Rivanah felt a pair of hands grabbing her from behind. In no
time she was bundled into the car by the guy standing beside her. Rivanah found
herself sandwiched between the two similar-looking guys while the third drove
the Audi.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 117%;">They were fucking
triplets! That seemed like the only plausible explanation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 123%;">She tried shouting only
to have a hand press her mouth with force. The car was speeding away on the
lonely road as she heard the guys tell each other to get her under control. The
one who was driving had already switched on some music at top volume to mute
her cries. Rivanah was throwing her legs and hands at them in desperation. One
of the guys held her hands, while the other held her legs. She tried to move
but couldn’t. She shouted but it didn’t matter. She could now see the two guys
looking at her with a sadistic smile. As if her struggle was giving them a
kick. Would she able to break free before it was too late? Or was this a
nightmare like the ones she had had before? The lusty stares the guys gave her
told her otherwise. She felt the will to fight slowly slip away from the grasp
of her conscious.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 123%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 117%;">And then the car
suddenly came to a halt, throwing everyone in the back seat off balance. The
guys beside Rivanah took their hands off her and sat still. Everyone in the car
looked out ahead through the windshield. The triplets’ faces paled one by one
while a bright smile appeared on Rivanah’s face. Someone was waiting right in
front. Rivanah knew well who this someone could be. He hasn’t forgotten me
after all, Rivanah thought, feeling relieved. Only <i>she</i> knew how much she
had missed him all these days . . .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 117%;">'All Yours, Stranger' releases 10th July 2015...!</span></div>
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Novoneel Chakrabortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423288789554049979noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801280843363041031.post-50892250379034120612015-05-26T18:18:00.000+05:302015-06-20T09:38:34.832+05:30Limitation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">"I know. But why can't you simply frame tight for once, focus
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his. I recollected those days when I used to have the old film based camera
where I could only click a finite number of photographs after which the film
roll had to be changed. It helped me value every click of mine by making me
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Novoneel Chakrabortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423288789554049979noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801280843363041031.post-66271182640332684682015-05-26T18:17:00.002+05:302015-05-26T18:17:27.554+05:30The Menu<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I was having dinner with friends the other day when the verbal histrionics of a lady by the adjacent table called for our attention. She was talking to one of the waiters in an animated way. She was there with her husband (probably) who was sitting rather quietly beside her. The woman was arguing about the non availability of one particular dish in the restaurant which according to her should have been there. The waiter was trying his best to explain her that they don't serve it but the lady wasn't interested to lend her ears to him. In the end she stormed out of the restaurant promptly followed by her husband. When the waiter came to us, one of my friends inquired about the matter. The waiter told us that the lady was demanding a Chinese cuisine in a place where they didn't serve Chinese. We friends looked at each other and then laughed out at how stupid people can be. Later I thought how often we frustrate ourselves by demanding that one cuisine which life hasn't kept for us in our menu. And thereby lose out on the time when we could have enjoyed what the menu actually had. </div>
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Novoneel Chakrabortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423288789554049979noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801280843363041031.post-69781002960909763372014-10-19T20:52:00.000+05:302014-10-19T20:55:38.597+05:30Marry Me, Stranger<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hi all!<br />
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It has been a little more than a year since 'EX...a twisted love story' released and I was overwhelmed by the response it received. A heartfelt thanks to all those who read and appreciated it.<br />
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Well, it's time again for a new book, a new world, new everything...So here it is: 'Marry Me, Stranger'. It is the book one in 'The Stranger Trilogy'. I hope you will like it. The pre-orders have begun. So, you can pre-order it from the following links:<br />
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Novoneel Chakrabortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423288789554049979noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801280843363041031.post-1065975763200929382014-05-19T20:53:00.000+05:302014-05-19T20:53:02.869+05:30The Network<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Do you get out of a relationship the moment it loses its
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Novoneel Chakrabortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423288789554049979noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801280843363041031.post-61709558244184606222014-05-07T19:10:00.000+05:302014-05-07T19:17:07.234+05:30The Ending<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Facebook friend of mine. He had an issue with the book’s ending and was
constantly rambling about the different endings the author could have opted for.
I told him that the published ending was the ending the author chose for the story and we had
to analyze the story in the context of the ending that there is in the book. But he was adamant. Later
I wondered even while introspecting our own lives we comfortably denounce what there is in our life and seek the ever eluding
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Novoneel Chakrabortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423288789554049979noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801280843363041031.post-49450511195328529862014-01-28T12:08:00.000+05:302014-01-28T12:12:13.736+05:30The Ringtone<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">I was working on my laptop the other day when I heard a phone
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my phone. Then it struck me I’d changed the ringtone a day back. I was so used
to the old ringtone that I thought the new one </span><span style="line-height: 24px;">didn't</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> belong to me. I was sure the next time the phone rang I would pick it up right away. Life's so much about </span><i style="line-height: 150%;">getting used to </i><span style="line-height: 150%;">the changes that comes forth with our own choices.</span></span></div>
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Novoneel Chakrabortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423288789554049979noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801280843363041031.post-24705286737183428862013-10-04T20:35:00.001+05:302014-01-28T12:13:29.429+05:30EX: a twisted love story. (OCTOBER '13)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What will you do if one day a svelte and sexy girl comes up to you and says she is your ex ? And the only thing you know about her is that you don’t know anything about her. Neel, an aspiring author, meets Nivrita at the Jaipur Literary Festival. Though Nivrita says she is his ex, he remembers nothing and yet everything about her seems to lure him to unravel the mystery she personifies. The more he is drawn to her, the more Neel feels guilty because he is already in a steady relationship with Titiksha, the love of his life. When Nivrita makes a tempting offer to Neel, which he accepts for his own good, his life slowly begins to spiral out of control while Titiksha starts turning into a stranger until Neel realizes there’s much more than his eyes can see and mind can recollect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Novoneel Chakraborty, bestselling author of A Thing Beyond Forever, That Kiss In the Rain and How About a Sin Tonight? brings forth yet another poignant story, twisted in essence. EX will make you drop your jaws wide open. You can order your copy here: <strong style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://bit.ly/1bvQXzv" style="border: 0px; color: #0da4d3; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">http://bit.ly/1bvQXzv</a></strong></span></div>
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Novoneel Chakrabortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423288789554049979noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801280843363041031.post-67108950801204367252013-07-11T11:43:00.002+05:302013-07-11T11:43:42.214+05:30Food Poisoning<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
An acquaintance and I had gone to a temple where we were served the <i>prasad </i>in a small plastic packet. I ate it immediately while he kept it inside his pocket.<br />
"You should eat it now." I said.<br />
"I won't. I'll throw it once I'm out of here." He said.<br />
I was shocked. "If you don't believe in God then why are you here?"<br />
"I do believe in God," he said, "But last year after I had<i> prasad</i> from one of the temples I suffered from food poisoning. I spent a whole fortnight in a hospital."<br />
"But its not the same temple, is it?" I quipped.<br />
He nodded. We together moved out of the temple.<br />
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I was amazed how one single incidence of 'food poisoning' at one particular temple had made him doubt the <i>prasad</i> of every other temple.<br />
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Novoneel Chakrabortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423288789554049979noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801280843363041031.post-82474894635012863452013-05-27T23:16:00.000+05:302013-05-27T23:16:29.220+05:30If That's Not Love<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last Sunday when I went to meet a friend at his flat I was pleasantly surprised. The last time I was at his flat its interior gave messiness a new definition. But this time was different. The flat looked all neat and clean with things kept at proper places and also the overall space was utilized with such dexterity that it changed the complete outlook of the flat. Of course, the last time I visited my friend he was still a bachelor. Now he was married.<br />
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I wondered it was basically the same flat with the same dimensions, same furniture and other stuff but with someone else's arrangement of it, the flat turned beautiful. I think all of us have the potential of being beautiful in the true sense of the word at any point of time in our life. Just that sometimes someone needs to simply arrange our messy-within in order to make us look and feel beautiful. And if that's not love, nothing is.</div>
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Novoneel Chakrabortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423288789554049979noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801280843363041031.post-77103196079547606212013-05-10T21:45:00.001+05:302013-05-10T21:46:02.126+05:30Handwriting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I was there at a cousin's place recently. While he was out with his wife I was baby-sitting his seven year old son. He was doing his homework as I was watching an IPL 20-20 cricket match on television. Once done, he showed his homework to me. It was a three page long essay on 'my aim in life'. <br />
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"What's this?" I said the moment I flipped the third page. The kid was clueless.<br />
"Its like three different people have written this essay." I continued. "Your handwriting is different in each page."<br />
The kid giggled next and said, "I get bored holding my pen the same way for long."<br />
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I kept looking at him and thought: our <i>handwriting</i> depends so much on the way we <i>hold</i> our pen.<br />
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Novoneel Chakrabortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423288789554049979noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801280843363041031.post-39756055649530375452013-02-28T12:51:00.001+05:302013-02-28T12:51:46.261+05:30The Conveyor Belt<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I step down from
the airline bus at the entrance of the arrival section of the airport. I
immediately rush towards the conveyor belt where my luggage is supposed to come
by. Within seconds the conveyor belt starts moving, bringing forth different luggage.
Soon I relax noticing my bag smoothly coming towards me. I shall pick it up in
the next few seconds, I wonder, and then I’ll hail a prepaid cab, reach home on
time, have a warm shower, chill, have dinner, surf the internet, complete the
book I started reading in the flight and probably sleep early! The mere glimpse
of the bag has made me design a particular future for myself. </div>
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I also take
pride noticing how few of my co-passengers are admiring my bag.
Why wouldn’t they? It’s a brand new bag and the design too is quite unique. I
remember the storekeeper told me it’s a limited edition too. In less than few
seconds the people around will also know whom it belongs to. </div>
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<br /></div>
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As my bag takes
a turn and comes further close to me, I’m just waiting to put my hands on it.
It belongs to me and it forever shall. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
next moment I see a hand, out of nowhere, pick the bag up. I’m too shocked to
say a word. By the time I get my voice back and shout out the person seems to
have disappeared. I scamper towards his direction but I haven’t seen his face. I ask someone if he has seen the person. He nods no. Damn! I would now
have to complain and probably wait for hours for the airline people to respond
to it. I will have to verbally fight, be irritated in the process and still there's no guarantee I'll get my bag back or not. All
in all the well-thought-of relaxed evening is non-existent now. Moreover there are some valuable things in the bag. How will I be able to live without them? They meant so much to me. I slowly sit down on a nearby chair; feeling defeated. </div>
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<br /></div>
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Minutes pass by. </div>
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<br /></div>
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“Is this your
bag sir? No one else claimed it.” An airline staff says holding a replica of my
bag. I take the bag from him and try to unlock it in order to confirm. I am able to unlock its number-lock. I smile holding my bag tight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its silly how I emotionally accepted something
which only seemed mine but it wasn’t. How conveniently I created my own
emotional truth and wove an eluding futuristic world for myself which when I didn’t get
disappointed me to the hilt. But the simple thing was it wasn’t meant for me. It wasn’t
mine! I only thought it was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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Some things only
look like they belong to us. And we immediately convince ourselves they are meant for us as
well. That difference costs us a lot of things.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<b>* </b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Cast:</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">‘I’</b> in the story is <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Anyone</b>.</div>
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The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Conveyor Belt</b> is <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Life</b>.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">First Bag</b> is <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">‘the one you are sure is yours’. </b></div>
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The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Second Bag</b> is <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">‘the one meant for you’.</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Special Appearance</b>: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Person</b> who takes the first bag is <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">‘Destiny’</b>.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
* </div>
</div>
Novoneel Chakrabortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423288789554049979noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801280843363041031.post-7959750085068488142013-01-02T22:22:00.000+05:302013-01-02T22:22:50.450+05:30Even If<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As I entered a
friend’s apartment campus, the other day, so did a girl from another end of the gate. She
carried an unavoidable pleasantness with her. We walked almost together till we
reached the ground floor. I pressed the elevator button while she waited. In
between we shared a faint smile. The kind strangers share when their eyes
suddenly meet. When the elevator arrived
I let her enter first. She thanked me with a warm smile. It made my
heart feel younger by a life. Only the two of us were inside as the elevator
door closed. She pressed the eleventh floor button and glanced at me
expectantly. I leaned forward and pressed the same button
hinting I too was going to the same floor. Could she be one of my friend’s friend he
mentioned was coming? My phone buzzed with a Whatsapp message.</div>
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‘Where are you?’
It was my friend. While replying him I heard the girl speak on her phone.</div>
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“Almost there.”</div>
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Finally the elevator door opened.
I let her exit first. The warm smile appeared again but also accompanying it
was a certain twinkle in her eyes. She went and stood in front of my friend’s
flat. I rejoiced in my mind. I stood behind her and pressed the calling bell. She
turned to me but before I could read her face she got a call. </div>
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“Standing right
outside.” She said.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="line-height: 150%;">A second later
my friend opened the door. And then another door opened to the right. The girl looked
surprised. It was obvious she had goofed up the flat number. As she disappeared
inside the other flat without caring to turn back even once I realized one should
always be aware of the fact that even if two people get to the same ‘</span><i style="line-height: 150%;">floor’</i><span style="line-height: 150%;"> together </span><span style="line-height: 24px;">doesn't</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> mean they are heading towards the same ‘</span><i style="line-height: 150%;">flat’</i><span style="line-height: 150%;">.</span></div>
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Novoneel Chakrabortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423288789554049979noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801280843363041031.post-11193919151953536542012-12-22T13:33:00.001+05:302012-12-22T13:34:08.516+05:30Getting Used To It<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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“You are late!” I said when the
person I was supposed to meet dropped in an hour post the fixed time.</div>
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“I’m sorry. There was this mad
traffic today.”</div>
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“You could have moved out early.”</div>
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“The traffic was pretty unlike
other days else I would have. I have been travelling in this route for many
months now.”</div>
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“What would you have done if you were traveling for the first time on this route today?” </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
“I surely would have moved out
early.”</div>
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When we initiate a relationship we
don’t know exactly what to expect and hence we remain extra alert about
everything. But as we get deeper into a relationship we steadily start getting used to
the ‘emotional route’ that connects us to the other person. Just because
there's been no traffic for a long time its foolish to presume there would never be any and
the journey shall forever be smooth. Only if we don't allow ourselves to get
used to the favourable factors of a relationship, we would
leave no scope for any kind of traffic to mess the appointment of our companionship.
Not even for one day because one day is a lot to steer a relationship into uncomfortable lanes. </div>
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* </div>
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Novoneel Chakrabortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423288789554049979noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801280843363041031.post-22763043092062358762012-11-01T11:40:00.000+05:302012-11-01T11:41:29.844+05:30Book Spine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
The other day I was in the process
of keeping a book (I had just finished reading it for the first time) in the book shelf when my
eyes fell on another book. There was a time when I had read it at least ten times or so. I
took it out, caressed it wondering how much thrill and happiness the book gave me every time I read it in the past. The next instant I noticed the wrinkles on the book's spine. It gave the book a 'worn-out' feel. Immediately I glanced at the
book I had just finished reading. Its spine looked fine. I sighed. </div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
The
more you read a '<i>book'</i>, the more you risk the '<i>wrinkles</i>' on its spine. </div>
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*</div>
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Novoneel Chakrabortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423288789554049979noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801280843363041031.post-84948563241957202192012-10-25T20:07:00.000+05:302012-10-25T20:09:56.203+05:30White Rum or Water<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Al-Eye, a
friend of mine, (I call her Al-Eye because I think her eyes resemble almonds)
told me how one day she accidentally drank white rum. She was thirsty. And when
she saw a bottle on a table she drank from it expecting it to be water. It was
actually white rum and since she had a bad cold that day
she couldn't even sniff the difference to begin with. Only when she
had taken some of the alcohol in, she realized something was wrong. She said
she hated the taste. Later when I asked her to try the same white rum mixed
with a soft drink, she thought it tasted better.<o:p></o:p></div>
<u1:p></u1:p>
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Allegorically
speaking the same thing happened to me when I was a lot younger. My soul was
thirsty and I ended up drinking love assuming it to be life. As I said I was
young at that time and hence ignorance was my guiding angel. I chose love with
steep expectations because, by the look of it, it resembled life.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Love,
back then, seemed too harsh a drink for my emotional taste buds. And because
I didn't find life in the love I drank, I started hating love. But
when I grew up and drank the same love after allowing reality to dilute the
element of expectation in it a little, it seemed not that bad after all.
Something manageable it was. I realized our baseless expectations play a
manipulative role in shaping up our perception of things we value. And thereby
make us a prisoner of those perceptions forever. <o:p></o:p></div>
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*</div>
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Novoneel Chakrabortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423288789554049979noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801280843363041031.post-47388018127640245592012-09-25T12:36:00.001+05:302012-09-25T12:37:54.748+05:30Who decides your interior?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A close friend of mine, who usually
sported a beard, clean shaved himself before a get together. When all of us
friends met, some laughed, some mocked and some thought his bearded look was
far better than the clean shaved one and asked him, I thought rudely, to shut
himself in and come out only when he had grown his beard back. But this friend
of mine seemed unaffected. When I was alone with him, I did apologise on behalf
of others for our rather kid-like behaviour. </div>
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“Don’t be sorry.” He said. “I’m
happy I took the decision.” </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
“What decision?” I was interested.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
“Last night, I happened to look in
the mirror quite accidentally and all of a sudden realized how much I hated my
beard. And yet I was carrying it for more than three years now. Why? Simply
fearing what other’s reaction might be seeing me clean shaved. Then it struck
me: I was actually living a life which was dictated by other’s preference of me
and worse still I was wrongly calling it <i>my</i>
life. It was as if I was staying in my own flat but with the interior decided and
done by others. Even though I wasn’t comfortable with the interior, still I
lived by it. Whether I’m conforming to other’s perception or preference - or
whatever you want to call it – of me doesn’t scare me anymore. I agree I may
suck with this clean shaved look of mine but what the heck; it’s my choice! And
I strongly think the earlier you answer the question ‘who decides your interior’
the better!”</div>
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*</div>
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Novoneel Chakrabortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423288789554049979noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801280843363041031.post-25963116594170345392012-08-29T20:40:00.000+05:302012-08-29T20:41:08.617+05:30Pehli Baar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Wrote a Hindi poem after a long time. Thought of sharing. Cheers!<br />
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<div>
<b><u>'Pehli Baar'</u></b></div>
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Jab humne ek dusre ko dekha,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
Kahin kisi bachche ne pehli baar Ma
kaha hoga.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
Jab humne ek dusre ko pehchana,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
Kahin kisi gaon mein pehli baar
bijli aayi hogi.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
Jab humne ek dusre ko mehsoos kiya,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
Kahin kisi naujawaan ko pehli tankhwa
mili hogi.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
Jab humne ek dusre ko samjha,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
Kahin kisi garmi se tang
rickshewale ko din ki pehli savaari mili hogi.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
Jab humne ek dusre ke saath, saath phere
liye,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
Kahin kisi padhe-likhe ko bhagwan
par yakin hua hoga.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
Jab humne ek dusre ko chuwa,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
Kahin kisi <i>qaidi</i> ko sukoon ki neend aayi hogi.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
Jab humne ek dusre ko savara,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
Kahin kisi musafir ne, zara rukkar,
ghar basane ki thani hogi.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
Jab hum ek dusre se bichchre,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
Kahin kisi kavi ne apni kavita puri
kari hogi.</div>
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*</div>
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