Sardar Kartar Singh_Hindi Version
सरदार करतार सिंह दुग्गल: अनिच्छुक किराया वसूलक सरदार करतार सिंह दुग्गल, कॉटेज के मालिक, एक अष्टवर्षीय, शायद नव्वे साल के बुज़ुर्ग थे। मोटे बोतल के शीशों वाले चश्मे और झुर्रियों से भरे चेहरे के साथ, वे बीते युग की दृढ़ता का प्रतीक थे। एक मकान मालिक के रूप में, वे अपने सिद्धांतों पर अटल थे—उनमें […]
Sardar Kartar Singh Duggal
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Ghosts Everywhere
Ghosts Everywhere? In a childhood shaped by superstition, shadowed streets, and sacred chants, a young boy must brave the haunted alleys of Shimla on what should have been a regular school day. “Ghosts Everywhere?” is a humorous, heartfelt tale about fear, faith, and the strange ways children make sense of the world—especially when ghosts might […]
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Arranging Milk for Goga A tale of innocent schemes and a boy’s mad love for milk Goga was obsessed with milk. To say he loved it would be an understatement—he cherished it. Every conversation eventually circled back to doodh (milk), dahi (curd), lassi (buttermilk), or barfi (a milk-based sweet). One sultry afternoon, while lounging outside […]
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Sweet Temptations and Silent Warnings Every child knows the growl of a hungry belly, but the truth is, grown-ups aren’t so different. In fact, watching the canteen staff devour leftovers with even more relish than us was something else. Hunger is a big word, packed with memories and sensations, and I could write endlessly about […]