(Nov 13, 10:44pm)

It was a good Diwali with Samar and Aiman, Shanaz Aunty's 20 something kids... Among the bombs, we did classic, hydro, bullet... and some very splendorous air crackers!

Earlier in the day, the maids had cooked pulao, mutton.. malai kofta.. chana daal ka tadka.. pua and gulab jamun.. had got many other sweets from outside too!

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Decorations were not grand, but not too plain either... I decked up the sitting room and the pooja with stuffs bought yesterday, from make-believe Diwali shops!

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The facade is sometimes so overwhelming, nobody would know how it feels inside... except, perhaps, the Goddess!

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Happy Deepawali

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(Nov 4, 9:59pm)

It's been so many days now... since I disabled the gmail chat.. and the one on Facebook.. I don't make or receive any calls either...

For all your trust in people, this world remains a world full of malice, full of envy... full of unfounded desire to belittle others..

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When I recreate this world in my novel, with all its conflict and animosity, will Salim's mother be able to retain her kindness?

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And how did the Goddess retain her kindness when she was living in that Demon's garden?

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