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Hitesh Rao
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“You can be brave and still be feminine. You can lead and still love flowers. Most importantly, you can be queen and still be a bride.”
― The Heir
― The Heir
“LOS FRACASOS SUELEN TERMINAR SUMANDO MÁS QUE LOGROS: depende mucho tu actitud y de la habilidad que tengas para convertirlos en la llave del éxito del mañana.” Gonzalo GUMA”
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“At the time of solitude, I went where Narmada was sleeping. She got awake and sat up. She neither got scared nor nervous but she immediately got off the bed. She kept both her hands tied on her chest. I was standing so close to her that my face was near her face. We could sense each other’s breath.
I called out her name and could not speak anything else.
After a moment, I started - “I love you Narmada…I like to be with you…I want to marry you.”
She got nervous and said - “Please, go to your room, why have you come here? It may cause trouble if Jaanki sees us like this.” She was neck down. Her eyes were on the floor. Her heart was beating fast.
“Don’t you want to talk to me? Why are you angry with me? Why don’t you trust on my feelings for you?” - I softly asked her.
“I guess you don’t like my friendship with Varsha. You and Varsha are poles apart.” - I added.
She said - “You please go. It would not be nice if someone sees us like this. I do not want anything from you.”
I said - “But I am dying for you and I know you too are made for me.”
Her eyes suddenly fell on maid behind the curtains of the door who was trying to listen to our conversation. Narmada said - “You please leave right now, we’ll talk later. Mom is not at home.”
I went by on her prescriptive tone.
She was fighting for her self-being and the reason was only Varsha. She felt suffocated with my friendship with Varsha.
I was glad to hear her words - “WE’LL TALK LATER”. This meant, she gave her consent to my love. She understood my restlessness.
-- Excerpts from Romantic Novel "Narmada”
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I called out her name and could not speak anything else.
After a moment, I started - “I love you Narmada…I like to be with you…I want to marry you.”
She got nervous and said - “Please, go to your room, why have you come here? It may cause trouble if Jaanki sees us like this.” She was neck down. Her eyes were on the floor. Her heart was beating fast.
“Don’t you want to talk to me? Why are you angry with me? Why don’t you trust on my feelings for you?” - I softly asked her.
“I guess you don’t like my friendship with Varsha. You and Varsha are poles apart.” - I added.
She said - “You please go. It would not be nice if someone sees us like this. I do not want anything from you.”
I said - “But I am dying for you and I know you too are made for me.”
Her eyes suddenly fell on maid behind the curtains of the door who was trying to listen to our conversation. Narmada said - “You please leave right now, we’ll talk later. Mom is not at home.”
I went by on her prescriptive tone.
She was fighting for her self-being and the reason was only Varsha. She felt suffocated with my friendship with Varsha.
I was glad to hear her words - “WE’LL TALK LATER”. This meant, she gave her consent to my love. She understood my restlessness.
-- Excerpts from Romantic Novel "Narmada”
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“Always tell the truth. It's the easiest thing to remember.”
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“उपन्यास ‘दंश’ से ...
मैं और नंदिनी अब दो-दो, चार-चार किलोमीटर घूमने-फिरने लगे थे। परन्तु मैं असमंजस में था कि नंदिनी उन दो मकानों की तरफ चलने के लिए कहती है और उन मकानों के सामने खड़ी हो जाती है। उन मकानों की तरफ देखकर कभी हंसती है, कभी मुस्कराती है तो कभी रोती भी है। इसके क्या कारण हो सकते हैं? शहर के बाहर जेल की विशालकाय इमारत थी। नंदिनी उस जेल की इमारत के सामने खड़ी होकर मेन गेट की तरफ बहुत देर तक देखती रहती थी। जैसे कि कोई कैदी जेल से छूटकर आ रहा हो और नंदिनी उससे मिलना चाहती हो।
अवसर पाकर मैंने नंदिनी से एक दिन उन दो मकानों व जेल के विषय में पूछताछ की।
मैंने उससे पूछा—“आप जेल के सामने खड़ी होकर क्या देखती हो? जेल में आपका कोई परिचित है क्या?”
कुछ क्षण चुप रहने के पश्चात् उसने उत्तर दिया। बोली—“कोई होते थे जेल में, पर अब नहीं हैं।”
एक मकान को वह विद्यालय कहती थी और दूसरे मकान को नर्सिंग होम बताती थी। पर वहां न तो कोई विद्यालय था और न ही नर्सिंग होम। जिसे वह विद्यालय बताती थी वहां एक फैमिली रहती थी और जिसे नर्सिंग होम बता रही थी वह एक खंडहर बना मकान था।”
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मैं और नंदिनी अब दो-दो, चार-चार किलोमीटर घूमने-फिरने लगे थे। परन्तु मैं असमंजस में था कि नंदिनी उन दो मकानों की तरफ चलने के लिए कहती है और उन मकानों के सामने खड़ी हो जाती है। उन मकानों की तरफ देखकर कभी हंसती है, कभी मुस्कराती है तो कभी रोती भी है। इसके क्या कारण हो सकते हैं? शहर के बाहर जेल की विशालकाय इमारत थी। नंदिनी उस जेल की इमारत के सामने खड़ी होकर मेन गेट की तरफ बहुत देर तक देखती रहती थी। जैसे कि कोई कैदी जेल से छूटकर आ रहा हो और नंदिनी उससे मिलना चाहती हो।
अवसर पाकर मैंने नंदिनी से एक दिन उन दो मकानों व जेल के विषय में पूछताछ की।
मैंने उससे पूछा—“आप जेल के सामने खड़ी होकर क्या देखती हो? जेल में आपका कोई परिचित है क्या?”
कुछ क्षण चुप रहने के पश्चात् उसने उत्तर दिया। बोली—“कोई होते थे जेल में, पर अब नहीं हैं।”
एक मकान को वह विद्यालय कहती थी और दूसरे मकान को नर्सिंग होम बताती थी। पर वहां न तो कोई विद्यालय था और न ही नर्सिंग होम। जिसे वह विद्यालय बताती थी वहां एक फैमिली रहती थी और जिसे नर्सिंग होम बता रही थी वह एक खंडहर बना मकान था।”
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