Contest Result
Writers Results
The Favourite Tales proudly announces the results of our Anthology Contest – “Ankahi Baatein”.
After an overwhelming response and careful evaluation of numerous heartfelt entries, we are proud to present the selected writers whose powerful words and creativity will be featured in this upcoming anthology.
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the selected contributors and sincere gratitude to everyone who participated in this contest. Your passion for writing continues to inspire us to bring more literary opportunities to emerging and established writers alike.
Volume 1
1. Hope ……………………………………………………………………….. 7
Harsha Dinesh Bhojwani …………………………………………………….. 7
2. Mishap’s Kiss …………………………………………………………… 8
Shreya Parmar……………………………………………………………………. 8
3. The Silence Where ‘Us’ Fell Apart ……………………………… 9
Alfaazzz ……………………………………………………………………………. 9
4. When Your Silence Speaks My Name ……………………….. 12
Manav Sinha ……………………………………………………………………. 12
5. The Broken Watch ………………………………………………….. 14
Tarangini …………………………………………………………………………. 14
6. “The Words I Never Said” ……………………………………….. 16
Deepanshu Sharma …………………………………………………………… 16
7. “Still, I Chose You” ………………………………………………… 18
Deepanshu Sharma …………………………………………………………… 18
8. When Time Stopped at 5:17 ……………………………………… 20
Saraswati Kumari …………………………………………………………….. 20
9. The Perfect Life ………………………………………………………. 24
Saraswati Kumari …………………………………………………………….. 24
10. The Death of a Star ………………………………………………….. 31
Shreya Shaw (pen name Mayura) ……………………………………….. 31
11. Rain Knows My Name …………………………………………….. 33
~Chahal Agarwal ……………………………………………………………… 33
112. To someone, for someone ………………………………………… 35
~Chahal Agarwal ……………………………………………………………… 35
13. But Alice, this isn’t the wonderland ……………………………. 37
Arwa Danish ……………………………………………………………………. 37
14. Staying burns _leaving bleeds. ………………………………….. 40
Angel ……………………………………………………………………………… 40
15. The Quiet Things Never Said ……………………………………. 42
Kashish Saini …………………………………………………………………… 42
16. Elder Daughter ……………………………………………………….. 46
Kashish Saini …………………………………………………………………… 46
17. Adhure Sawaal aur Malal …………………………………………. 48
Angel lohana ……………………………………………………………………. 48
18. Silence Says It All …………………………………………………… 49
Asvineessvari. M ……………………………………………………………… 49
19. universe …………………………………………………………………. 50
Nikita Majumder ………………………………………………………………. 50
20. Clipped Before She Could Fly ………………………………….. 51
Aleeza Akber …………………………………………………………………… 51
21. Ask Me What Loneliness Is ……………………………………… 54
Aparna singh ……………………………………………………………………. 54
22. Sky turns ………………………………………………………………… 57
Tamanna Arora ………………………………………………………………… 57
23. Philosophy ……………………………………………………………… 58
Ashitha Srinivas Gorur ……………………………………………………… 58
224. Thou can never be mine …………………………………………… 59
Liya kiho …………………………………………………………………………. 59
25. *Life Partner, Oh Life Partner* …………………………………. 60
RUPASHREE SWETAPADMA MOHANTY ……………………… 60
26. WHERE LIGHT FORGETS TO MEET …………………….. 62
MAHMAM HAYAT ………………………………………………………… 62
27. Airplane of memory ………………………………………………… 63
Soha Fatema Shaikh …………………………………………………………. 63
28. She – an art in disguise …………………………………………….. 65
Soha Fatema Shaikh …………………………………………………………. 65
29. “Love, As I Know It” ………………………………………………. 66
Aparajita Mukherjee …………………………………………………………. 66
30. Some Unspoken Words ……………………………………………. 68
Rajrani Sah ……………………………………………………………………… 68
31. When Love Meets Empty Pockets …………………………….. 74
Stan Poet …………………………………………………………………………. 74
32. Lost in the Language of Almost ………………………………… 76
SANCHITA CHATTERJEE ~ …………………………………………… 76
33. The Person I Misplaced ……………………………………………. 81
SANCHITA CHATTERJEE ……………………………………………… 81
34. THE VOICE OF HEART …………………………………………. 86
Nasir Ali …………………………………………………………………………. 86
35. The Kind Of Love That Takes Everything …. ……………… 87
Fazma Jauffer ………………………………………………………………….. 87
336. Learn to leave …………………………………………………………. 89
Tanmay Birnale ……………………………………………………………….. 89
37. My First Kiss!…………………………………………………………. 91
ASHISH MALHOTRA …………………………………………………….. 91
38. me after you ……………………………………………………………. 92
ASHISH MALHOTRA …………………………………………………….. 92
39. The Grace of Letting go …………………………………………… 94
Bhavya Sharma ………………………………………………………………… 94
40. Echoes of Divine Mind…………………………………………….. 95
Mahi Sharma……………………………………………………………………. 95
41. The silent ache ………………………………………………………… 97
Mahmam hayat ………………………………………………………………… 97
42. The House That Time Forgot: …………………………………… 98
Emman Arshed ………………………………………………………………… 98
43. When Truth Is Ignored …………………………………………… 101
Dr Miinal Sharma …………………………………………………………… 101
44. The girl who dreamed of stars …………………………………. 103
Bincy Babu ……………………………………………………………………. 103
45. The Path Back to Me ……………………………………………… 105
Jaweria ………………………………………………………………………….. 105
46. हम ममलेंगे ………………………………………………………………. 108
Mannat Mishra ……………………………………………………………….. 108
47. आखिरी अलमिदा से पहले ………………………………………….. 111
Alfaazzz ………………………………………………………………………… 111
448. दुमिया क्या जािे ………………………………………………………. 114
रोह ………………………………………………………………………………… 114
49. अिकही बातें ………………………………………………………….. 116
Manav Sinha ………………………………………………………………….. 116
50. मािि – अंततः शून्य ………………………………………………….. 118
Chahat Singh………………………………………………………………….. 118
51. प्रेमांत पुकार …………………………………………………………… 120
Chahat Singh………………………………………………………………….. 120
52. कमलासुंदरी …………………………………………………………… 122
Shreya Shaw (pen name Mayura) ……………………………………… 122
53. मशफ़ा (healing) ………………………………………………………. 123
Dhanashree Sawant …………………………………………………………. 123
54. मदल की अिसुिी आिाज़ …………………………………………… 124
Divyansh Bhatnagar ……………………………………………………….. 124
55. बस इतिा ही कह पाई ! …………………………………………….. 128
Jyoti Kumari ………………………………………………………………….. 128
56. ठीक हं मैं ? …………………………………………………………….. 130
Jyoti Kumari ………………………………………………………………….. 130
57. अिकहे ख्याल ………………………………………………………… 133
lipi …………………………………………………………………………… 133
58. A Satisfied Life with Successful life ………………………… 134
ASHUTOSH ………………………………………………………………….. 134
59. “The Museum of Wrong Decisions” ………………………… 136
ASHUTOSH ………………………………………………………………….. 136
560. बेिाम मोहब्बत………………………………………………………… 139
सोिू कु मार ………………………………………………………………………. 139
61. आशा ताई को श्रद्ांजल …………………………………………….. 140
मप्रयदशी रमि ……………………………………………………………………. 140
62. आशा ताई को श्रद्ांजमल ……………………………………………. 142
मप्रयदशी रमि ……………………………………………………………………. 142
63. अदृश्य सहारा …………………………………………………………. 144
Dr Miinal Sharma …………………………………………………………… 144
64. दीिारें अदृश्य हैं”
147 ………………………………………………………
Smriti ……………………………………………………………………………. 147
65. *_युद् की अिकही त्रासदी [3rd world war]*_ ……………… 150
Akanksha Yadav ……………………………………………………………. 150
66. *अखित्व की आिाज़*
153 ……………………………………………….
Akanksha Yadav …………………………………………………………….. 153
کبھی .67
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156 ……………………………………………….
Warisha Sultana ……………………………………………………………… 156
Volume 2
1. At the Edge of Connection …………………………………………. 8
Alka Singh ………………………………………………………………………… 8
2. Just Another …………………………………………………………… 10
Bhuvana Kavya………………………………………………………………… 10
3. MACBETH ……………………………………………………………. 12
Agrima Shori …………………………………………………………………… 12
4. Thou can never be mine.. …………………………………………. 14
Liyapi kiho ………………………………………………………………………. 14
5. The numb heart……………………………………………………….. 15
Chadani limbu………………………………………………………………….. 15
6. “A Beginning That Was Only Mine” …………………………. 17
Monika ……………………………………………………………………………. 17
7. Unfinished Pages …………………………………………………….. 19
Jiyaa Manral ……………………………………………………………………. 19
8. OCEAN …………………………………………………………………. 21
Eghaghara Marvellous ………………………………………………………. 21
9. Ankahi Baatein – The First Ink …………………………………. 23
Shruti Goel ………………………………………………………………………. 23
10. Poem ……………………………………………………………………… 27
Krish Chandra Sharma ………………………………………………………. 27
11. Poem ……………………………………………………………………… 28
Krish Chandra Sharma ………………………………………………………. 28
112. To Be Stieh For Chre? ……………………………………………… 30
IKI (SERENE) …………………………………………………………………. 30
13. “Not Love, Just Habit” …………………………………………….. 31
Monika ……………………………………………………………………………. 31
14. Body Ode ………………………………………………………………. 34
Naisha Singh ……………………………………………………………………. 34
15. What defines a woman? …………………………………………… 37
Shubhangi patel ……………………………………………………………….. 37
16. UNSPOKEN THINGS …………………………………………….. 40
Rajiv Vishwakarma ………………………………………………………….. 40
17. WHAT IS LOVE? …………………………………………………… 44
Dharshana A.S …………………………………………………………………. 44
18. A World Within Your Eyes ………………………………………. 46
Muskan Gupta………………………………………………………………….. 46
19. *Traveling & Exploring* …………………………………………. 48
Khusboo Khatun ………………………………………………………………. 48
20. *…Sleepless Night…* ………………………………………………. 49
Khusboo Khatun ………………………………………………………………. 49
21. Unread Between Heartbeats ……………………………………… 51
Tamalika Biswas ………………………………………………………………. 51
22. The Shape of What You Didn’t See …………………………… 54
Kalyani deore …………………………………………………………………… 54
23. Mohobbat-o-ishq …………………………………………………….. 57
SM …………………………………………………………………………………. 57
224. I’m mine, I’m enough ……………………………………………….. 59
Vanshika bhargava …………………………………………………………… 59
25. Midnight ………………………………………………………………… 61
Kumari Geetika………………………………………………………………… 61
26. What time it is? ………………………………………………………. 63
Kumari Geetika………………………………………………………………… 63
27. The Elder Child’s Silence …………………………………………. 64
Ms. Saloni Onen ………………………………………………………………. 64
28. Echoes of the Unsaid ……………………………………………….. 67
Minakshi Jha ……………………………………………………………………. 67
29. Blink Once More …………………………………………………….. 71
Schantel ………………………………………………………………………….. 71
30. Calm waters ……………………………………………………………. 73
Lathrima Suvi ………………………………………………………………….. 73
31. A STRANGE STORY FROM MY COLLEGE DAYS … 74
K. Shree Vaishnavi …………………………………………………………… 74
32. Wonderwall ……………………………………………………………. 80
Ajit Singh Prince ……………………………………………………………… 80
33. In Darkness I dance …………………………………………………. 82
Ajit Singh Prince ……………………………………………………………… 82
34. The Night. ……………………………………………………………… 84
Yuvraj Singh ……………………………………………………………………. 84
35. the day of mine ……………………………………………………….. 87
Vanshika soni ………………………………………………………………….. 87
336. journey to the self ……………………………………………………. 88
Vanshika soni ………………………………………………………………….. 88
37. VOICES INSIDE ……………………………………………………. 89
Sania ………………………………………………………………………………. 89
38. Father: A Silent Warrior and Hero …………………………….. 91
– ‘ कला ‘(Garvita) ……………………………………………………………… 91
39. UNSPOKEN ………………………………………………………….. 94
Kashish Ansari …………………………………………………………………. 94
40. Write Anyway ………………………………………………………… 97
Shreya Jha ……………………………………………………………………….. 97
41. STEPOUT FROM FOREST WITH TEARS ………………. 99
SIVASANKARI YUVARAJ ……………………………………………… 99
42. My love is stronger than my teeth. I am on the floor with
only liquids in me. …………………………………………………. 102
Shravani Jadhav ……………………………………………………………… 102
43. Ek aakhari deedar ………………………………………………….. 104
Sanchita parte ………………………………………………………………… 104
44. खामोश आँखोों का सच ………………………………………………. 106
Roji ………………………………………………………………………………. 106
45. Ishq ……………………………………………………………………… 108
Miss lekhika …………………………………………………………………… 108
46. “मैं गवाह हँ“
…………………………………………………………… 110
– हहमाोंशु गुप्ता ………………………………………………………………….. 110
47. “जो वक्त गुजर गया, वो गया नह ों“
……………………………….. 115
4- हहमाोंशु गुप्ता ………………………………………………………………….. 115
48. “द वारें अदृश्य हैं”
……………………………………………………. 119
Smriti ……………………………………………………………………………. 119
49. “अके लापन भ सुकू न है “
………………………………………….. 121
Alka Singh …………………………………………………………………….. 121
50. मैं जब भ हलखूँग , तुझे ह हलखूँग ……………………………….. 122
Neetu jakhar …………………………………………………………………… 122
51. देखा एक ख्वाव ऐसा …………………………………………………. 124
Neetu jakhar …………………………………………………………………… 124
52. सुनाना रह गया……… ………………………………………………… 126
Naitik(MUSAFIR) ………………………………………………………….. 126
53. भ तर का अोंत …………………………………………………………. 127
Yesha Patel ……………………………………………………………………. 127
54. अधूर गुह़िया, टू टा ख़्वाब …………………………………………… 128
Shubham Nanda ……………………………………………………………… 128
55. पापा क खामोश …………………………………………………….. 130
Anita Poonia ………………………………………………………………….. 130
56. Akhari mulaqat ka bo intejar …………………………………… 132
Rohit jatav …………………………………………………………………….. 132
57. महानगर और वृद्धाएँ …………………………………………………. 135
Rashmi Thakur ………………………………………………………………. 135
58. यादोों क दुहनया ……………………………………………………….. 136
Kshitij prakash sharma ……………………………………………………. 136
59. ख्वाबोों क आवाज …………………………………………………… 137
5Kshitij prakash sharma ……………………………………………………. 137
60. माँ क ममता के बारे मे सब बोलते हैं मगर हपता के बहलदान को
भूल जाते हैं …………………………………………………………….. 138
Saurabh singh ………………………………………………………………… 138
61. इन्टरनेट ………………………………………………………………… 140
Rashmi Thakur ………………………………………………………………. 140
62. लफ़्ोों में मेरा वजूद …………………………………………………… 141
Shaurya Ojha …………………………………………………………………. 141
63. कोन कहता हैं …………………………………………………………. 143
Satyam Pandey ………………………………………………………………. 143
64. गुरु क खोज …………………………………………………………… 145
Rimple ………………………………………………………………………….. 145
65. तुम मेरे थे ह कब …………………………………………………….. 147
Anuksha Pande ………………………………………………………………. 147
66. अब जब मैं बुलवाया जाऊँ गा। ……………………………………… 149
Yogesh Kumar ……………………………………………………………….. 149
67. Ankahi batein ……………………………………………………….. 154
Palak …………………………………………………………………………….. 154
68. Short poem …………………………………………………………… 157
Varshaa …………………………………………………………………………. 157
69. बोंद आँखो के सपने …………………………………………………… 158
अोंशु कु मार चौधर …………………………………………………………….. 158
70. अपने कान्हा छो़ि हदए… ……………………………………………. 160
न तेश कु मार ……………………………………………………………………. 160
671. रोंग न दुहनया …………………………………………………………… 162
Gauri sarda …………………………………………………………………….. 162
72. यादोों के द्व प …………………………………………………………… 164
आकाश साह ……………………………………………………………………. 164
73. काश के मुझे! ………………………………………………………….. 166
– ‘ कला ‘(Garvita) ……………………………………………………………. 166
74. तलाश …………………………………………………………………… 169
Akanksha Verma ……………………………………………………………. 169
75. ಮಲಗಿಸಿದರು ನಮಮ ದಿಯಾಗಿ …………………………………. 172
B R RATAN ………………………………………………………………….. 172
Volume 3
1. The Solitary Traveller’s complaint ………………………………. 8
Muhammad Asim Khattak …………………………………………………… 8
2. I slipped pearls (مرغلرے) through my fingers ……………. 10
Muhammad Asim Khattak …………………………………………………. 10
3. I ALWAYS HAD ROOM FOR YOU …………………………. 13
Eesha Mufassar ………………………………………………………………… 13
4. Where does it hurt? …………………………………………………. 20
Nupur Rana ……………………………………………………………………… 20
5. Tum me mai priy …………………………………………………….. 22
Nupur Rana ……………………………………………………………………… 22
6. *Journey of Hope* ………………………………………………….. 24
Khusboo khatun ……………………………………………………………….. 24
7. The Words I Never Said …………………………………………… 25
Jefry Jenifer …………………………………………………………………….. 25
8. Liminal: The Space Between Becoming …………………….. 27
Sagarika Barik …………………………………………………………………. 27
9. Where Silence Teaches …………………………………………….. 29
Sagarika Barik …………………………………………………………………. 29
10. Borrowed People …………………………………………………….. 31
By: Taibah Ahson …………………………………………………………….. 31
11. Shayad uska khaas dost hu mai? ……………………………….. 33
Kushagra Agarwal ……………………………………………………………. 33
12. The Cartography of Silence. ……………………………………… 35
1Komalika sri ……………………………………………………………………. 35
13. Home …………………………………………………………………….. 39
Syed sabira ………………………………………………………………………. 39
14. Snow ……………………………………………………………………… 41
Syed sabira ………………………………………………………………………. 41
15. A Sunflower, Lived From Within ………………………………. 42
Shree ………………………………………………………………………………. 42
16. The Blame She Wore ……………………………………………….. 48
Shree ………………………………………………………………………………. 48
17. Unspoken, Yet Unfading ………………………………………….. 52
SATVIKA REDDY …………………………………………………………… 52
18. The Art of Love: Ananya’s Canvas of Resilience …………. 56
Abdul Wahab hussain ……………………………………………………….. 56
19. Dance of Shadows: ………………………………………………….. 57
Abdul Vahab hussain ………………………………………………………… 57
20. “Main Tumhe Phir Milungi” …………………………………….. 60
Anshi Shrivastava …………………………………………………………….. 60
21. CHANGE ………………………………………………………………. 63
Riya Kaushik …………………………………………………………………… 63
22. Rebirth …………………………………………………………………… 65
Eakta Prasad ……………………………………………………………………. 65
23. JUST A SIGH …………………………………………………….. 67
SHREYASH SONAWANE ………………………………………………… 67
224. The void ………………………………………………………………… 68
Adrita Deb ………………………………………………………………………. 68
25. A chase of shadow …………………………………………………… 70
Prashansa Bhatia ………………………………………………………………. 70
26. The version of me that never existed. …………………………. 72
—Farzana Shajahan ………………………………………………………….. 72
27. Sulji ulji zindagi ……………………………………………………… 74
Aksa Kureshi …………………………………………………………………… 74
28. The Thought of beneath the water ……………………………… 76
Jyotishman Dutta ……………………………………………………………… 76
29. Barbadi ki Baarish …………………………………………………… 78
Siddharth Shukla ………………………………………………………………. 78
30. The Line We Crossed ………………………………………………. 79
– Atharv Gupta –
……………………………………………………………….. 79
31. OUR DESIRE ………………………………………………………… 81
Arosham Ijaz……………………………………………………………………. 81
32. When a vampire falls in love with a human ………………… 82
Deeksha Singh …………………………………………………………………. 82
33. The Astronomy of Waiting ……………………………………….. 87
Piyali Patra ………………………………………………………………………. 87
34. Do the grudges whispered in the dead of the night reach
you? ………………………………………………………………………. 88
Fizza Abid ……………………………………………………………………….. 88
335. Raised to Silence Myself ………………………………………….. 90
Xenobia Mustafa Khan ……………………………………………………… 90
36. Na jaane kyun….. …………………………………………………….. 94
SMRITI Pandit ………………………………………………………………… 94
37. THE MIRAGE ……………………………………………………….. 96
Vanshika …………………………………………………………………………. 96
38. The Unsaid Inventory ………………………………………………. 97
~Vanshi …………………………………………………………………………… 97
39. BLAME …………………………………………………………………. 99
ANAND RAJ …………………………………………………………………… 99
40. SNOWY MEMORIES …………………………………………… 102
ANAND RAJ …………………………………………………………………. 102
41. The God we made …………………………………………………. 103
Shubhangi patel ……………………………………………………………… 103
42. The shopkeeper …………………………………………………….. 107
Riteshk ………………………………………………………………………….. 107
43. The Gift I Never Got ……………………………………………… 109
Tanya Singh …………………………………………………………………… 109
44. For YOU ………………………………………………………………. 110
Tanya Singh …………………………………………………………………… 110
45. Beyond the Stethoscope …………………………………….. 111
Gaurav Suresh Amrutkar ………………………………………………….. 111
46. “More Than a Degree ”
…………………………………. 113
4-Gaurav Suresh Amrutkar ……………………………………………….. 113
47. बारिश ………………………………………………………………… 116
शशल्पा मेहता ……………………………………………………………… 116
48. समय का एक टुकडा मााँग रहा ह ाँ, …………………… 119
Harsh Agrahari ……………………………………………………………….. 119
49. ज़रूरत का लिबाज़ ………………………………………………. 122
Alfazi suvi …………………………………………………………………….. 122
50. खुद को पहचानो ………………………………………………… 124
Dipti Nayak …………………………………………………………………… 124
51. मौन प्रेम …………………………………………………………….. 126
~ श्रेयश सोनवणे ………………………………………………………….. 126
52. समय ………………………………………………………………….. 128
Akanksha ………………………………………………………………………. 128
53. मााँ .. …………………………………………………………………… 130
Ankit kumar pathak ………………………………………………………… 130
54. मैं वो बेटी ह ाँ………………………………………………………. 133
Prashansa Bhatia …………………………………………………………….. 133
55. मनन च िंतन ………………………………………………………. 139
Ashok Daksh………………………………………………………………….. 139
556. मौसम और सुहाना ब पन। ……………………………… 142
– Aksa Kureshi ……………………………………………………………….. 142
57. सुबह की हल्की नमी …………………………………………. 144
Jyotishman Dutta ……………………………………………………………. 144
58. तुम्हारी याद के सिंग ………………………………………….. 146
– SURYA ……………………………………………………………………….. 146
59. हम-नफ़्स ……………………………………………………………. 147
Snehaa…………………………………………………………………………… 147
60. “अंकही बातें” ……………………………………………………….. 148
Farheen ✍🏻
……………………………………………………………………… 148
61. “ट टे ख़्वाब“
………………………………………………………… 153
Farheen ✍🏻
……………………………………………………………………… 153
62. “मैं और मेरे सुर”
………………………………………………. 157
Om hari Tiwari……………………………………………………………….. 157
63. सात जनम का साथ …………………………………………. 158
~प्रज्ञा ऋचा ………………………………………………………………….. 158
64. “खुद से जंग”
…………………………………………………….. 160
Vishakha Sharma ……………………………………………………………. 160
65. Uski Yaad ………………………………………………………… 163
6Anshu ……………………………………………………………………………. 163
66. অবাধউডান ………………………………………………………. 164
ISHIKA KARMAKAR ……………………………………………………. 164
67. నా గోడ ……………………………………………………………….. 166
ప్రశ ాంత్ బొ ల్ల ె పో గు ………………………………………………………… 166
68. Poem ……………………………………………………………………. 167
Bilal Matloob …………………………………………………………………. 167
Volume 4
1. The shopkeeper ………………………………………………………… 9
Ritesh ……………………………………………………………………………….. 9
2. The Art of Kintsugi …………………………………………………. 10
Krishnika Arora ……………………………………………………………….. 10
3. Zindagi milegi na dobara ………………………………………….. 12
Sneha ……………………………………………………………………………… 12
4. Lifes amore …………………………………………………………….. 14
Bhuvi Goel ………………………………………………………………………. 14
5. A letter to the lifeless ……………………………………………….. 16
Bhuvi Goel ………………………………………………………………………. 16
6. Unspoken feelings …………………………………………………… 18
Nirav Parikh …………………………………………………………………….. 18
7. The Story They Can Never Know ……………………………… 19
Ashna Zia ………………………………………………………………………… 19
8. The Swan That Swallowed The Sky …………………………… 20
Janhavi Deshmukh ……………………………………………………………. 20
9. HOW TEENAGE LIFE FEELS? ………………………………. 22
Anziya…………………………………………………………………………….. 22
10. The last Meeting ……………………………………………………. 23
Anvi Sharma ……………………………………………………………………. 23
11. Strings Unmeasured ………………………………………………… 24
1Anvi Sharma ……………………………………………………………………. 24
12. KHWAAB KA KARZ ……………………………………………… 25
Anham khan …………………………………………………………………….. 25
13. PARVAAZ ……………………………………………………………… 28
Anham khan …………………………………………………………………….. 28
14. She forgets, he remembers ……………………………………….. 31
Dharannie Thedchanamoorthy ……………………………………………. 31
15. The Corridor …………………………………………………………… 35
Dharannie Thedchanamoorthy ……………………………………………. 35
16. TINY TOOTH TALES …………………………………………….. 41
Laiba Suhail …………………………………………………………………….. 41
17. Talashu mujhe , khamoshi ki awaaz …………………………… 42
Harmain Aamir ………………………………………………………………… 42
18. Will you? I will ……………………………………………………….. 45
Palak Yadav …………………………………………………………………….. 45
19. Intzar …………………………………………………………………….. 46
Palak Yadav …………………………………………………………………….. 46
20. HEALING!! …………………………………………………………… 47
Vaidehi ……………………………………………………………………………. 47
21. MY AFFAIR!! ………………………………………………………… 49
Vaidehi Kondap ……………………………………………………………….. 49
22. A beautiful confession….!! ……………………………………….. 52
Khushi Gupta …………………………………………………………………… 52
223. Dogmatic friendship ………………………………………………… 53
Vennela …………………………………………………………………………… 53
24. Who taught them ? ………………………………………………….. 54
Dhatri R ………………………………………………………………………….. 54
25. Mundane Moments ………………………………………………….. 55
Laiba Zubair Khan ……………………………………………………………. 55
26. What Remains After Nothing Was Said ……………………… 56
Zunaira Rehman ………………………………………………………………. 56
27. Fall of Icarus…………………………………………………………… 58
Anshuman ……………………………………………………………………….. 58
28. Raven’s Happy Ending …………………………………………….. 61
Aarshiya Mittal ………………………………………………………………… 61
29. I Am Not a Shadow …………………………………………………. 64
Ajmala Thasneem S ………………………………………………………….. 64
30. Mere baba ki mai ladli beti ……………………………………….. 67
Priya ladha ………………………………………………………………………. 67
31. Gravity of Silence ……………………………………………………. 68
A. Davis Aro ……………………………………………………………………. 68
32. Aane wala daur ……………………………………………………….. 70
Kumkum Sambharia …………………………………………………………. 70
33. Kya rona galat hai? ………………………………………………….. 71
Krishu patwa ……………………………………………………………………. 71
34. I missed you forever ………………………………………………… 73
3Shivanshi ………………………………………………………………………… 73
35. Untold words ………………………………………………………….. 76
Shivanshi ………………………………………………………………………… 76
36. Unrequited love ………………………………………………………. 80
October B. ……………………………………………………………………….. 80
37. He was her dream ……………………………………………………. 81
October B. ……………………………………………………………………….. 81
38. Hidden feeling for someone ……………………………………… 82
Sneha Rai ………………………………………………………………………… 82
39. Where Love Learned My Name ………………………………… 83
Sivaganga bk……………………………………………………………………. 83
40. Echoes of the Unspoken …………………………………………… 87
Rishi Kumar Reddy Konduru …………………………………………….. 87
41. Prem ki paribhaasha ………………………………………………… 89
Muskanmarvadi ……………………………………………………………….. 89
42. Loving You In Silence. …………………………………………….. 91
Khwahish Kedia ………………………………………………………………. 91
43. LUNAR LOVE ………………………………………………………. 94
ROJALIN JENA ………………………………………………………………. 94
44. Where Summer Meets Rain ……………………………………… 96
Kalyani deore …………………………………………………………………… 96
45. The End …………………………………………………………………. 97
Minha NasirCassini ………………………………………………………….. 97
446. What is Love?…………………………………………………………. 98
Rajashree Saha …………………………………………………………………. 98
47. Tears ……………………………………………………………………… 99
Rajashree Saha ………………………………………………………………… 99
48. The Astronomy of Waiting ……………………………………… 100
Piyali Patra …………………………………………………………………….. 100
49. Stars Out of my Sight …………………………………………….. 101
Ibne Raihan ……………………………………………………………………. 101
50. “Almost, but Never Ours” ………………………………………. 102
Muskan …………………………………………………………………………. 102
51. “Adhoora sa Ishq” …………………………………………………. 104
Muskan …………………………………………………………………………. 104
52. I love Love. ………………………………………………………….. 106
Ranjana Tewatia ……………………………………………………………… 106
53. Whispers Of Fur ……………………………………………………. 108
Hiemel ………………………………………………………………………….. 108
54. Petunias, Dead ……………………………………………………….. 111
Hiemel …………………………………………………………………………… 111
55. अनकही बातें ……………………………………………………… 114
Gayatri ………………………………………………………………………….. 114
56. हम-नफ़्स ……………………………………………………………. 118
Sneha ……………………………………………………………………………. 118
557. सुकून चाय की प्याली में …………………………………. 119
एम मोदस्सर ………………………………………………………………. 119
58. अनकही बातें ……………………………………………………… 121
एम मोदस्सर ………………………………………………………………. 121
59. “स्वतःशी झालेला संवाद” ………………………………….. 123
Payal dhepe ……………………………………………………………………. 123
60. बदलते है ररश्ते यहां ! ………………………………………. 125
Himanshu D Shah …………………………………………………………… 125
61. ए ज ंदगी; बस्स्स्स कर ……………………………………… 128
– प्राची अरुण नेटके …………………………………………………….. 128
62. Naari ……………………………………………………………………. 130
Harshita Swastava …………………………………………………………… 130
63. डोर ………………………………………………………………………. 132
Shalini …………………………………………………………………………… 132
64. मेरा दूसरा खत ………………………………………………….. 133
Shalini …………………………………………………………………………… 133
65. “ढलती रोशनी का सच”
……………………………………….. 136
Darshita Sharma …………………………………………………………….. 136
666. “Ehsaason Mein Basi Baatein” ………………………………… 138
DHANASHRI PUNSE ……………………………………………………. 138
67. शहर का ननवाात …………………………………………………. 142
Yash Chaudhari ………………………………………………………………. 142
68. “खुद से प्यार करना भी ज़रूरी है“
146 …………………..
Manisha ………………………………………………………………………… 146
69. “चााँद की अधूरी चचट्ठी”
147 ……………………………………
Rajneeta ………………………………………………………………………… 147
70. Ek bus ………………………………………………………………….. 152
Alka kumari …………………………………………………………………… 152
71. Hausle ka naam prush…………………………………………….. 154
Adarsh singh ………………………………………………………………….. 154
72. ब उसने कहा “दोस्त बनकर रहते हैं”
159 …………..
Sakshi Chauhan ……………………………………………………………… 159
73. क्या तारीफ करूं ………………………………………………… 161
Prachi ……………………………………………………………………………. 161
74. शब्दानंत ……………………………………………………………… 162
Vaishnavi Dilip Yadav …………………………………………………….. 162
آج .75
165 ………………………………….دو
آنے
یاد
کی
اس
رات
Umm e Hani…………………………………………………………………… 165
776. ਮੁਹੱ ਬਤ ……………………………………………………………….. 167
Jorawar Singh ………………………………………………………………… 167
77. അകത്തളങ്ങളുടെ ശബ്ദം ……………………… 170
Sivaganga vk………………………………………………………………….. 170
Volume 5
1. “You Haven’t Seen Your Best Yet” ……………………………… 6
Narendra Ashok Badadale …………………………………………………… 6
2. ITS ALMOST DECEMBER ………………………………………. 8
Arpit Raj …………………………………………………………………………… 8
3. The Temptress Sea …………………………………………………… 11
Varad Sahasrabudhe ………………………………………………………….. 11
4. No More! ……………………………………………………………….. 15
Urvashi Lalwani ………………………………………………………………. 15
5. *Teenage Years* ……………………………………………………… 16
Bisma Tanveer …………………………………………………………………. 16
6. The Unspoken Rules ……………………………………………….. 18
Mirza Mariyam ………………………………………………………………… 18
7. HE DIDN’T CRY. HE WAITED. ………………………………. 19
Anjana A …………………………………………………………………………. 19
8. Call Him ………………………………………………………………… 23
Azul _04 …………………………………………………………………………. 23
9. SILENCED ……………………………………………………………. 25
Jaydeb Bhowmik ……………………………………………………………… 25
10. A wilted flower in bloom! …………………………………… 26
~Manya …………………………………………………………………………… 26
11. Pyaar – Shuruaat, Ehsaas, Ant …………………………………… 30
Shuruaat ………………………………………………………………………….. 30
12. Strong shell …………………………………………………………….. 35
1Syed Azhaan Ahmad …………………………………………………………. 35
13. The Mistletoe Bargain ……………………………………………… 36
Syed Azhaan Ahmad …………………………………………………………. 36
14. Love or loss ……………………………………………………………. 39
Syed Shadab ……………………………………………………………………. 39
15. desire to die Grandpa ……………………………………………….. 41
Akshat Tiwari ………………………………………………………………….. 41
16. The Night ………………………………………………………………. 44
Yuvraj Singh ……………………………………………………………………. 44
17. A Quiet Kind Of Love ……………………………………………… 46
Aiman …………………………………………………………………………….. 46
18. Matrutva ………………………………………………………………… 49
Monika madane ……………………………………………………………….. 49
19. Self Love ……………………………………………………………….. 50
Sneha Shekhar Kalyankar ………………………………………………….. 50
20. Best Day of Her Life ……………………………………………….. 51
Riddhima Pandey ……………………………………………………………… 51
21. Maut — Samjhe Jaane Ki …………………………………………. 52
Aarunya ………………………………………………………………………….. 52
22. Death Mistaken For Paradise ……………………………………. 58
Sharaddita Mukhopadhyay ………………………………………………… 58
23. When …………………………………………………………………….. 60
Aamna Misbah …………………………………………………………………. 60
24. BEGAANA ……………………………………………………………. 61
Abrar ul hassan ………………………………………………………………… 61
225. Walk. …………………………………………………………………….. 63
M. Nabeel Shaikh …………………………………………………………….. 63
26. Madadgaar … ………………………………………………………….. 64
-M.Nabeel shaikh ……………………………………………………………… 64
27. Full Stop ………………………………………………………………… 65
S.Harini …………………………………………………………………………… 65
28. Ankahi Baatein… …………………………………………………….. 67
SB Sahil ………………………………………………………………………….. 67
29. A Bestfriend Break-up Story …………………………………….. 69
Smruti Piyush Mahakud ……………………………………………………. 69
30. ह्रदय ……………………………………………………………………… 72
Gauri sarda ………………………………………………………………………. 72
31. ।। मेरी प्रियसी।। …………………………………………………. 73
– Neha K …………………………………………………………………………. 73
32. ढलती रोशनी का सच …………………………………………. 74
Darshita Sharma ………………………………………………………………. 74
33. मेरी धड़कनों की ख़्वाहिश …………………………………… 76
Rishikesh Kumar ……………………………………………………………… 76
34. चन्दर बुरा निीीं था ……………………………………………… 78
Akash ……………………………………………………………………………… 78
35. कोशशश …………………………………………………………………. 80
3Ajay Bansal …………………………………………………………………….. 80
36. बस एक रोटी……………………………………………………….. 82
Sultan Mohsin ………………………………………………………………….. 82
37. आयुष्य िे नाटकच असतीं ! ……………………………….. 88
Shruti gaikwad …………………………………………………………………. 88
38. Aakhri raat ……………………………………………………………… 91
Shruti Gaikwad ………………………………………………………………… 91
39. परी- “छोटी सी प्यारी सी नन्िीीं सी आई एक
परी“
………………………………………………………………………. 92
*िीतत पाहटल* ………………………………………………………………. 92
40. शबदाींप्रवना किाणी ……………………………………………….. 96
Mr PRAFUL GWAGH ……………………………………………………… 96
41. तू निीीं आया ……………………………………………………….. 98
Kanishka Jaiswal ……………………………………………………………… 98
42. उम्मीद ………………………………………………………………… 100
Tanvi Patel …………………………………………………………………….. 100
43. सींघर्ष …………………………………………………………………… 102
Tanvi Patel …………………………………………………………………….. 102
44. अनकिी बात ……………………………………………………… 103
4Vaibhav Shrivastava ……………………………………………………….. 103
45. िे तुला कसीं कळणार? ………………………………………. 105
Nishita Koli …………………………………………………………………… 105
46. “वो पुरुर् िै…
”
……………………………………………………. 107
Dr Manish Sharma ………………………………………………………….. 107
47. “खून से शलखी प्रवरासत और आज की नीींद में
डूबी पीढी”! …………………………………………………………. 115
Dr Manish Sharma ………………………………………………………….. 115
48. অপূর্ ণ স্বপ্ন ………………………………………………………. 123
Manik Barman ……………………………………………………………….. 123
49. આદત નથી ……………………………………………………….. 125
Vandana Parmar ……………………………………………………………… 125
Volume 6
1. Dil ki Baat ……………………………………………………………….. 7
Smruti Piyush Mahakud ……………………………………………………… 7
2. Telling You Now ………………………………………………………. 9
Riddhima Pandey ……………………………………………………………….. 9
3. Bury The Truth ……………………………………………………….. 10
Syed Basharat Geelani ………………………………………………………. 10
4. Two Months, A Lifetime ………………………………………….. 11
Shagufa Ahmad………………………………………………………………… 11
5. FADING ………………………………………………………………… 17
YAHSASVINI KAUSHIK ………………………………………………… 17
6. The silence that remembered me ……………………………….. 19
Hamza Majid …………………………………………………………………… 19
7. unchosenpaths ………………………………………………………… 22
Hamza Majid …………………………………………………………………… 22
8. The Pain of Being Misunderstood ……………………………… 24
Dr Shabana Singh …………………………………………………………….. 24
9. Almost Home …………………………………………………………. 32
Aamna Abdullah ………………………………………………………………. 32
10. The Peace I Didn’t Win …………………………………………….. 35
Naureen Hikmat ……………………………………………………………….. 35
11. Between the pause …………………………………………………… 37
Sabahat naaz ……………………………………………………………………. 37
112. My Love, Sometimes Life’s Blue, but It Can Also Be Grey
……………………………………………………………………………… 38
S. Khadija Rahman …………………………………………………………… 38
13. Har Baar Der Ho Gayi Jo Kehna Tha, Woh Reh Gaya” … 40
Laiman ……………………………………………………………………………. 40
14. Zamane ke Rang ……………………………………………………… 43
Ms. Saloni Onen ………………………………………………………………. 43
15. Itna Mushkil Toh Nahi……………………………………………… 44
Poonam Sharma ……………………………………………………………….. 44
16. Miss World! ……………………………………………………………. 46
Hashmat Lateef Bhat ………………………………………………………… 46
17. Naritva …………………………………………………………………… 48
– Devaki ………………………………………………………………………….. 48
18. Song of Achilles ……………………………………………………… 50
Jaina ……………………………………………………………………………….. 50
19. Whispers of the heart ……………………………………………….. 52
Jaina ……………………………………………………………………………….. 52
20. The Silver Void ……………………………………………………….. 55
Anushka Gupta ………………………………………………………………… 55
21. Puzzled About You! …………………………………………………. 57
Rabia Attaullah Malik ……………………………………………………….. 57
22. Rescue …………………………………………………………………… 58
Nidhi Kulshreshtha …………………………………………………………… 58
23. ALFAAZ EK HUD KE! …………………………………………… 63
Iram Naeem …………………………………………………………………….. 63
224. JUST ONE DAY! ……………………………………………………. 64
Iram Naeem …………………………………………………………………….. 64
25. “Acha Lagta Hai” ……………………………………………………. 65
Abdul Hameed …………………………………………………………………. 65
26. The extra chair ………………………………………………………… 67
Sonal Official …………………………………………………………………… 67
27. Villanelle no.2 ………………………………………………………… 70
Aamna Misbah …………………………………………………………………. 70
28. The Side Character ………………………………………………….. 72
Afshan Aslam ………………………………………………………………….. 72
29. Khamosh Alfaaz ……………………………………………………… 73
PrernaJha ………………………………………………………………………… 73
30. “Dil Ke Andar Ka Sheher” ……………………………………….. 75
-Prerna Jha♡ ……………………………………………………………………. 75
31. Heavy Wings ………………………………………………………….. 76
MUSKAN ……………………………………………………………………….. 76
32. What’s still human? …………………………………………………. 82
– samikhya ghimire …………………………………………………………… 82
33. Can anyone love me for who I am……………………………… 84
Luck kuls ………………………………………………………………………… 84
34. Whiskey rum or wine? …………………………………………….. 85
Luck kuls ………………………………………………………………………… 85
35. Teenage blackout …………………………………………………….. 86
Chadani limbu………………………………………………………………….. 86
336. In Darkness You’ll be Alright ……………………………………. 88
Prem Doshi ……………………………………………………………………… 88
37. “what the lungs remember” ………………………………………. 89
Koushiki Biswas ………………………………………………………………. 89
38. Non Consensual Con ……………………………………………….. 90
Tuba Taslim …………………………………………………………………….. 90
39. अनकही बातें मैने तुम से कही नहीीं …………………. 92
DISHA shah …………………………………………………………………….. 92
40. “इश्क़ का अींततम समीकरण” ……………………………… 95
राजकुमार ससींह यादव …………………………………………………… 95
41. “बस एक बेटी रहने दो” ……………………………………… 99
Srishti Srivastava ……………………………………………………………… 99
42. ज़िन्दगी ………………………………………………………………. 100
Nidhi Kulshreshtha …………………………………………………………. 100
43. बेबस …………………………………………………………………… 106
Deepali Gupta ………………………………………………………………… 106
44. काश ……………………………………………………………………. 108
Deepali Gupta ………………………………………………………………… 108
45. सफ़र …………………………………………………………………… 110
Naureen Hikmat ……………………………………………………………… 110
446. लड़का होना भी तो आसान नह ीं !!!! ………………. 112
Rinki Kush …………………………………………………………………….. 112
47. “मदद को ददद नहीीं होता?” ………………………………………. 114
Sneha Shekhar Kalyankar ………………………………………………… 114
48. तू और मैं …………………………………………………………… 116
Hansika Gopireddy …………………………………………………………. 116
49. “लफ़्ि़ों से परे”…………………………………………………… 118
असिषेक ससींह ………………………………………………………………. 118
50. बदल जाना …………………………………………………………. 122
Riya mahato …………………………………………………………………… 122
51. Yudh ……………………………………………………………………. 124
Astha Singh …………………………………………………………………… 124
52. एक लड़की : कथा या व्यथा ……………………………. 126
MUSKAN ……………………………………………………………………… 126
53. व ींदावन ………………………………………………………………… 130
Aakansha ………………………………………………………………………. 130
54. अनकही बातें ……………………………………………………… 131
सींगीता सशवम् पटेल …………………………………………………… 131
55. अनकही दासताीं …………………………………………………… 134
5सींगीता सशवम् पटेल …………………………………………………… 134
56. “अनकहा ररश्कता” ………………………………………………… 138
असिषेक ससींह ………………………………………………………………. 138
57. – জয়দেব ভ ৌমিক ……………………………………….. 143
– জয়দেব ভ ৌমিক …………………………………………………. 143
58. অেৃশ্য পথ ……………………………………………………… 144
D. Das …………………………………………………………………………… 144