Just finished reading The Wedding Trousseau and other short stories by Ankita Sharma.

Prima facie, my expectation from the book by looking at the all pink cover with red bold lettering - the stories inside would be all mushy kinds. But then I peek in... into the foreword by the author. Numerous short stories with different emotions as central theme

And Yes!! 11 Stories each one of them different. Different environs, different kinds of people and different themes. Literally kept me glued to the entire book until I reached the last page. Each of the stories has a lot to offer. Not all of them have fairy tale endings. Some of them disappoint you as a reader, as they leave you in the lurch without a black and white ending. But probably that's how they were meant to be. Open ended and trying to provoke a string of thought in the mind of the reader to come up with a conclusion that would suit his/her imagination. I would like to take that in a positive sense as it shakes up known belief's of having concrete endings each time.

The language was fluid and very simple, coherent and comprehensible albeit with a few well placed "heavy" words from a thesaurus. There were no unnecessarily lengthy descriptive paragraphs that made you wonder what the heck was going on before I was launched into this maze of descriptions. 

A good read for people looking for fresh literature without typical cliched and predictable "pot boiler" plots. For those who like fairy tale endings, some of the stories may not be your types. If you like variety, this might just tickle your palate. 

Wishing author Ankita Sharma all the very best for this book and for all future books as well. Keep smiling and keep writing!!

The book is available for sale on below links

Amazon.in - http://goo.gl/P8yUGk

Buy Books India - http://goo.gl/hhDwns

Zooming...
through the city

Found some reverence!!!

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Chocolate Brownie Devastation - Yumm for me!! What bout you??

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Too early or too late to post this.. but nothing was clicking for X.

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Wall - full of Must Watch Movies.

My first attempt at shooting a panoramic shot.

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You gave me flowers, all wet with dew,

You gave me flowers, 

I'd like to give you something too.

Vivid flowers, raggedy yellow red and blue,

Smell of rain and summer. 

Vivid, just like you.

You gave me music with the bouquet from your hand,

You gave me a living song, 

Something I could understand.

Let's go walking when the party is through,

You gave me so much, 

I want to give you something too

- Vivid, Greg Brown

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Ugly, ugly 

All of us just feel like that some days 

Ain't no rainbow in the sky, when you feel U.G.L.Y. 

And that's ugly, yeah yeah yeah 

- Ugly , Bon Jovi

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A dried up tree...

Amidst a green - green garden!!!

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Sunset...

Beautifying an urban landscape!!!

Sunset...

Marred by an urban landscape!!!

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I've never seen you looking so gorgeous as you did tonight,

I've never seen you shine so bright, you were amazing,

I've never seen so many people want to be there by your side,

And when you turned to me and smiled, it took my breath away,

And I have never had such a feeling,

Such a feeling of complete and utter love, as I do tonight;

The lady in red is dancing with me, cheek to cheek,

There's nobody here, it's just you and me,

It's where I want to be,

But I hardly know this beauty by my side,

I'll never forget the way you look tonight...

- Lady in Red, Chris de Burgh

Could not find a Lady in Red, But did find a Red Clutch ;)

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A queer looking green coloured drink. Its supposed to be a Khus flavored drink!!!

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Lots of odd shaped marbles.. 

Some green, some blue.. Some colourless!!!

Some round, some oval... Some shapeless!!!

Together form a picture... That's flawless!!!

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The ferocious Nemean Lion

He is an enormous lion with a golden mane

No weapon can kill him

With his tough skin, no arrow can hurt him

And his ivory-dagger teeth and brass talons...

My version of the Nemean Lion. Shot at the Kala Ghoda Arts Fest 2014, Mumbai.

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Money, money, money

Must be funny

In the rich man's world

Money, money, money

Always sunny

In the rich man's world

Aha-ahaaa

All the things I could do

If I had a little money

It's a rich man's world!!

- ABBA

And here's another perspective to Money!!!

Something more to ponder upon..
"You can fool some of the people some of the time!!
You can fool some of the people all the time!!
But you can't fool All the people all of the time!!"

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I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song

I’m twenty-two now, but I won’t be for long

Time hurries on

And the leaves that are green turn to brown

And they whither with the wind

And they crumble in your hand

Once my heart was filled with love of a girl

I held her close, but she faded in the night

Like a poem I meant to write

And the leaves that are green turn to brown

And they wither with the wind

And they crumble in your hand

And the leaves that are green turn to brown

- Paul Simon

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I found my place

And it's me on top of the world

I am King Kong, drop the gate

I hear the chariot coming today

I am King Kong

I'm King Kong

I'm King Kong

I'm King Kong

- King Kong by Destorm

Oops Sorry!! No Entry for King Kong.. 

Place only for KID KONG!!!

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Shine like a Diamond!!

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I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!

Rah! Rah! Rah!

Tuesdays, Mondays, we all scream for sundaes,

Sis-boom-bah!

Boola-boola, sarsaparoolla,

If you got chocolate, we'll take vanoola!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!

Rah! Rah! Rah!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!

Rah! Rah! Rah!

Frosts and malts that are peppered and salted,

Sis-boom-bah!

Oh, spumoni, oh, cartoni,

And confidentially, we'll take baloney,

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!

Rah! Rah! Rah!

Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah!

- Harry Reser's Six Jumping Jacks,

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I think of you, I haven't slept

I think I do but I don't forget

My body moves, goes where I will

But though I try my heart stays still

It never moves, just won't be led

And you're always in my head
You're always in my head

- Always in my Head by Coldplay

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A lot of times we've seen wonderful flowers with humble ol' leaves in the background. Time for the leaves to take center stage!!!

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Bougainvillea with a subtle Bokeh. Lovely isn't it??

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The dark room lies waiting, 

it's emptiness is just like me inside.

Foregoing pleasure for this roller coaster ride, 

waiting to see where the end will be.

Sifting through activities of the day, 

finding nothing of value, 

setting fire to memories of yesterday...

The dark room lies waiting, 

it's emptiness is just like me inside. 

- Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

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It is said..

Time is the greatest healer...

Look at what...

Time has done here!!!

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Collage of multiple things...

Some man made and some natural...

The catch is...

Man made things are in tatters...

While the natural things live on...

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A holy shrine,

In the middle of the sea,

Near a commercial capital!!!

And a lone star,

In a twilit sky!!!

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Arch of Light

Feel the light

Shining in the dark of night

Remember what we forgot

I know it's a long shot

But we're bringing it all back

We're bringing it all back

-  Feel The Light by J Lo

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Three palms 

amidst a park 

amidst a concrete jungle

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This is RJ Shrikant, and you're listening to carDIO where we bring to songs to listen to on the CAR Radio. And nopes this show does not burn any calories. 

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Music is the language of love. Speaking of love, our songs always speak of love. Love thy neighbour, love thy neighbour's wife.. and ofcourse love thy neighbour from the neighbouring galaxy. Neighbouring galaxy??? Yep, remember Jadu from Krish. That weird blue alien who had almost magic healing and anti-healing powers. There are songs for loving him as well.

Bipasha was singing for him...

Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai Madhoshiyan Hai

Tujhko Bhulake Aab Jaao Kahan

Jo Mile Ho Aaj Hum Ko Door Jana Nahin

Mitado Saari Yeh Duriyan

(yeah my love pulled you light years away from your galaxy to earth.. now come to me)

Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai Madhoshiyan Hai

Tujhko Bhulake Aab Jaao Kahan

Ohh and even Rani did sing...

Jaadu hai tera hi jaadu, jo mere dil pe chhane laga

Deewaane mere yeh toh bata kya kiya tune, mitha sa dard hone laga

Yeh kya huwa, pehle na aisa hota tha

Main hoon kahaan main jaanu na

Koi mujhe itana bata de, ghar ka mere mujhko pata de

(forgot my address cuz my heart is in a galaxy far away)

Do we really know what gender the alien was?? Well Shahrukh didn't seem to care!! Even he professed or confessed his love...

Bholi Si Surat

Aankhon Mein Masti, 

Door Khadi Sharmaaye, 

Aye Hai!!

Ek Jhalak Dikhlaye Kabhi,

Kabhi SpaceShip Mein Chupjaye

Aye Hai!!

Meri Nazar Se Tum Dekho To 

Yaar Nazar Woh Aaye

Bholi Si Surat

Aankhon Mein Masti, 

Door Khadi Sharmaaye, 

Aye Hai!!

Ladki Nahin Hai, 

Woh Jaadu Hai, 

Aur Kaha Kya Jaye

Aye Hai!!

(Case rested)

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