Safarnama

Chitra, the play... the stories I have written two flash stories as forward to the play Chitra by RedPolkaDot Productions, based on Tagore's famed play Chitrangada. The play's relevance, after about one hundred of its creation, gave me goosebumps! ------- Chitra 01 Manchester. Chitra knew they were not talking about the British City. Tomboy. Chitra was glad that she could beat a bully black and blue and get away only with that tag. Chitra excelled in studies, in sports and in her school and college, got all the prizes reserved for the best all-round performance. Wear a ghagra, dear, it’s Diwali. A saree today, it’s your Didi’s marriage. Ma tried. So did Naani, Bua, Maasi. Papa was unconcerned, or so it seemed, till the debate arose about who will put fire to his pyre. Untimely, Chitra had to take over the Saree shop at the Navayuga junction of Jaipur. The shop soon regained its top destination status for the tourists and residents al