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Pradeep decided that they would use electrical lights in multicolored to decorate the house for the festival. “How many days to Deepavali?” Pradeep asked his dad. “Four,” said Dad without looking up from the newspaper. “Oh… ho… we don’t have much time. We have to decorate the house with colorful electrical bulbs and multicolored string lights.” “I think it would …

Chandan put his hands on his ears trying to shut off the sounds. It was Diwali night. The entire city was lit up. Fire crackers were exploding everywhere. Chandan was lying on a dirty wooden bench in one corner of a dhaba in which he worked, trying to shut off the world and sleep. Diwali – the festival of lights …

“माँ… पटाखे लेने है मुझे” बाला ने दिवार के कोने में बैठे हुए कहा। “कहाँ से ले दूँ?” बाला की माँ, शांता का तुरंत जवाब आया। “पर दिवाली में तो सब बच्चे पटाखे फोड़ते है” बाला ने एक और कोशिश करते हुए कहा। “हाँ, पर उनके मम्मी पापा के पास पैसे होते है?” माँ ने रस्सी पर कपड़े डालते हुए …

“Come on Anmol, you can do it”, shouted Rohan. Anmol and Rohan were class six students of Saint Francis High School. The inter-house cross country for the junior group was in its last phase. Anmol, who was in Shivaji House, had completed the stretch from the school canteen, the starting point of the race, to the Stadium. Now all that …

One year, Jim’s family was having the “extended family” 4th of July cookout at their home. One of the special treats that year was the lighting of the fireworks (Roman candles, bottle rockets, missile batteries, etc.) they had bought out of state (they’re illegal in their state, of course!) Just before they were to arrive, a cousin calls, saying their …

मिट्टी की सोंधी महक के साथ ही ताजे केक की सुगंध हवेली के चारों ओर फ़ैल चुकी थी। पुरानी सी हलके पीले रंग की हवेली, जो अब तक गुमनाम पड़ी हुई थी आजकल “केक वाली हवेली” के नाम से जानी जाती थी। “केक वाली हवेली” का नाम गाँव वालों का ही दिया हुआ था क्योंकि उस हवेली को दूर से …

होली का त्यौहार आने वाला था। सारे घर में खुशी की लहर दौड़ रही थी। पापा मिठाइयों की लिस्ट बनाने में व्यस्त थे तो मम्मी नए कपड़े और पूजा का सामान लिख रही थी। मैं अपने दोस्तों के साथ ढेर सारे रंग और पिचकारियों के बारे में बात करता रहता था। सभी चिंता में थे कि कौन सी वाली पिचकारी …

Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Present stood in the city streets on Christmas morning, where (for the weather was severe) the people made a rough but brisk and not unpleasant kind of music, in scraping the snow from the pavement in front of their dwellings, and from the tops of their houses, whence it was mad delight to the …

It was Christmas Day, and Toddy and Tita were alone. Papa and mamma had gone out West to see their big boy who was ill. They had promised to be home for Christmas, but a big snow had blocked the railroad track, and nurse was afraid the train would be delayed until the day after Christmas.What a dull Christmas for …

“पापा… आपको पता है ना कि परसों क्रिसमस है।”पापा ने मुस्कुराते हुए आठ साल के हैरी की तरफ़ देखा जो अपनी भूरी आँखें उनके चेहरें की ओर गड़ाए बैठा था। उसके गोरे चेहरे पर घुँघराले भूरे बाल धूप में चमकने के कारण सुनहरे लग रहे थे।उन्होंने उसे प्यार से उठाकर गोदी में बैठा लिया।हैरी लड़ियाते हुए बोला – “इस साल …