Author: Oindri Kundu

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Ruskin Bond, an Indian author of British descent, is an eminent contemporary writer. He prolifically authored inspiring children’s books and was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award to honor his work of literature. Born on May 19, 1934, in Kasauli, India, he was the son of Edith Clarke and Aubrey Bond.  He lives with his adopted family…

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Agatha Christie, the famous detective fiction writer, had me from the first page, hook line & sinker and she never lost my attention until the very end. Even though there are a number of books which are extremely interesting  there is absolutely no wonder why this is considered to be one of her very best.…

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Irwin Allan Sealy, born 1951 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India is a writer whose novel The Everest Hotel: A Calendar was shortlisted for the 1998 Booker prize. His first novel The Trotter Nama was published in 1988 and tells the story of seven generations of an Anglo-Indian family. He received several awards one of which is…

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Devdutt Pattanaik is an Indian mythologist and writer known for his work on ancient Indian scriptures. He has incorporated myth into human resource management. His books include Myth = Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology; Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata; Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana; Business Sutra: An Indian Approach to Management;…

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“I won’t.” He states sternly, a dark edge leathering his tone. “Promise?” She croaked out. Her voice was hoarse as she tried to choke back her tears. She hated this. She hated feeling so vulnerable in front of someone who was as good as a stranger. He stared at her intensely for a while; deliberating…

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Mar 17

My Story

The world is not a wish granting factory. As much as I would like to deny the truthtfullnes of the statement, I cannot because not all wishes come true. I am Oindri Kundu, born on 5th August 2000 in Kolkata with a multiple conginental abnormalities along with phocomelia in left hand. Being born without a…

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“As a child we used to dream, Of toys, chocolates and ice-cream. But after a certain age as we grow, The dreams become filled with sadness and woe. Broken windows can still show dreams, Shattered lies we can’t ever seem to redeem. Shreds of truth on a pane of glass, A broken dream that came…

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Jan 19

Red & Blue

Short days and long nights. Stained pillows and soaked blankets. Unwritten pages but head full of thoughts. These had become a regularity in her life. But only one person could change all of this and she was far far away from her. In a different country, in a different time-zone. Oh how it hurt her…

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Every morning we see our fathers and grandfathers sitting in the balcony with a newspaper and a cup of tea, reading and maybe even discussing what’s going on in the world. But how many times have we done the same thing? That is, taken the newspaper and read every line of it with patience? I’d…