The Weight of Silence and Stardust By Lokanath Mishra The night the internet chose beauty over brilliance, two lives quietly shifted forever. In the glowing screens of millions across the world, the name of Lila Verma trended first. Draped in a minimalist swimsuit, her photo was called “perfect,” “flawless,” “divine.” Comments flooded in like a […]
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The Weight of Silence and Stardust By Lokanath Mishra The night the internet chose beauty over brilliance, two lives quietly shifted forever. In the glowing screens of millions across the world, the name of Lila Verma trended first. Draped in a minimalist swimsuit, her photo was called “perfect,” “flawless,” “divine.” Comments flooded in like a
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Laughter, Misplaced By Lokanath Mishra Public spaces often bring strangers together in fleeting yet revealing ways. One such incident unfolded on an ordinary afternoon bus ride, turning a moment of unintended humor into a lesson on sensitivity and perception. A heavily pregnant woman boarded a crowded city bus, moving carefully, her condition evident to all
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The Price of Silver By Lokanath Mishra Sita and Arjun had known hunger before they knew love. They were born in the same small village where the earth cracked in summer and the crops often failed before they could feed the people who grew them. Their houses stood at opposite ends of a narrow dusty
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The Wedding By Lokanath Mishra The wedding cards were unlike the usual ones that passed through our government quarters. Printed in deep maroon with embossed gold borders, they shimmered softly when held against light—as if they carried not just an invitation, but a quiet blessing. When I first opened one, a faint fragrance of fresh
The Price of Applause By Lokanath Mishra Sangeeta never imagined that silence could be so loud. It sat with her in her room long after midnight, when the ceiling fan spun lazily and her phone screen glowed with unanswered messages she never sent. It followed her into the mornings, where tea turned cold before she
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The Price of Kindness By Lokanath Mishra On a late monsoon evening in Bhubaneswar, when the air still carried the scent of wet earth and neon lights flickered softly against rain-washed pavements, Arjun Mehta stepped into a modest yet bustling supermarket named FreshMart. At twenty-eight, Arjun was a software engineer recently transferred from Pune—a man
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A Life of Struggle, Service, and Spiritual Fulfilment: Celebrating 70 Years of Pitabasa By Lokanath Mishra Reaching the age of seventy is not merely a passage of time; it is a celebration of resilience, wisdom, and the grace of a life meaningfully lived. On 5th April 2026, Pitabasa completes this remarkable milestone, offering an inspiring
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“The Weight of Silence” By Lokanath Mishra The day Aarav Sen stopped believing in fairness was not the day he was arrested. It was the day he realized no one wanted to listen. Aarav was a third-year engineering student at Meridian Institute of Technology in Jaipur. He wasn’t a topper, not a rebel either—just someone
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The Pride of Knowledge and the Wisdom of Life By Lokanath Mishra In the sacred town of Puri, people often teased one another by saying, “Oh, you think you are a great Puri Pandit, don’t you?” Beneath this light remark lay a timeless truth about knowledge and humility. Long ago, in Markandeswar Sahi of Puri,
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