The Price of Luck By Lokanath Mishra Three years ago, in the quiet village of Chandipur, where mornings began with the sound of temple bells and evenings melted into soft golden sunsets, lived a young man named Raghav. Raghav was not particularly wealthy, nor highly educated. He worked as a caretaker in a small holiday […]
The Price of Trust By Lokanath Mishra Muni had always been the kind of girl people noticed without trying. It wasn’t just her beauty—though that alone was enough to turn heads in the corridors of her junior college—it was the quiet intensity in her eyes, the way she listened more than she spoke, and the
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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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Reassessing Expectations from the 8th Central Pay Commission: Inevitable Delays and Constrained Outcomes: Author: Lokanath MishraChief Adviser, All India Pensioners Association of CBIC Abstract The constitution of the 8th Central Pay Commission has triggered heightened expectations among central government employees and pensioners. However, a dispassionate and evidence-based assessment of prevailing fiscal realities, administrative processes, and
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ToThe Chairman8th Central Pay CommissionGovernment of India Subject : Comprehensive Memorandum on Pension Revision, Healthcare Reforms, and Welfare Measures for Central Government Pensioners Respected Sir, We, the representatives of the All India Pensioners’ Association of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), submit this memorandum with a profound sense of constitutional urgency and
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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
DRAFT SAMPLE MEMORANDUM TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE 8th CENTRAL PAY COMMISSIONON BEHALF OF THE ALL INDIA PENSIONERS’ ASSOCIATION: ToThe Chairman8th Central Pay CommissionGovernment of India Subject: Comprehensive Memorandum on Pension Revision, Healthcare Reforms, and Welfare Measures for Central Government Pensioners Respected Sir, We, the representatives of the All India Pensioners’ Association, respectfully submit this
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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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