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The story is set during the tragic partition of India in 1947. A train full of refugees travelling from Pakistan towards Delhi, passing through Amritsar , the first major border town in India. As the train moves past burning towns and active riots near Wazirabad , fear and communal suspicion mount among the passengers. The story portrays the complexities of communalism. Story - Bhishm Sahni Narrated by - Jyotika Badyal

Story - Bhishm Sahni Narrator - Jyotika Badyal

the narrator ( in the story) shares his observation of daily interactions in public spaces. A laborer who has lost his three fingers while working in a mill is showing his hand to a young palm reader who remarks that he has no fate line ! The story highlights poverty , unemployment, helplessness and plight of working class. Story - Bhishm Sahni Narrator - Jyotika Badyal

A talkative housewife is cooking saag meat for an unknown guest and while cooking she starts to reminisce about Jagga, their former domestic help who used to make excellent “saag meat”. The story explores the class difference , nostalgia vs suspicion, warmth and complexity of familial relationships.. This is final part of the the story Story - Bhishm Sahni Narrated by Jyotika Badyal

A talkative housewife is cooking saag meat for an unknown guest and while cooking she starts to reminisce about Jagga, their former domestic help who used to make excellent “saag meat”. The story explores the class difference , nostalgia vs suspicion, warmth and complexity of familial relationships.. This is part -1 of the the story Story - Bhishm Sahni Narrated by Jyotika Badyal

Story - Bhishm Sahni Shamnath is a middle aged executive eager to ingratiate himself with his boss to climb the corporate ladder. He has invited is American boss and some other colleagues and their wives for dinner at home. Shamnath is a fastidious person but there’s a problem , his mother. He thinks she can be an embarrassment to the guests as she’s old, uneducated and clumsy ! So he’s keen on avoiding any contact of his mother with the guests ! But what happens when the boss happens to see her and engages her in a small talk… Narrator - Jyotika Badyal

दिल में थोड़ी सो जगह बसंत के लिए तो रखनी ही चाहिए ! श्रुति ने ये माँ से नहीं सीखा उनके जीवन से सीखा !

एक शाम, दो अजनबी और whiskey on the rocks ! 🥃 Written and performed by Jyotika Badyal

उसके घर से मेरे घर की दूरी घड़ी के हिसाब से 15 मिनट की है , उसकी हँसी “बसंत के फूलों की एक लंबी क़तार सी, उसके घर से मेरे घर तक मेरे साथ आई !

Lekhak - Kshama Sharma

उदासी भरी शाम थी और खोज रही थी की कुछ ऐसा मिल जाये जिसे पढ़कर उदासी की गाँठ खुल जाये और मुंह से “उफ़्फ़” के सिवा कुछ ना निकले ! “हरि हरिल “ की इन पंक्तियों ने ये काम किया :) आप भी सुनिए :)

Story - Chandni Writer - Naresh Mehta

written and performed by jyotika :)

मॉडर्न फ़ैमिली की सुबह कुछ कुछ ऐसी ही होती है .. जल्दी जल्दी वाली :)

कहानी - कुल्फ़ी लेखक - सुजान सिंह ध्यान दें - ताला कुफ़्ल होता है कुल्फ़ नहीं. पढ़ने में ग़लती हुई क्यूँकि प्रिंट ग़लत था.. शुक्रिया, कहानी सुनते वक्त छोटी इस ग़लती को इग्नोर करने के लिए :) ज्योतिका ♥️