Absent in the Spring

Beej K Singh February 6, 2007

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#1 Posted by conquistador on February 6, 2007 2:22:24 am

Captivating read! You`ve brought the bloodied days after Indira Gandhi`s assassination to life. It`s almost as if I`m witnessing it live!

Great work Beej..you are definitely writer material..

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#2 Posted by abskii on February 6, 2007 3:17:07 am

A great piece, it kept me reading. Look forward to reading more!

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#3 Posted by zeemax on February 6, 2007 3:44:03 am

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#4 Posted by chaltahai on February 6, 2007 5:59:41 am

we certainly have so far to go as a people..thanks for writing this Beej

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#5 Posted by burpinder on February 6, 2007 8:06:06 am

beej, this was something. hats off.

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#6 Posted by kalihawa on February 6, 2007 8:54:26 am

In the beginning a sense of déjà vu (Village of Women); some laborious reading so far up to

“A sense of thrill had filled him all through. He opened his eyes and smiled. There was spring in the air. It was…………”. An old joke manifests:

An American and a Briton walking together, laconic Briton comments, ”Spring in the air!”
Incredulous American retorts ”Why should I?”

I give up and look at the interacts. Back to reading the balance part. Now there is fluidity in narrative with pieces falling into place.

Absolutely stunning ending.
Well done!

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#7 Posted by dost_mittar on February 6, 2007 11:23:12 am

Very moving. Captures the agony, the helplessness and the bitterness of the hapeless victims of perhpaps the most shameful phase of independent India.

Keep it up, beej. You are much better in writing substantive pieces than in the nok-jhonk of UP.

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#8 Posted by Zeena on February 6, 2007 7:24:59 pm

bj

WoW!!! Quite impressive. Is it you I don`t believe it. Or I am dreaming. Let me pinch my head hard. Oh, yes..........It is for real.

Congratulations for this sensitive article. All the best.

And, Haan this proves that you are really a writer.

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#9 Posted by bjkumar on February 6, 2007 8:12:33 pm

#8 Zeena, #7 dost-mittar, #6 kalihawa, #4 chaltahai, #3 zeemax, #2 abskii, #1 conquistador

Thanks, my dears!

#5 burpinder

I love you! :)

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