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Killers Of Faith

Kabir believed in equality of every religion which was also the reason for changing his name. The word Kabir didn't tell his religion,caste or community as it belonged to a saint poet of 15th century India who was equally followed and appreciated by Hindus and Muslims of that time. He married Dhara who also believed in the same way this was the reason they came close and married against their families' wishes. They both visit each temple,sufi shrine,mosque,gurudwara and churches and giving alms to poor was their routine during those visits.

While visiting different places of different religion they noticed a beggar common to all these places. He was handicapped but during a long drive at night, they saw him walking with both feet. They were shocked and decided to caught him red handed next time they visit a temple or a mosque. They also informed police about this con-man. Next day when they visited a temple police accompanied them. Kabir snatched his crutch to show police his real face. When he stood straight he asked him the reason for his behaviour.

"Sir I am very poor,I tried for work but nobody gave me a job. To run my family it was necessary that I would beg and who gave alms to a healthy person?" " But you are playing with people's faith." " I am playing with people's faith? I am not sir! I am doing this only to rear my family, killers of faith are those who mint money in the name of god ,who raped girls hiding behind godly masks,who make charity to hide their black money,who instigate riots backed by political parties.I also believes in every religion like you the only difference is that I am poor."

Kabir didn't know what to say. He didn't have counter questions for him. He asked police to leave him and gave him peon's job in his company.

Killers of faith are everywhere around us but then there are also savers of faith who are also thriving fast.

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Today's alphabet is K and it's UBC DAY 12.

Jungle Law

Jungle Law - Five Sentence Fiction

"Just kill or be killed."

He took his gun and went to kill the leader of opposition gang leader.

This killing would make him the ultimate don of the underworld.

But his opponent planned his encounter with the help of the police.

Survival of the fittest is the law of the jungle.

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Today's alphabet is J and it's UBC DAY 11

I Love You

I Love You ( part three of Girlfriend )

Part 2 = Hostile

"I will die soon John", he said in a low voice. "I am alone in this world, what should I do with such a life. He started crying cursing himself to be the most unlucky person of the universe. "That means you don't value me. My love holds no importance to you." No but....", "What but Akshay you are ready to die for one who don't care about you but can't live for one who was standing with you in every good or bad. Your servant told me that you haven't eat anything from last night. "

He fed him with his hands. John agreed to stay with him on his servant's advice. He took him to the doctor next morning who prescribed that he needs love more than any medicine. John met Twinkle for help but she wasn't ready for Akshay. In her life there wasn't any place for a looser, she said bluntly that she wanted to enjoy life to the fullest and not to waste it in loving someone.

Akshay was like a child then which had lost his most loved toy, but John wasn't behind in caring for him like a mother. With John's love and care he started to recover. He started going out meeting people, but he enjoyed only John's company, his absence from his vision made him worry. He avoided girls after getting deceit in love his trust on women was zero. He behaved as if allergic to them.John was his only hope, John became every thing for him. He asked John before taking any decision. John's likeness for him also grew more than just a friend. He loved him and wanted to be with him.

Akshay's hate for girls attracted him more towards John. "John is my life now. " He said to himself , "the time has arrived to declare my love to him. It's time to say I love you John."

If you demand a different ending you are welcome to share your views in the comment box.

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Today's alphabet is I and it's UBC DAY 10

Hostile

Hostile - part 2 of Girlfriend

He approached her in little doubt but to his surprise she was open and frank with him. She told that she was coming to meet him if he would not have asked her for a date. They started meeting daily. They spend their most of time in each other's company. Akshay showed tremendous change in his behaviour. He started maintaining distance with other girls, for him she was the only one.

Twinkle on the other hand was friendly with each boy she met. She didn't find it wrong to spend time with other boys. When not with Akshay she was with every guy who could bear her expenses and could support her lavish lifestyle. Love for her was a bookish thing being brought up by a single divorcee mother she found difficulty in trusting men. "Every man is a cheater. Men only use a girl then why shouldn't we use them first." These was her views for men. In a way she was the female stereotype of what Akshay used to be before meeting her.

One day Akshay decided to purpose her for marriage , he couldn't wait more to have her his wife. He bought flowers of her choice along with a diamond ring when went to meet her at pre fixed place which was a restaurant. He gave that ring to the waiter to bring with drinks.

He sat with her and said his heart out ,"Twinkle I want to marry you." He signalled waiter to bring the ring. "What are you saying is this a joke or something. " Her loud voice brought attention of every one to them." From where does this marriage came in between. "She was hostile to her proposal. In anger she humiliated him so much that he was almost into tears no body ever insulted him in such a way in front of so many people. He broked. She left him alone in the restaurant.

He was feeling extremely weak and depressed that he was unable to move. Waiter took his phone and called his friend John who came to take him home.

What will be the end of this weird love story to know read the next and the last episode.

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Today's alphabet is H and it's UBC Day 9.

Festival Of India

Festival of India perhaps is a confusing heading if writing about General Elections but this is actually a festival for democracy. It is the time to celebrate the uniqueness of a democratic system. It is the time to realise our power of vote. Those who believe what a one vote can do ask candidates who have lost a election by just few hundred votes. Your vote make you responsible for the happenings in the country and make you eligible to ask questions to your representatives if they don't perform their duties well.

The irony of the current election is that it talks about the issues of inflation being the most expensive election in the history of the country. The election battle before really going into the ground zero is being fought at newsrooms in TV studio debates,at social media platforms like face book,twitter,google+,etc. All these media platforms are taking away actual issues. No party is talking about any issues and the one man who have raised many issues is missing from media coverage. But I am not here to blame or support any body. I just wants to share few important things.

We follow parliamentary system of governance in our country. In this form we elect a representative from our area. Then these representatives elected by us if gets majority select a leader among themselves as a Prime Minister which runs the government with his council of ministers. So first thing to keep in mind is to check the background of all the candidates standing from your area ( data available on Election Commissions website), read their parties manifesto to know their vision for the country,( don't let any wave created through media influence you), if possible connect to your candidates and ask them what they have in store for your area, to select a winnable party is also important so don't follow only TV debates,search Internet to know winnablity factor,local newspapers and news channels will also help.

If you didn't find a better candidate then NOTA ( None Of The Above ) is also an option now. But do go to the polling station to excise your right to vote otherwise your vote can be caste by someone else to an undeserving candidate by corrupt means. Collect information, read policies,look for any criminal charges and finally CASTE YOUR VOTE and celebrate this festival of India.

Girlfriend

Girls were always his weakness. Whole college knew his reputation but charm in his face,magic in his voice and confidence in his attitude made him wish of every girl in the college. Girls got attracted to him and fall in his love even being aware of that he changes girlfriends like clothes. He wanted a new girl by his side daily. It was also the fact that these girls who roam,dine,enjoy with him,receive gifts from him never care to love him,as he was using them for time pass,he was also the time pass for all these girls.

The void of true love was always there in Akshay's heart. His mother died at an early age and his father never bothered what he was doing in his life. His close friend John was his only support. He remained with him in all his good and bad times. He always told him that only true love could change him but Akshay believed that true love didn't exist. But as they say nobody plans love it just happens. Twinkle became that catalyst. At first sight of her his heart started beating fast. She was a new admission in the college. The glance of her made whole world static for him. He got those vibrations of love where one decides to spent one's whole life with someone. He said to himself that she was the one made for him.

He changed that day,no other girl but Twinkle was his only choice. First time in his life he found difficult to communicate with a girl. His feet trembled as he tried to approach her. He told his condition to his best friend John," What should I do now?" He laughed," You are taking advice for a girl from me. Sorry friend! I can't help in that and you know very well that I don't have any interest in girls." So the ball was again in his court. He decided to talk to her without thinking about the result. " She is also a girl,she will accept my friendship."

What will happen next? Will Twinkle become his next girlfriend or god has some interesting plans for him. Do read the next episode on 9th April 2014.

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Today's alphabet is G and its UBC Day 8.

Frozen

For him it was a routine,she would be his twentieth prey. She was in an inebriated state. He set the camera and unclothed himself." Just do it man she is all yours now." He said to himself as he went to the bed to take off her cloth. Suddenly the door knocked. An unexpected visitor was waiting for him with the police. He was frozen to see him. He was her father,he slapped him and gave to police.

She signaled her father through a mobile app as she smell her intentions. Stay alert don't frozen in love blindly.

100 Words on Saturday 2014 #10 at Write Tribe : An Unexpected Visitor

Wednesday Prompt 2014 #10 at Write Tribe: Just do It

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Today's alphabet is F and its UBC Day 7.

Nature's Friend

We all are part of nature as nature is part of us. In today's fast paced life when we are leaving in concrete jungles where we just see patches of greenery as decorative material ,title of my post is not justified. Nature's Friend? Are we? I think the most answers we will get for this question is no. The reasons are told many times and by many people. Rapid urbanization provide less opportunity to enjoy nature.Years ago when we city people have roots in our villages then we used to have chances to be in nature's lap during children's vacation . With latest trends that routine has also became a thing of the past. Now vacations are laden with homework and projects thus outings are limited to shopping at the mall or movie watching or a visit to amusement park.

The true childhood had lost.

When my sisters' children visit our home,I found them indulged in video games or cartoons. My niece who haven't reached two also enjoys only television and mobile touching in her father's phone or my phone. That's why I dropped the idea to write about this contest by kissan because I don't have such experiences and children around me are indoorians ( those who enjoy being indoors) but an incident few days ago changed my perception.

My niece while watching a photograph in her father's phone stretched her arms to be caught by someone in that photograph who was standing in a farm. She cried to be at that place in the photo which took our attention to her. She reacted in the same way when other photographs of that place from some one's vacation ( Facebook pics of my brother's friend) was shown to her. She was never been to such a place which is green,full of plants and trees,some photos were showing their interactions with farm animals. We laughed at her behavior. Next day my brother decided to take her to a nearby park,she enjoyed a lot among plants,she ran to catch butterflies ( my brother took photographs of her but I will show them only when she would give me permission). This was her first interaction with nature and a lovely one I should say, her father brought her forcefully from there.

I will repeat my first line again that we all are part of nature as nature is part of us. It was nature inside her which filled her with so much joy when in its company for the first time. She now go to the park daily with her father which have also initiated health consciousness in my brother. He walked in park as she play around ( I am still lazy though and prefer to sleep at that time of the morning). We are now planning to experience nature in these summer holidays when my sisters' children will also at home.

We have separated nature from our life. Cold drinks have taken places of fresh fruit juices,canned fruits have replaced fresh fruits, some of us don't even know how some fruits and vegetables look, so how will we tell about them to children? They learn about them only from textbooks. The charm of full moon light is alien to today's children. Everywhere ,everything is artificial ,the essence of real is missing. Like Kissan I also believe that happy childhoods are best nurtured by true friendship and an environment that is 100% real. It's time we start nurturing those happy childhoods with children around us by giving them everything which is made up of things which are 100% real and natural like Kissan Tomato Ketchup. Let them connect to nature by indulging them in planting a seed or watering the plants and things like that.

This post is written for Nature's Friend contest by Kissan at Indiblogger.

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Exchanged Luck

" Entrance of his office is difficult to cross but after that everything will be easy," Vinayak gave him five Rs 1000 note for this information. Vinayak was an investigative journalist who was planning for a sting operation on Urban Development Minister D.Rajan. An insider from his office gave each detail about minister. Vinayak and his team fixed everything,they planned to offer him money disguised as some builder to have the government land allotted for an amusement park to make their building.

It was an open secret that Urban Development Minister Mr D. Rajan is corrupt. Trapping him in this sting was a definite explosive story which would grab attention of all prime time news viewers. Vinayak's team fixed a meeting with minister. Everything was going according to the plan,they passed the guards at the gate without hidden camera being caught by them.They started their conversation with D.Rajan to expose his covetous side to the public. But to their surprise he declined to accept the bribe and to entertain their cause.

" Sir! This amusement park is a necessity of the people for recreation purposes. Moreover it will increase our tourism." He point towards the door and said them to leave. Vinayak also planned for a raid at his office by Anti-Corruption Unit( A.C.U)and it was almost the time of their coming but Rajan haven't touched the money yet. This could put Vinayak in trouble. When A.C.U raided they didn't find Rajan guilty instead they took Vinayak and others in custody for unethical sting operation." Officer can I have a word with Mr.Vinayak." Rajan stopped A.C.U officer and talked with Vinayak separately.

" Vinayak you are looking surprised at my honesty and at our exchanged luck." " Yes I am." He smiled and said," As you have sources in my office I too have sources in yours,I know It was a trap,which changed my colors completely." Vinayak stood silent than laughed and went away with A.C.U. He laughed because for a second he had thought that D.Rajan was an honest politician a rare species in our country.

This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.

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Today's alphabet is E and its UBC Day 5.

Damsel Of The Night

Damsel Of The Night - A 55 Fiction

Doctors told him that she gave her blood and remained their with him until they declared that he was fine. He only got a glimpse of her while she put his injured body into the car with help of some mute spectators.He now searches his angel, damsel of the night everywhere in the town.

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Today's alphabet is D and its UBC Day 4.

Change The Game

Cricket's position in today's India is beyond any challenge by any other game,thus cricketers also enjoyed the godly status whereas other games are neglected, forget about the international presence we don't have national presence and interest in these games. The players of other sports than cricket are not known faces of the country. Their earnings are almost negligible as compare to earnings of cricketers. They lived harsh life without any facilities by government. The dream of a sportsperson to be cheered by the crowd of their country also remained unfulfilled. The condition of women in such sports is more frightening.

Women players in addition face social obligations. Even their families don't support them as girls are supposed to cover their body,they can't play in front of so many men,they are not allowed to go far away from the house alone and so on. The same is the case with Bhabani Munda and her Dooars XI of West Bengal. It's a women football team from Dooars in West Bengal. In spite of winning various medals and trophies they don't have proper sports shoes,jerseys and football. They support their dream and passion by selling rotis and tea. Half Stories - Do Right by Tata Capital initiative has highlighted this issue and helping them to buy those sports essential things.

In my opinion if we want to promote other sports we should take help of two other big things in the country Cricket and Cinema. Chak de starring Shah Rukh Khan helped a lot in promoting the cause of Indian Women's Hockey while endorsement of Men's Hockey by cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Verender Sehwag brought spectators during Indian Hockey League. Initially we can complete this half story by giving donations to Dooars XI through Do right to buy shoes and other accessories but the long term solution requires complete planning.

Organizing football matches along with cricket matches during IPL (Indian Premier League) as experimental basis would indulge the audience with football. We Indians are big fans of international footballers,arranging friendly matches with European teams is also a good idea. This is election time so ask your candidates,your favorite parties ,your leaders about their policies regarding promotion of sports other than cricket. What are their plans of sports development in rural areas from where we get most of our finest sports talent. So lets pledge to Change The Game by changing our attitude towards other sports.

This post is written for Half Stories by Do Right at Indiblogger.in

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Today's alphabet is C and its UBC Day 3.

Berserk

"Boys and girls,we are going for a trip tomorrow," utterance of these words by their teacher brought excitement to the class and opportunity for David to express her love to Ana as this was their last year college. He felt her heart begin to heal from the pain of betrayal in her last relationship and she could be able to understand him. He was ready to express his feelings in the bus when it suddenly stopped and everything ended. Newspapers headlines next day read ,

' MAN WENT BERSERK WITH ARSENAL OF GUNS IN A COLLEGE BUS'
NO SURVIVORS, VALUABLES LOOTED.

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Today's alphabet is B and its UBC Day 2.

Sharing this post on Write Tribe 100 Words on Saturday 2014 #9

Amateur Writer

A childless couple in late forties decided to keep a Paying Guest. The location and atmosphere of their house suits the best to an amateur writer Pawan who came to their house. Mr and Mrs. Mehta who were living a lonely life found a good companion in them. He also likes to talk to them and spent a lot of time discussing various things. When Mr. Rahul was off to work he even help Anjali in cooking and other household works. In only few months his rapport with them became as if they knew each other for years.

Anjali was happy after almost twenty years when they lost hope to be parents again due to an accident. This accident was responsible for her miscarriage and to bring impotency in Rahul. Rahul knew how much void Anjali experienced all through these years ,people and relatives blamed her but she never spoke anything. Their adoption application was rejected several times after which they dropped the plan of adoption. But after seeing Anjali happy with Pawan,Rahul was planning something else. He had seen her in pain of being childless without any fault of her. Rahul could be one who can fathered their child. He decided to converse with them one by one to make them ready to have a baby whom he could give his own name.

One night he thought to share that idea with Anjali," Anjali I want to say something about Pawan." " Even I want to say something Rahul. You know what he told me today." " What?" " He said that he lost his parents in infancy, all his life he longed for parents a loving mother and a caring father,he said he finds them in us, he said that he wants to call me 'Ma'(mother) and you Papa" Rahul has tears in his eyes,he was speechless. He was wanting a child from Pawan while Anjali found their child in an amateur writer.

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Today's alphabet is A and its UBC Day 1