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Shoma Mittra
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I am a writer with a children's syndication. I have been writing for as long as I can remember. Painting, writing and travelling are the three things which make my life worthwhile. My three obnoxious kids make my life wholesome. Poetry is what I love - both to read and write. Sylvia Plath,Pablo Neruda, Erica Jong, Vikram Seth and Roald Dahl belong to my favourites list. Writing is a need just like hunger.
Birth Place: kolkata, india
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Short Stories
Beyond The Forest - Part X by Shoma Mittra
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Beyond The Forest - IX by Shoma Mittra
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Beyond The Forest - Part VIII by Shoma Mittra
What lies ahead.......
Beyond The Forest - Part VII by Shoma Mittra
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The Flower Girl by Shoma Mittra
A story on the ocassion of Children's Day celebrated in India on 14th November. ...
Might may not be Right by Shoma Mittra
This is a children''s story written a few years ago. Yakshas in Hindu Mythology were benevolent nature spirits who were the custodians of treasures hidden in the earth and in underground roots. Howeve...
Beyond The Forest - Part VI by Shoma Mittra
For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are "It might have been"
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Beyond The Forest - Part V by Shoma Mittra
A strange encounter......
Beyond The Forest - Part III by Shoma Mittra
A village meeting ensues.....
Beyond The Forest - Part IV by Shoma Mittra
Sinking and out of his depth, Madahavn refuses to give up..... ...
A Bald Tale by Shoma Mittra
An Old Indian Tale Rewritten...
Beyond The Forest - Part II by Shoma Mittra
Madhavan enters the forest......
Beyond The Forest - Part I by Shoma Mittra
This is a first time attempt on my part to serialise a story. I am not sure how it will turn out and am anxious for your honest feedback. It is written in the tradition of old Indian folk tales and th...
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Poetry
Hussain by Shoma Mittra
M. F.Hussain is a well known Indian painter.His paintings of horses are a collector's dream. I wonder if I have adequately captured the passion of the man and his horse?...
Tonite by Shoma Mittra
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Social Isolation by Shoma Mittra
We live today in a society surrounded by family, friends and work place colleagues. There is hardly ever a moment when we are not bounded by some form of human interaction and yet we are all essential...
Cohabitation by Shoma Mittra
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Watching From Afar by Shoma Mittra
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Epiphany by Shoma Mittra
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Never Mind by Shoma Mittra
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The Last Exam by Shoma Mittra
This poem was written by my daughter, just after she finished her high school. I wondered as I read it, do we pressure our children so much that learning becomes a punishment.......
Mr. McSleep by Shoma Mittra
Yet another one for the kids...and ones like us that don''t want to grrow up....
Thoughts to Cherish by Shoma Mittra
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You Captivated Me by Shoma Mittra
Photo courtesy : http://www.sponsortrek.nl/spon19.jpg...
Monsoon Mania by Shoma Mittra
Monsoons are an integral part of India...people wait for the first showers to soften the parched earth. An entire populace depends on the rains for survival....
Journey by Shoma Mittra
Good to be back here after a loong hiatus......
Striken by Shoma Mittra
Weekend Tryst by Shoma Mittra
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Hey There ! by Shoma Mittra
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A teacher's thoughts.... by Shoma Mittra
I am not a teacher and this is not the end of any academic year, but wrote the lines anyhow. :-)...
I Want To Do Nothing by Shoma Mittra
This little kiddie poem is for my daughter and my neice. I call it laziness, they call it life!...
I am Me by Shoma Mittra
This poem is for my neice - Megha...
Aisha Qadisha by Shoma Mittra
Aisha Qandisha or Aisha Qadisha or Ghediseh is one of the most popular and fearsome Jinniya (female one) in Moroccan folklore; beliefs and rituals for Aisha have been continued to the 21st century. Sh...
Running On Faith by Shoma Mittra
"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer."
Albert Camus
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Me And My Loneliness by Shoma Mittra
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Affliction by Shoma Mittra
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Children's Day by Shoma Mittra
In India 14th November is celebrated as Children''s Day.Schools hold events, retaurants have theme parties, amusement parks have assorted events for children . Yet there are millions of children in th...
Children of an Unfair God by Shoma Mittra
It saddens me immensely to say that while India is at the forefront in many areas like IT and technology, millions of poor children in the rural and urban areas are forced into child labour because th...
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Articles
A Dream Come True by Shoma Mittra
Many children in India do not have access to basic education. This is a true story which was published in a local newspaper. I have retold it in the first person....
Contemplation and Khangchendzonga by Shoma Mittra
Khangchendzonga at 8586m is the third highest peak in the world. It is not a calm and serene mountain as it appears to be when viewed from Darjeeling or Sikkim. Both ice and rock avalanches of incredi...
Ramblings of a Maternal Kind by Shoma Mittra
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A Question of Answers by Shoma Mittra
I wrote this piece some 4-5 years ago when we were visting Kenya....
The Roller Coaster Ride by Shoma Mittra
'Children aren't happy without something to ignore, And that's what parents were created for'.
- Ogden Nash
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How to Overcome Stage Fright by Shoma Mittra
How do you handle those butterflies in your stomach when you are asked to go on stage?...
The Reading Habit by Shoma Mittra
Why are children turning away from books? ...
The Need For Approval by Shoma Mittra
Why is the need for approval from our parents, teachers, colleagues, peers so all important in our lives?...
peer pressure by Shoma Mittra
peer pressure is a thing that troubles most of us at some time or the other. How can we overcome or learn to handle peer pressure?...
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Additional information
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| some of my work can be seen on www.dimdima.com which is a children's portal. I am in the process of writing a couple of books for children and an anthology of poetry. |
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Contact
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amrita bharati- bahratiya vidya bhavan
39 KAROONDA ROAD BOORAGOON
PERTH, W.A.
6154
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