Two African paradise flycatchers, grey-headed and chestnut-winged, decide to join in the revelry and warble as they flit in and out of the guava tree that spreads over most of the lawn.
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“But who owned the house before great-grandfather?” I asked Baba, half-expecting tales of noble warriors or secret zamindars. I could tell he was searching for an answer.
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Apoorva Shekher — Excerpt: Alok rushed outside and found a few rowdy-looking youngsters throwing stones at a building in the precincts of the Sharda Temple.



