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Winners of the Enchanted Forest Short Story Writing Competition

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  This time, get ready to go on a trip to the Enchanted Forest with our writers who have put every word together and made it special for you all to read and imagine the life of the Enchanted Forest. So grab your seatbelts and hold on tight because this is going to be an exciting trip to the enchanted forest.  Our winners are -  1. Priya Srivastava  Title - The Enchanted Forest of Landour  Some places are visited. Others are felt. Landour was never just a hill station to me. It was an enchanted forest where reality and imagination quietly held hands. The moment I stepped beneath its towering deodar and oak trees, I felt as though I had crossed an invisible doorway into another world. The trees weren't merely standing there; they were whispering to one another. Their leaves danced gently, carrying conversations only the wind could understand. Every gust seemed like a message passed from one ancient tree to the next. I often wondered if the Sun asked their permissi...

Winning Writeups by the Winners of Editor's Choice

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  Thought Lantern presents some of the best winning pieces by our winners from the Editor's Choice 2.0 edition. We witnessed some of the unique works by our winners, which captivated us, so here we are to present some of the best pieces to you.  Our winners are -  1. Dr. Arwa Saifi  Title -  Family Bonds in Changing Times There was a time when families did not need reminders to stay connected. Conversations happened naturally over steaming cups of tea, shared meals, and long evenings spent together on terraces, verandas, or living room floors. Children waited eagerly for their parents to return home from work, grandparents narrated stories from another era, and cousins turned ordinary afternoons into unforgettable memories. Life was not perfect then either, but relationships often felt warmer because people truly made time for one another. Today, the world has changed faster than anyone imagined. Technology has made life convenient, yet somewhere in the middle o...

Winners of Monsoon Muse Poetry Competition

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  We present to you some of the most wonderful poems from the Monsoon Muse Poetry Writing Competition, so let's calm our minds and dive into the mildness of the monsoon muse.  Our winners are -  1. Krithika Sudarsanam  Poem -  The presence of every cloud  And the every hear of noise loud,  Isn't the assured way for each drop  That would generate many a crop  When the sky even becomes slightly dark  Our mind becomes bright  We plan to have a heavy receive  Of holidays, exemption, but mostly deceive'd  2. Priyanka Bhandarkar  Poem - Title - Monsoon Meanderings  It is the Monsoon. The season is a bit musical. The dry earth it's Goal. Waiting for good looks, The persistent clouds. Which follows me As I ride the scooter. The things to be remembered. Enjoy the wind, water, fire, sky, and earth. The understandings of the occult, The Earth is but blue-green. The makings of a dream. And in this adventure, I survive And gi...