A native of Kolkata, India, Kushal Poddar (1977- ) writes poetries, fictions and scripts for television mini-series and is published worldwide. He is the author of 'All Our Fictional Dreams', and his forthcoming book is 'Five Poets'. His recent writings are in http://life-ordinaire.blogspot.in

Kushal Poddar

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Things Your Mother Lost In Bombing

The vase.
The furniture.
The flooring.
The house except the trapdoor to the basement.

The other six children still in their beds.