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The smell of earth

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Many a times have we been transported back in time by just the whiff of  earth after it had rained for the first time since a long dry spell. It would always remind us of the innocent times when we used to run amok with a carefree attitude with no worries whatsoever of the future or anything for that matter except the subtle fantasies that we used to entertain as kids: oh how sakthiman would beat the new evil, would we get to bat first for the next cricket match..ah those times. Remember those long summer vacation we all so hungrily devoured. It would start off with that giddy feeling we get when we realize the first thing in the morning when we wake up that we have two entire months of freedom from books. That thought alone would bring a wave of happiness which nothing else can give. All of a sudden waking up early in the morning wouldn't seem as much of a  burden it used to be on an average school day. We'd all be filled with this entirely unearthly hyperactivity  wh

A Gulmohar getaway

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Nestled in the midst of the bustling Thrissur city, is a beautiful escapade for reminiscing one’s colourful, youthful days-GEC Thrissur. Synonymous with the brilliant minds it has churned out for India, GEC is not your regular monotonous college. It’s a place where architecture symphonies with nature. The first thing that fields your vision would be the epitomic towering main building- an embodiment of the architecture of the 50s era. With the layered sunroofs creating a mirage of innumerous windows, one cannot help but feel a sense of majestic splendour at the mere sight of it. The red tainted arch at the dead centre of it all, just adds a beautiful bow to this wholesome package. The beautifully maintained garden at the front is another scenic illusion because it might seem like any other garden at first sight, but as you go in, you see a small pond with a Jamun tree wielding branches on to the pond, just like out of a tranquil scenic picture. As you walk past the vast corridors

Of abruptly ended words

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