The Lift

The Lift

Shashank Purandare

“Okay. Five minutes,” I said as I switched off my iPhone, slung my laptop bag over my shoulder, turned off the office lights, and stepped out into the lobby. As usual, only one elevator was functioning. In that twenty-story building at Nariman Point, there’s rarely anyone besides someone li ...

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Paralysis

Paralysis

Shashank Purandare

I am paralytic and wheelchair bound for the last 5 years. My wife Kavita passed away 5 years ago. After that I suffered a stroke and have been paralysed since then. We were married when I was 25 and Kavita was 20. We have two children, Chinmay, who is 30 and, Chaitrali who is 27 now.

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