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The moment after the credits roll, the curtains fall and the actors bow out of the stage. The royal couple’s wed, the knight won the war, the hero saved his lover, the evil at bay has been eliminated. There’s peace, there’s love, there’s joy, and all the goodness we’ve been striving for all along. So, what is your happily ever after? What can it mean for you that gaurantees eternal joy?<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>But is that all there is to a happy end? But what about the after, after the happily ever after? Is that happiness sustainable? Does the love that blossomed between broken individuals stand as invulnerable when everything is now fixed? Does that darkness shy away from the light, forever?</div><div><br></div><div>Can there ever be a true happily ever after? Or is just a mirage, a lure to trap you so you would cease the struggle?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>And finally, what about those who never attained it, their happily ever after? Do they search for it, what does it take for them to initiate the search, and do they find it? Or do they live, ever after, in despair, deprived of it? Does the loser always has to fall?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We need your creative vision.</div><div><br></div><div>Write about a moment where you believed this was your happily ever after. What does it truly mean for you?</div><div><br></div><div>Write about the moments after. The next volume. The next chapter. Write about how you create the next happily ever after, and the next, and the next.</div><div><br></div><div>And write about those who never got the chance to create one. Those who stayed stuck, indecisive, unsure, ever after.</div>

Mini Issue 1: Happily Ever After?

Mini Issue 1: Happily Ever After? (copy)

Durga Puja is a major Hindu festival that celebrates the goddess Durga's victory over the demon king Mahishasura, symbolizing the triumph of good over evil. It is particularly significant in West Bengal and is marked by elaborate rituals, cultural events, and community gatherings.<div><br></div><div>This ten-day festival is celebrated in remembrance of the days Durga fought for good. Her victory highlights feminism and the fact that women have the same knack for strength, courage, and leadership as the males.</div><div><br></div><div>In today’s world, Durga Puja isn’t just a festival; it’s an annual reminder to stand up against injustice with faith and courage, stand united, become each other’s strength, respect women as equal pillars of a functionable society, and celebrate our culture not just in name but with our souls.</div><div><br></div><div>In this issue, we turn the spotlight to women.</div><div>How does it feel being a woman who carries rage but chooses softness? </div><div>What does it mean for a woman to feel safe in the world Durga fought to protect?</div><div>What does the world owe to its women, a right getting usurped? </div><div>What does a woman’s voice sound like when she finally chooses to use it?</div><div><br></div><div>And lastly, what would a world that protects its women be like?</div><div><br></div><div>We’re looking for pieces that breath the same way as this festival. </div><div>The ones that debate good and evil on any possible scale.</div><div>The ones that celebrate women for their strength and determination.</div><div>The ones that explore what it is like fighting against wrongs as a woman—committed by others or someone of their own.</div><div><br></div><div>Channel that rage in you, that fury at witnessing injustice, the sharp words you wished the tyrants could hear. Compose them in any form and we have a place for it</div>

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