New Writing Vol. 3 | Helter Skelter Magazine https://helterskelter.in/section/new-writing-vol-3/ Fresh Voices and New Writing From and About India Wed, 27 May 2020 09:47:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 Dead Saffron https://helterskelter.in/2014/03/dead-saffron/ https://helterskelter.in/2014/03/dead-saffron/#respond Mon, 03 Mar 2014 09:00:54 +0000 http://helterskelter.in/?p=9663 
I was baptised with dead saffron and don’t know 
what simple games of your childhood sound like.


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