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September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 ACLiSA Childhood 'Prets' and Other Premonitions

Yet Another Convent Haunting

By Asmita Bhattacharya Many of us today may not be staunch believers in God. But how many of us can truly, confidently deny the fear of ghosts? As a child, pre-teen, and well into my teen years, I was a scared atheist. I didn’t know any chants or all the lines of any prayer to … Continue reading Yet Another Convent Haunting

September 20, 2022September 20, 2022 ACLiSA Childhood 'Prets' and Other Premonitions

The End

by Maryam Sikander Studying in a convent school means you grow up with stories of dead nuns haunting cemeteries and unrequited love stories of star-crossed lovers who die for love and old statues of Angels and Apostles who walk around in the dead of the night in empty school premises and so on. I wrote … Continue reading The End

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