Here is the shortlist for the Mocha TRIP Urban Shots Yuva Competition in association with dfuse.in, BlogAdda.com, Mocha – Coffees & Conversations, Westland Books and Helter Skelter Magazine! The following authors will be published in Urban Shots Yuva. Congratulations!

1. Darling – Arpita Bohra

2. Bittersweet – Naomi Sarah

3. Pakodas and Chutney – Esha Vaish

4. The Ice Cream Man – Arka Basu

5. Elephant – Adithya Narayanan

6. The Travelling Autowallah – Esha Vaish

7. Collateral Damage – Adithya Narayanan

8. Supermarket – T. Nandgopal

9. The Cab Driver – Janice Rodrigues

10. The Book Signing – Arka Basu

11. Rock n Roll Redemption – Aniroodha Mukherjee

12. Long Walk Back to the Shore – Ashish Karkare

13. If Only – Srinidhi Raghavan

14. The Love Note – Nishant Garg

15. Our Sunday – Nishant Garg

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