A New Dawn
The summer sun is shining bright but the valley resonates a deafening silence. Beads of perspiration coat my temple, the excruciating pain restrain me from...2 min
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Divine Intervention
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Draupadi’s Humiliation
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Adambhitvam
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One Missed Call
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LOVE COMES IN ALL DOSES
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I Am You
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Reality Check
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Reunion with the Cousins
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The Killer
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Close Encounters of Third Kind
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Broken Dreams
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What’s in a Name?
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Shades of Vengeance
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Angels And Demons
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CHANDRA’S UNTOLD STORY
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Dear Zindagi
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MYSTIFYING MATHEMATICS
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A WINTER SOJOURN
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Kohl and Concealer
Niranjan Shastri for the umpteenth time pranced to the door and returned. The bell had rung twice and he waited not very patiently for it...2 min
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A Not Very Grimm Tale
Her eyes glittered in the glow of the dying embers and a sudden gust of wind swept away the fallen flowers of autumn. A strange...2 min
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Evergreen Cafe
“Madamji, your breakfast.” Sufi looked up from her book to give Ram a grateful smile but he had already scuttled away. She stretched up her arms....2 min
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Raising a Toast
Seema retired to her bed at her usual time but not before she wound up the ‘old fashioned’ alarm clock that ‘woke up the dead’...2 min
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The Baby and the Mahogany Cupboard
Hey, do you think it is right to hide the past incidents from the new tenants? They have a baby. Aren’t we putting them in...2 min
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Where are you
“Rukmini has made it a habit to remain absent without informing “, Meera was muttering under her breath as she hastily washed the utensils. The...2 min
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A Martyr’s Death
The moment I was selectively dislodged from my space, I knew I was nearing death. Not that I couldn’t revolt, but I uncomplainingly chose not...2 min
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Entrepreneur at Eighty
I was sleeping peacefully snuggled under my warm comforter when the continuous beeps from my cell phone made me woke up with a startle. After...2 min
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Happy Birthday
‘Saar, are you listening? At least let me make one phone call before I forget her number.’ I pleaded. ‘Bhupp,’ I heard the sound and...2 min
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The Price of Independence
“At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will wake to life and freedom.” The clock struck twelve. The people poured...2 min
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A tale of justice
The courtroom was packed with people. Everyone had gathered to hear the final judgment in the high profile murder case that had been raging the...2 min
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Midnight Tryst
The night was pitch dark. The sliver of the moon hardly provided any light. The figure, dressed as dark as the night, moved quietly and...2 min
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Method to the Madness
It was a cold, moonless night. He sat still on his threadbare mat. The faint amber glow emanating from the ramshackle streetlamp at the end...2 min
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The Namesake
The day dawned like any other in June, gloomy and damp. Sukumaran gazing fondly at his wife Sarojini, wrapped his hands around her. Stifling a...2 min
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The Lost Hour
Saturday, 1st April 2006 Meera rolled down the windows of her cab for a breath of fresh air. Unlike the humid air from back home,...2 min
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Sita’s Wig
The idea struck when they were balancing on one leg holding each other’s ears on the bench. Mir and Bhanu decided now its enough, time...2 min
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An Extortionate Pact
15th August 1947, New Delhi Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge…. 15th...2 min
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It’s All About The Green!
His eyes kept straying to the big wall clock. He had just about learnt to tell that a clock had two hands. When they came...2 min
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A Little Escape
July 16, 2020 Hanging clouds and the mystic sky were all evidence of her puffy eyes pouring tears incessantly. She stood by her husband’s tomb...2 min
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Blanket of Fear
“Abba, I am scared… I am s-s-scared of dying,” little Uzza blubbered. All of 5, the child had seen and experienced pain far beyond her...2 min
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Holy Cow! (Part II)
“Marry a cow,” said Swamiji without flinching a muscle in his face. “What?” the supreme star, as he was known in the Cine industry, was...2 min
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The Midnight Revelation
The Earl of Cavern sat at the foot of the vast ebony hued dinning table. “My Darling! What a glorious day it is. Would you...2 min
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The cockatoo and the clock
Father-in-law finally came back from Indonesia to home. He was working in the Indian Embassy there. He retired, and we here were waiting eagerly his...1 min
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By the Clock
It was a bitter winter night. A steady curtain of snow fell. The ensuing chill kissed the stone walls of the cottage and seeped in...2 min
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At the Stroke of Midnight
Damn it! That maligning prober. That godforsaken ECG machine eavesdrop, clinging to my thoracic home. The tattletale encrypted my movements in zigzag lines on a...2 min
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The Enchantment
The moors belong to another time. Our sun never shines here. The rook like castle that is perched on the hill has been desolate since...2 min
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Hope Amidst The Sirens
These are the moments you live for. The soothing sea-breeze caresses our cheeks, whispering secrets of faraway lands. Splattering the sky in brilliant shades of...2 min
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Invisibility Cloak
The dilapidated house at the end of the street has been your home for long. The kids, screaming and laughing at you, run up and...2 min
