The Pitamaha’s Salvation
After ten days of his struggle to stay ‘alive’, Bhisma Pitamaha gave up his fight, sealed his ‘wounds’ and started for the heavenly abode in...1 min
After ten days of his struggle to stay ‘alive’, Bhisma Pitamaha gave up his fight, sealed his ‘wounds’ and started for the heavenly abode in...1 min
When he entered the house it was almost midnight. He knew Nina hated when he rang the doorbell at late hours but then he always...1 min
Death is not merely the end of life. It is also the beginning of misery of the loved ones, of the family that is left...1 min
“Oh death!! You win, I lose. I bow to you.” My grieving heart couldn’t accept the unbearable news. I was introspecting over the inexorable reality...1 min
The river flowed on, beyond a curtain of mist, its coquettish laughter ringing out in the morning air. Today, its laughter seemed to hold the...1 min
Anna was lying still on the table. The candle was flickering due to the light air coming from the verandah. The room was still filled...1 min
Sharmaji entered the club in the evening and silently sat in a chair; his chin cupped, head hanging down. The retired officers present there playing...1 min
The stink of death was unmistakable. It surrounded him, crawling through his nostrils to block his windpipe. As he got closer, it was only years...1 min
Seven thirty on the evening of 16th May 2014, my phone rang. It was Shikha, my little cousin sister. “My queen, at your service…..” In...1 min
After several doorbell rings and battering, the doorknob was snapped by hammer and opened; the neighbours had also gathered. The moment the door opened, she...1 min
Amma lay there on the floor, a darkened pool of blood seeping out from below her head. I bit on my hand to suppress a...1 min
After hours of rigourous search, the search-party was able to recover “the body” when the yet relentless waters receded. The guilt writ on the survivor’s...2 min
It was a Sunday afternoon and she was returning to her home after 21 days. It was the longest she was away from her family....1 min
Mathew was trying very hard to breathe. The pulse was dropping down exponentially. The doctor started giving him CPR and the nurses around started making...1 min
The bodies lay embalmed in the electronic casket. A fresh dead body, soaked in a pool of blood arrived. The flesh, dangling from the face...1 min
The residents of Devi apartment woke up to the news of their security guard Ram Bahadur’s demise at the hospital. The Secretary of the complex...1 min
I tell you, it was all in self defence. To protect myself and my family, I had to wield the weapon and the inevitable happened....1 min
There was an eerie calm in the house. Michael lay , splayed spread- eagled on the kitchen floor. He was breathing laboriously , his life’s...1 min
The two bodies were lying on the bed with their limbs at awkward angles. Their throats had been cut with something razor-sharp. The esophagus and...1 min
And, she finally breathed her last. It had been a long tussle. She couldn’t continue with it anymore. In fact, she was now beaten and...1 min
There she was, mangled and distorted beyond recognition, laid out on the huge table. Mit felt his eyes moisten as the air conditioner blazed down...2 min
Death flashed his arresting smile at God. God, despite Her supreme control, could not help but redden. ‘Flatterer!’, She said and hoped that Her pretended...2 min