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Hinduism in Peril
“Here’s your egg curry, chapatti; old-bone,” Faizan places the plate on the rickety table of Sukhamoy reverently. Sukhamoy Goswami casts...
Debaprasad Mukherjee
Oct 23, 20214 min read


The Letter
A daughter seeks emancipation from her fears and deliverance for the wrongs done to her, through a letter to her mother.
Chandrika R Krishnan
Oct 23, 20214 min read


Seashell earrings
While bidding adieu to his favorite beach late in the evening, the protagonist comes across an old man desperately searching for something.
Debashree Ghosh
Oct 23, 20213 min read


The Forest Path
With the passing of her beloved grandmother, Maya visits her old , familiar place and comes to term with her grief.
Pragya Pai
Oct 23, 20214 min read


The Night Sky
Winner - TGCA - 1. A brief anthology of different lives connected under a similar theme yet utterly disparate in their respective moments.
Jesmal Jalal
Oct 23, 20213 min read


Memories of Mangoes
A short story about a road trip and a flash of emotions, triggered by mangoes.
anjali mohapatra
Oct 9, 20212 min read


Mom's Analogy
A short story of an ages old argument. A mother convinces her young son of the need for culture and tradition using an apt analogy.
anjali mohapatra
Aug 26, 20214 min read


All is fair...
A short story of a married couple with a deception of over a decade and an unexpected ending.
Sangeetha Vallat
Aug 25, 20212 min read


Impact
A teacher reminisces about how she tackled a tricky question in her biology class for 9th graders.
anjali mohapatra
Aug 25, 20215 min read


When Rotis* Throw a Curveball
A charming tale of a newly wed couple on their kitchen adventures , bought on with the lockdown year of 2020.
Chandrika R Krishnan
Jul 1, 20212 min read


A song of innocence
In a small northern Indian town named Khaamosh, a middle-class household with a nuclear family composed of a father (S), a mother (B), a...
Jasmeet Kaur
Jun 25, 20214 min read


Before saying, think twice
A unwilling pedestrian blocks the traffic and faces the ire of the already on-the-edge driver.
anjali mohapatra
Jun 19, 20212 min read


Our seven aunts and our eighth home
Our matrilineal joint family in New Delhi. Our peculiar, outlier lifestyle. Our voluble opening up. These elements slipstream a curious...
Chitra Gopalakrishnan
Apr 21, 20212 min read


The Sunday Special!
The Sunday Special! A glittering signboard in New York City was captivating among others. Too many attractive lights were dazzling, but...
anjali mohapatra
Dec 13, 20206 min read


Perplexity.
‘Hello, Amrita! It's me.’ ‘Yeah, Tanya! Did you really think that I can't recognise my own sisters' voice?! What's up? Are you in your...
anjali mohapatra
Nov 22, 20205 min read


All the world is a story!
Life and death are two sides of the same coin. Everybody knows that- one day, we all will face death, yet the desire of living grips us...
anjali mohapatra
Nov 22, 20205 min read


Let go!
‘Ah! Today is my last day in the office! No more I would be recognized as ‘CEO’!’ this thought almost crippled my sensation. I took a...
anjali mohapatra
Oct 25, 20204 min read


A Nice Trick!
There lived a family where for every little matter, some type of arguments were going on among the family members, especially among the...
anjali mohapatra
Oct 17, 20202 min read


Words, that changed the mind!
I think the mind runs fastest, even faster than the speed of light! I feel my mind is very, very delicate! It should be handled with...
anjali mohapatra
Sep 29, 20203 min read


Understanding!
Understanding! Samarth, the first Indian to get a million dollars cash prize for his fine art. This was his welcome ceremony. The gallery...
anjali mohapatra
Sep 29, 20208 min read
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