by Sushant Thapa Casually the sun went down. The cool stretch of the late autumn air re-surfaced in what seemed like the seamless evening. Inside an old-looking house, Rudra was lying in his bed. There were cobwebs on the walls and ceiling of his room, but the bulb was set […]
Fiction
The Late Night Passenger!
by Swarnasankha Acharjee It was during the wee hours when Vinita booked a cab to return back home after a late-night feast at a restaurant. Rohit, the cab driver, arrived at the location, and quite typically, she got into the backseat of the car on the same side as the […]
Payoff: A Series Of Escapades
by Tiyasha Khanra Prologue 21st October 2021 Asha comes back from her school reunion. She then takes a shower. After having lunch she goes for a nap. At 7.00 p.m. she leaves her bed, goes to the kitchen, and makes herself a cup of coffee. She takes her phone and […]
The Creator
by Jaideep Saikia There were certain things about Supriya that he would never understand. Last Wednesday, for instance, she had suddenly announced her decision to have a baby. It was a decision alright, for although he had just about enough intelligence to realise that a decision like that isn’t quite […]
Frozen Earth Sonata
by Steve Carr This place, this place, where tall oak trees that border the fields shed the last rust-colored leaves of Autumn that blanket the earth shorn of hay, where the dry, dead leaves crackle under Gracie’s footsteps, is soon to be the burial place of her beloved cat, Ginger. […]
Jatra
by Deepanshu Srivastava Diwali is the time for celebrations, enjoyment, and merry-making in the entire country. Kolkata is also no exception. In fact the Diwali – fever starts there right from Shardiya Navaratra when Goddess Durga is worshipped for nine continuous days but this Diwali of the year 1900 had […]
An Old Tell
by Dr. Pragya Suman I passed through that way continuously for two years. That place which bore that spot was open around in every direction. Greenfields was a proper place for cows, calves, and other beasts grazing. Red bricks were stacked and erected in a withering state, some stumbled upon […]
The Happiness Quotient
by Sanjaya Mishra As she looks at it, the expanse of whiteness seems expansive and unending under the thin rays of sunlight filtering in through the window. The paper is crisp; in a square shape, its corners and edges sharp in her hands. Yet it’s so tiny. She looks at […]
Breakthrough: A Series Of Escapades
by Tiyasha Khanra Prologue Asha Khanna shares a boat with Santimoy Mandal, her childhood friend. They took the boat from Belur Math and their destination is to Dakshineswar. They are enjoying a beautiful evening, together. Asha is enjoying the breeze of Ganga in her face. Santi keeps his hand on […]
A Pictorial Story
by Snigdha Banerjee Agrawal Once I was a part of the green scape and suddenly undressed and raped. Left lying naked and road rollers had a field day…flattening every curve, I possessed. And I morphed into a black ribbon, ferrying humans, since then. I can’t anymore see me I can’t […]