by Aarya Dubey It was 1:30 am by the watch when the next house’s doorbell rang. The ‘stranger’ waited for a couple of minutes. But, no response. It was raining cats and dogs. “There must be some ghost at this hour of time”, my mother chuckled. “I’m not scared of […]
Fiction
Turdi (Sprinting) Bus
by Prem Nath Dhar & translated from Kashmiri into English by Dr.Shiben Krishen Raina While in Pathankot, the scorching sun, filtered through the light clouds, was bothering the weary travelers heading to Kashmir. Their eyes were tired from the journey, and the surroundings made them even more disheartened. Only Biswas […]
Sayonara
by Putriyana Asmarani My dear Liu, Sayonara. Time is no longer a number, time is but an anesthesia. It stung from our gaze through our veins, towards numbness. In a flash, sense becomes senseless. The call of duty is supreme, it is above and beyond. The tip of your middle […]
Zafar Khan
by Bansi Nirdosh & translated from Kashmiri into English by Dr.Shiben Krishen Raina In the annals of history, there exists a harrowing tale that harks back to the days when the resolute Pathan tribesmen, known as Kabaili, descended upon my cherished homeland, Kashmir. From the streets of Muzaffarabad to the […]
Baldy
by Sufi Ghulam Muhammad & translated by Dr. Shiben K. Raina Mem Sahib’s eyes fell today again on that baldy and she went inside the house-boat muttering something with herself. Sabura was just busy setting the table for breakfast and Sahib was still having a good sleep on the bed in the bedroom. ‘ Look Sabura, […]
The Wheel of Life
by Prajith Roy “I used to be someone, but not anymore. Now, I walk the earth as an apparition forevermore. I am doomed to repeat this story, my story to anyone willing to listen.” Said a frail old man to a kid, who was wandering through the forest outside his […]
The Psychics
by Dr. Adyasha Acharya I move my eyes over the garden of iris flowers in the courtyard of the Elite Academy. The sun has set and the sky is veiled with the saffron twilight hue. The Elite Academy is a school for psychics located in the Iris Island in Indian […]
That Day
by Debashruti Ghosh The clock struck 12 at night and the moon shined the brightest making the desolate road look beautiful. Emily who was sitting on a rocking chair on her balcony looked at the full moon. She praised the beauty of the night in her mind looking at this […]
An Unheard Mystery
by Riya Bansal A bright sunny day in Tokyo. Tokyo is the capital city of one of the most developed countries, Japan. Tokyo is home to one of the world’s largest nuclear power plant maintained by NSAT (National science agency Tokyo). The day started on a normal note with officials […]
A Ghastly Farce at the Schoolyard on a Wintry Midnight
by Jyotirmoy Sil 2004. It was half past eleven o’clock in the night. Dense winter fog already had descended in Rajbalhat entangling the dim moonlight. The utter silence of the village, smoky fog, chilly breeze, and intermittent barkings of the dogs made the scene surreal. A faint light bulb was […]