by Anantinee ’JHUMPA’ Mishra Siya’s heart was in her mouth and by the speed with which it was beating, seemed ready to pop out to the dimly lit hallway. Her fingers were grasping the polish wooden handle in a death like grip, and her eyes were darting across the corridor […]
Fiction
The Fallen Angel
by Baby Kattackal Kang and his family lived in one of the many small huts, on the banks of the famous river Hoang Ho. His family consisted of his wife Huan, only daughter Jiavo and Kang’s sister Dongmayee. Kang and his wife were factory workers. General discontentment prevailed among the […]
Elaichi [Cardamom]
by Aditi Mendiratta ‘I did something bad.’ ‘Something really really bad’, she repeated, mostly to herself. I was greeted by her in a frenzy, at about three in the morning. This was no time for jokes, I could sense that. But, I did not know what to do. I stood […]
Julie
by Cécile Rischmann Chennai in the 80s The street of Jhan Jhan Khan Road was narrow, impeding traffic flow. The Gulab band and its decorative musicians were playing love songs from yesteryears, songs that she’d grown with, songs that held sweet memories, memories that brought her back after a decade […]
And the Only Thing I Could do was Watch him Dying
by Musaib Khaleel Wani All it began with the thundering gunshots while nature was painting night into day and hiding it behind the bright layers of light. I heard the booming sounds and it made me feel exhausted as if I was running through the bushes and a monster was chasing […]
Love, Lust, and Longings
by Sreetanwi Chakraborty One: Sunshine on the silk route “It is quarter past nine, already, Nini. Pull up things fast.” Afroz stroke the last few strands of Nini’s hair from his face and started caressing her bare shoulders with his manicured fingers. Nini was still in a dazed state; her […]
In search of Lewis Carroll
by Sunil Sharma …but Alice had got so much into the way of expecting nothing but out-of-the-way things to happen, that it seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way. So she set to work, and very soon finished off the cake. `Oh, you […]
Out of Sight Out of Mind
by Shobha Diwakar They lived in a dense city heavily populated surrounded with enormous number of shops and people; everybody knew them and they knew everybody. They had lived in that congested alley for a long, long time. Time passed on as it always does and over the years, the […]
Grapes Are Sour
By Shobha Diwakar As the wind howled and trees bowed down to the mighty wail, the birds twittered fiercely, flapped their tiny wings even as they spread them cautiously to shield the little birdies tucked warmly inside. After a while, it was calm once again as the sky drowned with […]
Earrings for My Daughter
By Maliha Iqbal Maya stared out of the window. It was dark but she couldn’t sleep. Her mother and little brother snored away next to her. The night was hot and she was sweating continuously, her clothes kept sticking to her body. The mosquito net made it hotter but it […]