Stories are written to celebrate some romance, while some fade away with the people. Vani Viswanathan pens some free verse to talk about some such tales.
A man’s passionate love affair, another’s ‘love at first sight’ experience and the revulsion that four different women have for menfolk all come together in this story by Ram Govardhan. An interesting melange of characters, reactions and ideologies thrown in together with a sprinkling of romance. Read on.
A face that a man spots in the crowd leaves him spellbound and he begins looking for it everywhere. M. Mohankumar writes a poem.
It’s yet another Sunday evening and they meet at their usual café for conversations over mugs of hot coffee. But there’s something that’s different about this meeting for, this time he sees her in a new light. Prashila Naik tells the story.
Divya Ananth tells us of her special bond with her Lord – one that went through its ups and downs, but was always present.
When a person is head over heels in love, fantasies and feelings break free and life feels beautiful. Aparna Kameshwari Nelson’s poem describes the experience.
Meera was single, thirty and hopelessly shy when it came to the opposite sex. When Vivek walked into her office, she realised that she just had to listen to her heart. Sudha Nair writes a short story.
M. Mohankumar pens a poem on how true love is beyond all sensations. The poem is based on a story in ‘Yogavasishta’.
Sreegururaj Jayachander traces the history of demonstrating love to God through temples during the Chola reign in southern India. Text and photographs by Sreegururaj.