The emotional trauma experienced by a young lady in childhood manifests itself, from time to time, in an unusual manner. A poem by Chandramohan Nair.
Anupama Krishnakumar chronicles the various moments that collectively paint a picture of what her shopaholic avatar looks like.
Indu Parvathi’s poem speaks about the tumbling ocean that surrounds her – an ocean of things that she has shopped for and collected over years.
In this world that asks you to buy something at every turn, what does it mean to resist the temptation to shop? For Vani, who isn’t too fond of shopping anyway, minimalism seems like a goal worth striving for.
Jealousy and the wish to make a move on her crush prompt a young woman to buy a new dress for an office party. Deepthi Krishnamurthy explores what goes through in the protagonist’s mind.
At some point in recent history, buying a loaf of bread was a simple task. Today, it is a mindboggling question of your life’s philosophy, as Krithika Akkaraju’s story describes.
We explore a very beautiful theme this month. Our fiction, essays, poetry and photography gently pry open the emotion called ‘affection’ and the result is a revelation of the many different ways in which affection manifests itself and how people express it to those who matter. We hope you like the selection we have in store for you this February.
During their two years in Bengaluru, Jon Magidsohn and his family made countless close friends that made their time there special. But there was no greater affection than that between his son and the dear ninety-year-old woman who stole all of their hearts. Jon writes about this special bond.
His object of affection feels stifled by his love. A love that has gone too far, that has become too hurtful. And when ‘another lust’ seems to be the point of instigation for this love turned sour, what can be done? It’s time for revenge. Give him a taste of his own medicine. ‘Upset’ is a work of fiction by Subhashri C V.