A little girl, unable to clearly analyse the catastrophic events which turn her family’s life upside down in a moment’s time, writes a letter to her mother. Astha Soni writes the story of little Salah.
A story narrated on the radio throws Raj into panic due to its striking resemblance with his life. As the story veers into danger for his loved ones, Raj has to act fast. Lahari narrates the story.
The sleeping face of his daughter prompts a man to recall certain flaws from his past. He fears that life may recover his debts from an innocent soul and finally clamours for atonement while confronting his insecurities about the future and in the process trying to fathom the nuances of retribution. A poem by Anupam Patra.
There’s this issue that attacks women every month before their cycle of physical torture and has no cure whatsoever: the Pre-Menstrual Syndrome (PMS). Mridula shares how PMS dramatically unfolds in her life.
Avantika Singhal’s first poem is about the thoughts that rose in her mind after experiencing a mild earthquake in her hometown, Jaipur. Her second poem is about dreams and how it sometimes becomes impossible to see them fulfilled.
Eight-year-old Divakar Mathew enrols in a Vishnu Sahasranamam recitation competition to try to get closer to his friends. Things don’t go as planned for him, though; Vani tells the story of a Christian boy caught in a staunchly Hindu privileged-caste environment.
Anupama Krishnakumar captures the flavour of her life in recent months in this poem.
We have a refreshing issue out for you this month! Join us as we explore the charms, beauty, hope and perils of youth through fiction and poetry.
