Sobhit – fast talking, full of life and dreams, and Akash, the determined, quiet archaeologist, take a vacation together. But Sobhit harbours a secret that Akash doesn’t manage to dig out. Debleena Roy tells the story.
A man is on the brink of finishing one journey, and wonders about what the next one will be like. Ram Govardhan pens a story.
A little boy, full of energy and jabbering away in a language she can’t follow, keeps the narrator glued to her seat on a bus journey. Prashila Naik tells us about the boy, the epitome of innocence, and what happens next.
A journalist sways during her journey from one point to another. Anupama Krishnakumar pens the story of the addict.
A family comes together to remember, in different ways, a woman whose presence is still strong in their lives, each for a different reason. Parth Pandya tells the story.
Solitude could be a terrifying experience, a pain to live with especially when one’s life partner isn’t around physically. It’s also the time when one realises that certain things in life lack meaning when that togetherness vanishes. Ram Govardhan writes a touching story about a woman and a man.
A Commissioner is very formidable when it comes to dealing with men at work but she faces a very different scene back home. Sudha Nair tells the story of this powerful yet sensitive woman.
In a work of fiction that revolves around a lady and her maid, Rohini Manyam Seshasayee highlights emotional insecurities, the need to wield power and validate one’s otherwise insignificant existence.
The stage seems all set for wedlock when She and He visit The Beach. With the beach in the backdrop, events unfold and the sea becomes all the more relevant. Vasundhara Vedula draws on the sea-life metaphor to narrate the experience of two people.