Karthik only had to close his eyes to remember the scene. The pre-adolescent him lying in bed, his cover drawn up to his chin as he was wont to do, and looking through the window over his head into the balcony where his father would stand, smoking, after a long day at work. And that […]
Here’s a story of a man and a train…“Krishna mama, as we knew him, was a thin man of medium height with a dome-like bald head, face filled with lines, less than ordinary features and to cap it all, he was lame and his eyes blinked constantly. He lived in the crowded Matunga market area. P.R.Viswanathan weaves a touching story. Read on.
“‘But why talk about the past?’ you asked. ‘Because we have no future.'” Shreya Ramachandran on adolescent love.
“What are you talking about? The ‘time bomb’ is a person?” Jeevanjyoti takes us on a ride through the most sophisticated cyber crime ever.
When Ashok fell in love… with the girl next door. A short story by Anupama Krishnakumar.
Esha, 35 years old, artist and mother of two, takes you down memory lane. Join her as she revisits some memorable moments of her childhood. Esha’s story and childhood sketches by Anupama Krishnakumar.
Certain little joys in life are irreplacable. Anupama Krishnakumar pens five such short stories hinging on the theme of fun and weaves in the five elements of nature namely, Water, Sky, Fire, Wind and Earth as the backdrop for each of the five stories.
A bandit who steals the dreams of people who lucid dream – a kind of dreaming where one retains significant control over the flow of the dream. Read on as Jeevanjyoti Chakraborty reveals who steals these dreams and why the bandit is up to it. Meet some interesting characters including Mr. Mann, a teacher of lucid dreaming, and his students Natasha, Robin and Bincuus along the way!
Kamali is into her eighth month of pregnancy and is at her parents’ place for her delivery. On one of the weekend evening walks with her Dad in the beach, they have an interesting conversation on the dreams parents have for their children. Anupama Krishnakumar scribbles a short story.