Amidst soaring apartment buildings and glittering malls of Bengaluru, Anjali and Kalpana live in a compact bungalow with jasmine bushes and a washing stone in the backyard. As the city around them changes rapidly, they too have to make a choice − on what to hold on to and what to change.
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Human nature is such that sometimes it can be unimaginably noble or unspeakably cruel. Ram Govardhan’s work of fiction is set in an unusual backdrop and reveals some startling truths about our natures.
What happens when an idol, once revered, loses their relevance? What can the common man do? Ajay Patri explores the trust human beings place in symbolic figures.
Preeti’s story focuses on a quiet woman full of thoughts and her relationships with her mother and her daughter.
Shruthi Rao’s story is about a day in the life of Ishwar Prasad, a professor teaching at a college with students, whose intelligence, according to him, leaves a lot to be desired.
Every person on this planet has a unique life story and there’s much to learn from it or relate to in it. Anupama Krishnakumar’s fictional piece captures the journey of a man’s life.
In her work of fiction based on the themes of friendship, love and loss, Sudha Nair addresses things that she cares deeply about like cherishing friendships, doing what one loves and making most of the present.
Shreya’s story deals with difficult memories, how they can affect a person and how one makes sense of them.