Malathi and Kalpana set out to shop for a unique, new-in-the-market gift for the friends who visit their house kolus. The task is simple enough, but are the results worth the effort? Kousalya tells the story of an amusing ‘tamboolam’ experience.
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.
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.
Inspired by real-life events, M. Mohankumar writes the tale of two cousins, who rediscover a thread of affection after five decades.
Manjula Nair tells the story of Megha, who is nine months pregnant when circumstances push her to have an emergency cesarean. Megha is disoriented after the surgery and cannot accept her baby as her own.
Kousalya tells the story of the relationship between Krishnaa and Sanyasamma, a migrant from Bangladesh who was a house-help at Krishnaa’s place in the town of Visakhapatnam. Their journey together is about acceptance of oddities in life and how love can even such peculiarities out.
A young girl discovers another side to her mother one lonely afternoon, thanks to some old books. Vani Viswanathan tells Divya’s story.
Anupama Krishnakumar writes three pieces of flash fiction that show how the written word is a subtle and indispensable presence in the lives of many people, often being the catalyst for uplifting, memorable and life-altering moments.