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The Timeless Watchman

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.

Flowers on the Rocks of Pain

Inspired by a news report about a rebel-held town on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, besieged by the Government troops, M. Mohankumar writes a poem that celebrates hope and the resilience of the human spirit.

The Silent Song  

Preeti’s story focuses on a quiet woman full of thoughts and her relationships with her mother and her daughter.

Wasted Lives

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.

Exhibitions – Food for the Soul or the Stomach?

Suresh Subrahmanyan takes an amusing, if exasperated, look at exhibitions and fairs in our country. Do we come out of them enlightened or merely bone weary?

Being JK

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.

From the Heart

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. 

‘Where I Come From’ & ‘Bespoken’

In her poems ‘Where I Come From’ and ‘Bespoken’, Vinita Agrawal addresses the theme of ‘women’ because she believes it’s high time women received due recognition as being equal in status to men.

Companions for Life

Chandramohan Nair pays tribute to his father and reflects upon the outlook towards life and traits that sustained his father through a long and eventful life punctuated with adversity.