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SR Turns A New Leaf-Part II
“Ohh….. That’s great!” said Turner. Then he continued looking at Devkar: “Sir… Sorry to come knocking at your door without any appointment but you must have heard about our prestigious channel and the different shows it presents.” “No” came a simple reply. “Pardon” said Turner a little embarrassed. “I am sorry Mr. Turner. None of […]
Who is Ryan?
Crissy had come back home late that night, which was nothing out of the ordinary. It would be an unusual sight to see her back before sundown. Tisca had always been a light sleeper and the noisy door inevitably broke her light doze. Crissy stumbled in, barely balancing on her high heels. She was drunk […]
SR turns a new leaf-Part I
SR entered his home… gave a nod to his domestic help Ramesh who had answered the doorbell. There were envelopes lying on the chest of drawers just next to the entry door. Three of them were marked “Confidential”. He knew what they were. He collected those three and asked Ramesh to take the other unmarked […]
Is Dhara Happy With Ashvin?
Dhara smiled at Ashvin as he stood patiently beside her when she heartily accepted the various congratulations and wishes coming her way. She was ecstatic. Here she was, exactly where she wanted to be in her career, with a good, respectful husband and two beautiful daughters. “Dhara, are you ready to go?” Ashvin asked. Lost in her reverie, Dhara […]
The Betrayal (2/2)
Alex wanted time to think about how and why he would ever betray her. She wanted to not at all believe what was going on right in front of her. She wanted to just close her eyes and accept the inevitable. But Alex couldn’t. Because she was on a mission and it was her duty […]
The Betrayal
Alex turned to look at her companion’s face, shaded by the starry night, the moonlight falling on his sharp features. He looked on edge as they carefully trodded through the forest. The leaves on the maple trees rustled dampening the sound of their steps on the forest floor as the chill of the night air […]
SR Bose’s Den!
Since Dhaara knew him well, he didn’t want to be the one doing this operation on Ashwin Devkar. In all these years, he had developed his own network of professionals who would do all kinds of jobs for him… arranging miniature cameras as per his demand, fixing them as and when and where he wanted […]
Dreams By Sara Teasdale
Dreams By Sara Teasdale I gave my life to another lover, I gave my love, and all, and all– But over a dream the past will hover, Out of a dream the past will call. I tear myself from sleep with a shiver But on my breast a kiss is hot, And by my bed […]
The Moment of Everything by Shelly King
…What there was in the moment was everything. And moments followed one another without necessarily belonging to one another. -D.H Lawrence, Lady Chatterley’s Lover This book plucks a cord in you, the vibrations of which stay with you for days. There is joy and great sadness in this story, which is mostly mistaken for joy. […]
Contro
And out again I curve and flow To join the brimming river, For men may come and men may go, But I go on for ever. Alfred Lord Tennyson Chances are you might have read that out aloud. Give it another try. This time read it to yourself, in your head. But whose voice is […]
A Chance at Redemption
Tisca sighed and looked at Matt with bated breath. “What do you mean…?” Matt started to ask, but Tisca quickly stopped him. “Let’s talk later about this, okay?” She said while looking sideways at Ryan who was 20 feet away from them now in the toys section. He seemed fascinated by a RC robo toy […]
SR Bose wants to settle scores
The applause… the thunderous applause… reverberated in “The Shark’s” ears. What was this feeling? When Dhaara looked towards her husband sitting amongst the audience…….he felt a strange feeling…. and of course not a nice one! It had been more than thirty years but watching Dhaara look at somebody like that made his heart ache, hurt […]
Tisca Lets Matt In On a Secret
As Matt neared Ryan and his mother, he noticed the kid clearly for the first time. Earlier, all he had been worried about was if the kid was out of danger, and if the bleeding had stopped. But now, he noticed Ryan’s features and realised how very similar they both looked. Both shared the pale […]
Richard, Shraddha and the Good Old Crew
Richard remembered Shraddha from his old crew nearly a decade ago, and this was not how he remembered her. Shraddha had been the star hostess; the toughest passengers would melt to her calm and caring tone. With an infectious smile and wavy locks, she had been radiant and engaging. Now, she looked bitter and irritated- not […]
Apolitical Intellectuals- Otto Rene Castillo
————————— One day the apolitical intellectuals of my country will be interrogated by the simplest of our people. They will be asked what they did when their nation died out slowly, like a sweet fire small and alone. No one will ask them about their dress, their long siestas after lunch, no one will want […]
SR Bose walks down the memory lane (Part 3: The breakup)
The term was about to end and so were their courses. Students excelling in their respective fields were getting job offers. Satya received his letters the same day Dhaara received hers. Three leading national dailies had offered him a job of reporter- two from Delhi and one from Mumbai (then Bombay) and one of the […]
SR Bose walks down the memory lane (Part 2)
After that debate competition, life became a fairy tale. Just as Satya was struck by Dhaara’s beauty and brains, Dhaara also admired Satya’s idealistic way of approach, his zest to change negative things, his optimism to do something good for the society and the people at large. Basically, it was their thoughts that fell in […]