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Pierson Kerr & his nephew
Pierson tip-toes to the living room where the TV was tuned into an episode of the Big Bang Theory. As he slowly slides the door open, he sees a tiny head turn around and at about the same time screams “Uncle Piers” excitedly. Despite his best efforts, including an experiment of positive reinforcement, Brandon has […]
Shraddha Patel –What is in store for her?
Shraddha enjoys the whole dinner. The ambience, the amazing food… what’s not to love about this dinner date? The couple have been having a light-hearted conversation throughout the dinner. At that moment, Shraddha wonders, ‘could life get any better?’ As they are finishing up their dessert, Abhinav suddenly puts his spoon down and starts fidgeting […]
Jaikishan in Kolkata
Jaikishan wakes up with his arms wrapped around Holly’s waist. As he extracts himself and sits up on the bed, he remembers that moment in Gaya when he asked Holly to stay with him. Holly was too taken aback to say anything at first. However, when she finally came to, she responded saying that, while […]
Madhura – Homecoming
(this character sketch was inspired by the suggestion given by one of our followers, Vibhuti) As she gets out of the car, she is still mesmerized by the seven year old staring transfixed at her. At that moment her daughter calls out ‘Amma’. Her heart skips a beat on hearing that word. The young girl […]
Anuradha Sen – Planning is on
Anuradha and Souvik mulled over their ideal destination for the second honeymoon and they narrowed down to their options to Kerala and Goa. The couple had headed to goa for their first honeymoon, so it was definitely a place filled with memories. However, Kerala was a very tempting option too. At long last they both […]
Who is it inside: Pierson Kerr
After one tiring day at the laboratory, Pierson arrives at the door to his flat only to find that the door gives way without him having to insert the key. He is a little cautious as he enters the house. However, since he does not have any weapon handy, his plan right now is to […]
Latha & Hari: As the story unfolds
He had never expected this, but her answer makes him want to believe in the concept of soulmates and love at first sight, and maybe something where it is all rolled into one! Her favorite book turns out to be this quaint book that until recently, he thought no one but him had given so […]
Shraddha & Abhinav Dinner date
Shraddha is pleasantly surprised when her husband returns home early from work on the 10th day in a row. Something about him has definitely changed, and it cannot be about some fling or the lack of it. He has brought a bouquet of flowers for her today. He has NEVER done that before. He informs […]
Second Honeymoon Planning
Sauvik had a hard time digesting the idea at first, but as he thought more and more about it, he realized how irrational and paranoid to think that his mother-in-law (who was already helping them baby-sit Arghya) would do any harm to her grandson. Besides, Arghya seemed to get along better with is mother-in-law than […]
Holly & Jaikishan
Jaikishan – It had been three days since Holly had asked him for a guided tour around Bodhgaya. Now, he was living with her in Sujata Hotel. During the day, Holly and her friends had been going around the town and Jaikishan had been busy at his new job of showing tourists around the Bodhi […]
Madhura: A happy homecoming?
Throughout the flight journey, Madhura had been worried sick about the reaction she would receive from her husband and her daughter. Once she reached the Kochi Airport she realizes just how much she had missed being in her native place. On the taxi ride to her village, Madhura prays real hard that her daughter would […]
Latha – how the dating will go?
As she enters chai cofi (the place where all the youth in Kochi seemed to hang-out these days), she is struck by the calm, composed manner in which Hari is seated there. And she is also impressed by the fact that Hari had made the effort to be there before the agreed time. All her […]
Abhinav Patel – A change of heart?
Still divided on his idea of sleeping with his Secretary, he dials in her extension number. When she answers her phone, he asks, “have all the employees left the office already?” When she replies in the affirmative, it somehow feels like he just had to give in to his adulterous ways. When the secretary walks […]
SR Bose: Once upon a time in JNU
As clichéd as it sounds, S R Bose’s bitterness stems from spurned love. They had met on the JNU campus. Their love grew as they argued about capitalism and communism. They both were passionate about their subjects; Bose loved political science and she was passionate about theatre. The more they talked, the more they fell […]
Anuradha approaches Sauvik
That evening when Sauvik got home from his job as a Marketing Manager at a Cosmetic Company, he was in for a treat. Anuradha had taken the effort to dress up and cook the family an elaborate dinner. From his years of marriage, if he had learnt one thing, women generally do this right before […]
Harikrishnan: Is Latha the chosen one?
Hari was the final year law student at the Government Law College, Kochi. He had first talked to Latha at the houseboat party, but she had been on his mind, since the very first time he saw her waiting for her driver to come pick her up at the entrance to the St. Teresa’s College. […]
Every Dog Has Its Day
Today would have ended like any other day in the tiny village of Fatehpur, if Jaikishan had simply woken up late and done absolutely nothing the entire day. However, Jaikishan had gotten out of bed quite early that day. And unlike most days, he decided to take that half-an-hour ride to Bodhgaya, where Buddha attained […]
Madhura: Horns of the dilemma
As Madhura packs her bag on the day after her conference had ended, she was still divided about her recent decision to go back home to her husband and daughter. As she pulled her luggage to the taxi, the driver came out to help her with her luggage. Once she was seated inside, the Taxi-driver […]
Latha meets Hari
Latha was having a seemingly uneventful Monday, when she ran into Harikrishnan. Hari had been one of the guests at her birthday party on the houseboat. They had spent some time chatting up about random stuff spanning from literature to politics and sports to philosophy. He had been more interesting than the rest of the […]
Abhinav Patel & his colorful thoughts
It had been a while since his last affair. Last time, he had moved away from the stereotypical affair with the secretary and gone for a colleague instead. She was a manager in the company. They had met during his promotion party lunch that he had thrown for the rest of the employees in the […]