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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 […]
An excerpt from Khaled Hosseini’s, ‘The Kite Runner’
During one reading session under their favorite pomegranate tree, Amir begins to make up his own story while he is reading to Hassan. Hassan says it is one of the best stories Amir has read. That night, Amir writes his first short story, about a man whose tears turn to pearls. The man finds new […]
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 […]
Sonnet XVII By Pablo Neruda
I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz, or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off. I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul. I love you as the plant that never blooms but carries in itself the light […]
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 […]
I thank all those by Paulo Coelho
I thank all those who laughed at my dreams; You have inspired my imagination. I thank all who wanted to squeeze me into their scheme; They have taught me the value of freedom. I thank all who have lied to me; You have shown me the power of truth. I thank all those who have […]
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 […]
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
The free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wings in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky. But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage can seldom see through his bars of rage his wings are clipped and his […]
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. […]
Where the mind is without fear: Rabindranath Tagore
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls Where words come out from the depth of truth Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection Where the clear stream of reason has not […]
Wrong email address
A couple going on vacation but his wife was on a business trip so he went to the destination first and his wife would meet him the next day. When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his wife a quick email. Unfortunately, when typing her address, he mistyped a letter and his note […]
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 […]
On Children by Kahlil Gibran
Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts. For they have their own thoughts. You may […]
A dish of ice cream
In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream sundae?” “50 cents,” replied the waitress. The little boy pulled his hand […]
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 […]
Bade Bhai introduces Shraddha
Shraddha Patel : Abhinav Patel’s Wife Age: 30 years old Occupation : Homemaker Author: Let Us Write