The book takes its title from verses by Qadir Baksh a lesser-known Urdu poet who wrote under the takhallus ‘Sabir’ and who referred to the number of houses that the British razed in Delhi, making Liddle’s account of...
Love moves beyond boundaries only when we love in multiple territories, in multiple languages, in multiple ways, and shy away to say: look, I am born out of Mohabbat and shall carry it wherever I go like an essence.
The author recalls memories from a 'pointless and meaningless trip in the garb of a mountain expedition in this story.
Dr Asijit Datta writes a short story of a man bound to railway tracks and his struggle to make sense of what’s happening to him and the desire for the agony to end.
Author Anjana Dutt writes about the time when the eerie silence of hills covered in impenetrable canopy of trees took her to another time in a mysterious place.
'Grandmother often told me how Perry had gone to the office in the morning, a perfectly normal man and had been brought home violent and unmanageable'. The author recalls the life of her schizophrenic Uncle Perryappa or...
Writer Saeed Ibrahim writes about the debate on short stories that he attended. While the supporters of short stories highlighted accessibility and readability, among other positives, the other sides said among other things...
‘Caste was to be annihilated. But you cannot do that for as long as people were being born unequal,’ writes Amulya B. in her riveting short story, ‘What Do I Call You, Again?’
A prose that leads readers down the memory lane of aromas, smells, fragrances and odours that eterenally breath fresh life into old memories.
A story that follows the lives of Viksa and Manjhay and becomes a metaphor for the choices that humans make.
Sometimes, an ache and despondency crawl beneath the skin. However, the author tries to flaunt their best crescent. For, that’s life, with all its sweet,...
This story spins a tale about a ‘kachra-collector’ called Kubjamma, who has learnt not to express herself. There is also Abdul Muid,...
A tale of timelessness amid a life that is limited.
The nests as symbols, signs, metaphors! Fragile units, yet strongly attached to the slender leafless branches. Sunil Sharma's story captures the essence of the...
A tale of airports, immigrants, music, and waiting.
The story of Yadayya from Tirupati Kiran's 'Sapagrasthudu', translated from the original Telugu by Sarada Uma.
A casual observation may pick up a slice of life and see that ‘there is no dearth of Good Samaritans in this awry world’ or that ‘positive thinking had...
The writer retells what it feels like being an Indian mesmerized by the story spins in the Pakistani Dramas.
'I was grateful to her for giving shelter to my migrant. I wished the lockdown would be lifted as early as possible so that people of fortitude like...
The author calls on the readers to treat each moment of their life with respect, with awe of the unknown magic that a sundry moment may unfold.
The first time her mother told her someone would come to see her the next day, she felt an unknown but pleasant sensation course through her body. All her...
"Scream" star Neve Campbell has been roped in to headline David E Kelly drama series "Avalon", set at network ABC.
The writer tells us to involve our sensory memories and versions of silence while writing.
The writer delves into the bond between two slightly different worlds.
He began to imagine a time when we won’t be able to separate our physical and cyber selves
