Manidipa is a full-time mom of a story lover 5-year-old. Stories have made their presence stronger in mom and son's life as they read and re-read and re-interpret the same story over and over again. Manidipa hopes to weave more stories together with her son in future.
“Mama, can I go to the park now?” Raj pleaded. “Not now, you can go at 4 pm,” Radhika replied firmly with her eyes fixed on her laptop screen. “Shall I watch TV then?” The five-year-old was getting impatient. Session breaks were tiring for both the mother and […]
It was business as usual. God was busy in the factory. A dog, a cat, a parrot, two ants, a man. He could not reach the end of the list. Rather there was no end to that list. His computer screen kept scrolling up with demands for replacement […]
Naina was the first to reach school. Her heart thumping at over 100 miles per hour. Naina tip-toed into the 12th standard classroom and stopped near Aman’s seat. She took a deep breath then fished out a letter from her bag and placed it inside the desk drawer […]
Bulbul was very happy today. Together with her brother, they made a good sale today. Bada babu will be very happy today, she thought. Just as they finished counting their money – a full five hundred, which was more than double of what they usually sell each day. […]
Death is not merely the end of life. It is also the beginning of misery of the loved ones, of the family that is left behind and that of the perpetrator. Her body was mangled and in a pool of blood. I couldn’t look away nor could I […]
“How are you?” Neelam held out a steaming cup of coffee. I nodded, “Better.” The fresh coffee aroma filled up the room and my soul. I took a sip of the bitter liquid and closed my eyes. The pitter-patter of the rain on the tin roof next door […]
“How long will she be?” The coachman said, to no one in particular. One of the footmen, however, replied, “We should have taken a tour of the kingdom instead of waiting here.” “Yes”, agreed the other one. The horses seemed restless as well. They were stomping their feet […]
“Midnight, on the bridge. Come alone.” Raghu’s words kept ringing in Prakash’s head. He was restless the entire afternoon. He had not responded to Raghu then. Now he had to decide whether to go there or not. Prakash was all of eleven years but stood five feet tall […]
Sundari Villa at the end of the road in the city suburb stood still. The house had seen very little activity since the children grew up. The two old souls residing there passed their days not lived them much anymore. However, inside the villa today, Subhadra, the […]
Nikki and Kiyan exchanged glances from time to time then shifted focus to the hospital floor. Their discomfort was visible in their eyes and body language. Both the kids tried hard not to look at Roshan. Roshan was observing them from the chair opposite to them. The OT […]
The horrors of the night were playing all over again. Whimpering, I snuggled up to the cosy embrace, wait, who would embrace me like this? I opened my eyes just a tad, I saw her and quickly shut my eyes tighter. How could this be? I was terrorized. […]