Short Story

It is a terribly feeling to be reminded, however subtly, that you are past your prime, that you have outlived your utility, so to say. Kabita, sat dazed and hurt. It took a lot of time to sink in that she was intentionally snubbed by the one she thought she knew so well. ‘Maa, ... [full story]

It is not Cheating     “You are late again, Mr. Surendran. This is not the first time.” shouted Mr. Kumar, his immediate boss joined about three months back. “Sir, I started at correct time from home but I was delayed because of urgent personal work.” “You should do all your personal work on holidays.”“There are some jobs ... [full story]

"Let's party" - shouted Jai. "Yeah.." - shouted the whole team. "Where and when..?" - they asked in chorus. Jai leads the sales team in a reputed MNC. Just then they have received the news of an order confirmation from a customer to the tune of 100 crores. It is a turnkey project and vital one ... [full story]

   Night of dark shadows     I saw her enter the room. Wow!  what a figure. I pretended to be busy with my files. Let her stand there waiting. I mentally laid her flat on the floor. Damn her. Nothing I do seem to touch her by a feather. What is so special about her! ... [full story]

        I saw her enter the room. Wow!  what a figure. I pretended to be busy with my files. Let her stand there waiting. I mentally laid her flat on the floor. Damn her. Nothing I do seem to touch her by a feather. What is so special about her! They ask me…. my friends? Well ... [full story]

"Ram..Where is the old one" - I askedIt is the tenth time I am asking this to my son. He is around 7 years old. Last week I got him a new chappal, as he liked a new model. But I had insisted that he should wear only the old one, till the time it wears ... [full story]

 People think I am crazy. My friends think I am bumming around. When they find me scribbling on scraps of paper they are somewhat bemused. Even Mangu Gyurme, whom everyone calls Magume, finds my behavior a bit disconcerting. Last night he told me with eager sincerity, "Don’t mind, but you seem to have all the time ... [full story]

"No.." - I was stubborn. "I cannot think of a marriage without matching the horoscope. I myself being an expert astrologer, I understand the monumental importance of a perfectly matched horoscope. You don't know. You are a kid and have no knowledge on this science" My daughter listened to me patiently. "Appa.. I don't know about ... [full story]

Smartly clever Miss Supriya! Why don’t her strategic and syrupy words wield Suresh? Why she is failed to convey her elegant request to him this time? Surprising? She begs Suresh to oblige her to get some pages xeroxed from Dr. Saini’s book on human values from bazaar. No problem! He is leaving for his own errands ... [full story]

“Wake up, I’m sending you on a mission,” my father said, shaking me off my bed. “Mission!” I jumped out of bed and got ready in a jiffy. My father is a detective and, once in a while, he sends me on undercover assignments. My father is all I have got in this world after God ... [full story]