One night when I was about to close my clinic and go home, a man came stumbling through the door. He was evidently in distress and appeared unable to see Read More
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The news of Demonetisation came as a bolt from the blue for Sarita. Adding to her predicament, the caterers cancelled their booking. Her only daughter’s wedding was in two weeks. Read More
“Super-cop Vikram miraculously survives a major accident while in action”, screamed the headlines of the local newspaper. It was past midnight and drizzling when Vikram drove through Thamaraserry ghat road, Read More
I was walking through the arbor that leads to the primate section of the zoo when I saw two teenagers at the langur enclosure. They were busy harassing the monkeys, Read More
I opened my eyes to a blinding sunlight and immediately squeezed them shut. My head was throbbing and my body ached due to the abnormal posture that I had slept Read More
A semi-unconscious Bilal was handcuffed to the chair, in the center of a dark, empty cellar. The rag gagging his mouth was soaked in blood, while open wounds seeped blood. Read More
“OMG! What did I do?” wondered Neeti. She had just hit someone’s car standing behind. Outside the grocery shop, she had done what she was most afraid of; her car Read More
31st Dec. 2018 Almost mid-night and not a single vehicle was to be seen anywhere in the parking lot, except one. Saurav’s Maruti-Suzuki Swift. He started his car. It made Read More
Surrounded by lush green hills, Rimbik is a small village of Darjeeling. Little Varun was captivated with the beauty and serenity of those soul drenching waterfalls and valleys. On Sundays, Read More
Dr. Hill, the famous eye surgeon had to retire from his practice at the early age of forty-five. His eyes were afflicted by a rare disease that modern medicine could Read More
It was the fall of 1942. After many days I opened the curtains to let in some light. But the Warsaw streets showed the usual sight. German soldiers, in their Read More
“It’s there” Jake cried with joy. “It’s back in the listing.” Jeni and her boyfriend handed over the money collected to Jake so he could proceed, “Let’s do it,” Jeni Read More
“Where are we going?” Neil sounded exhausted. “Shopping, of course!” Naomi chirped, as she dragged him towards the car. “Again?!” Neil complained, spent with the sprees he had already taken Read More
One morning, Alois Almon, the celebrated writer of cult horror, gave up writing and retired to his cottage in the hinterlands. He neither gave interviews nor entertained anyone. Speculation was Read More
It was a cold December evening. Ajit and I were relishing the cups of warm Darjeeling tea that Arjuna had made for us. “Meenu, I am going to retire next Read More
Prerna’s cellphone rang persistently, in the middle of dinner preparations. Her cantankerous mother-in-law, Susheela, yelled from the living room, “pick it up! I can barely watch the T.V. with that Read More
Mr Porros was at the Catholic cemetery digging his third grave. He regularly dug out human bones to sell to a folk healer who made potions from them. One night, Read More
“There’s a surprise for you in the garage”, Ashok overheard Mr. Sharma telling excitedly to Mrs. Sharma. “Ashok, open the garage. I have to show madam her surprise.” Mr. Sharma Read More
