“She walks in every other day, eager and anticipating, but when she exits there is always a sense of melancholia about her,” he sighed. “What
Author: Kajal
Radhika’s Resurgence
Ting! Raaga’s phone, that was resting face down on her table while she worked late into the night, pinged. A message from Varen made her
Shiraz is Here
New Delhi, present day I clutched the white and yellow daffodils bouquet carefully with one of my hands, clasping Amma’s finger with the other. Amma
Signature Move
The pregnant clouds burst with a thunderous roar. As it started pouring, Dhan stepped out of his shanty and slipped into the slightest alley adjoining
Legitimacy of Power: The Permanence of Five in the Security Council
The book serves as a guide to scholars or experts of international relations, who wish to understand how international exchanges have shaped up over the years.
Rise and Shine
Winter, after a scorching summer, is always pleasant. Not for Dina. She could not gather her guts to get up on a gloomy, cold, winter
Mango People
Jhimli sat on the branch of a mango tree swinging her legs and slurping on the mango in her hand. Her anklets let out a
Haala’s Home
September 2016, Palmyra* (Homs), Syria The sun was almost out. His heart rate sped through his mind and whirred to heights. The sweat on his
The Deadly Dozen: India’s Most Notorious Serial Killers
In this hair-raising account of twelve stories you would get a peak into the twisted minds of people who seemingly look ordinary and unsuspecting but are vicious to the core.
Bhanu Kiran
Bhanu looked at the flickering streetlight from his 3rd-floor apartment window. The street dogs were exhausted after having growled at all the strangers in the
The Women Who Ruled India
Easily, this is one of the best non-fiction books that I have read in recent times. Not only is this highly recommended but I also hope that our youngsters learn a thing or two about these women to understand that in spite of rampant patriarchy at different times in our history there were many path-breaking people who broke the barriers and overcame rebuke.
August is Healed
In my seventeen years of existence, never had I experienced stillness before. My life had constantly been a frenzy of activities. From a sports class
One in a Million
The soldiers barged into the area shortly after a blast. Stomping around, clacking on the broken twigs, stepping on the dry leaves, the soldiers were
Being a Bot
Like carousal, the scene kept changing every minute from sand to plateau, gorges to ponds. Trying to figure out the geography they kept trudging. She
Everything, Everything
The story touches the hopes, dreams and experiences of a teenager without it being over the top or overly dramatic. And this where this one took my heart away. It is a story that would appeal to any age.
In My Hands
Chicago US, May 2019 “Nothing but hope sustains life,” my eyes shifted from my hands to my therapist who sat across the table, composed and
Raima’s Changeover
At 62, when Raima was widowed, she was faced with her life’s toughest battle. Not that she was dependent on her husband of 38 years