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Short Stories

Short Story

A Rainbow Love

This short story was first published as a featured post on Women's Web in June 2023, to celebrate the Pride Month   A pool of…
Short Story

A Dawn of Hope

Chittagong (Bengal), 1927 The charcoal chunks in the clay oven crackled and sputtered as the dying embers fought a losing battle to burn bright. The…
Short Story

The Colour of Hunger

This short fiction, based loosely on the horrific unrest witnessed in Manipur in recent times, was published in the UK-based Fem Asia magazine in July,…
Short Story
The Solo Voice of Courage
Short Story
A Universe Less Equal
Short Story
Flames of Faith
Short Story
The Caprice of Colour
Short Story
The Forests Whisper a Secret
Short Story
The Bliss of Solitude

Poetry

Poetry

A Little More in Love

This poem was a part of the Valentine's series published on ArtoonsInn Poetry Parlour in February, 2024.   We made fancy wishes on the downy…
Poetry

The List

This poem was published on the Indian Review in May, 2024.   A broken violin with splintered strings - parts of a forgotten, fractured symphony…
Poetry

When Tangerine Met Teal     

This piece has found space in the poetry anthology titled When Fire Spoke to Water, brought out by LetsMakeStoriesDino, based on the same theme -…
Poetry
I am NAARI
Poetry
Locked Longings
Poetry
A Charade of Longing
Poetry
I Am
Poetry
Stifled No More
Poetry
Philia Forever

Flash Fiction

Flash Fiction

And the Stars Shone

“Vivek! When will you transfer last week’s pictures to me…I wanna post them tonight!” Varsha shouted out to her husband who was in the shower.…
Flash Fiction

Amaranthine Love

“This will be the last time, I promise,” my voice cracks on the phone as I strive hard to convince her. “But please meet me…
Flash Fiction

The Permanence of Change

Shagun was peering at her face in the large, oval, mirror in her room. A deep furrow lined her glabella. She clearly did not like…
Flash Fiction
Of Pearly Pinks and Glorious Gold
Flash Fiction
The Dawn of Freedom
Flash Fiction
Sister Act
Flash Fiction
A Lavender Trail
Flash Fiction
To Be Or Not To Be
Flash Fiction
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Book Reviews

Book Review

Book Review – The Labyrinth of Silence

Book – The Labyrinth of Silence Author – Dr Aparna Salvi Nagda Publisher – Vishwakarma Publications Length – 205 pages (all included) Genre – Social…
Book Review

Recipe for a Perfect Marriage by Women’s Web

Recipe for a Perfect marriage, the recently published annual offering of Women’s Web, is an anthology of 25 stellar short stories curated carefully from a…
Book Review

The People Tree by Beetashok Chatterjee

When a widely travelled person with a wealth of experience behind him, chooses to wield the pen, the result is an engaging collection of fourteen…
Book Review
Xanadu – Three Souls Searching for their Paradise, by Harshita Nanda
Book Review
Eclectic Emotions by Debashree Basak
Book Review
Saudade by Debarati Sen – Book Review
Book Review
The Mussoorie Murders – Book Review
Book Review
Beneath Divided Skies – A Riveting Read
Book Review
Book Review – The Fairly Ordinary Princess by Khushboo Shah

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