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Short Stories

Short Story

A Summer Sonata

April 2004 The square envelope lay on the carved rosewood peg table, conspicuous by its stark white look, broken only by the carefully inscribed name in…
Short Story

The Forests Whisper a Secret

This is an excerpt from my short story, The Forests Whisper a Secret, published in the TMYS Review of June, 2023. The journal is available…
Short Story

Song of the River

This short story was published on Story Sanctum, a Chicago-based publishing house, in March, 2025.   Which is the more difficult thing to do –…
Short Story
A Rainbow Love
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A Dawn of Hope
Short Story
When Death Whispered Hope
Short Story
Matters of the Heart
Short Story
Flames of Faith
Short Story
A Crimson Dawn

Poetry

Poetry

OUTBOUND

This piece is based on the poetic form Triversen and was published as part of PenMuse-43, the monthly poetry event organised by Penmancy. It bagged the…
Poetry

I am NAARI

This poem was published in the TMYS Story Project - 12 (December, 2023). Given below is an excerpt of it.   Pre-destined to birth, nourish,…
Poetry

Echoes of Winter

This poem was published in The Chakkar in February, 2024.   I draped the pashmina shawl today that once wove patterns in wool entwined with…
Poetry
Soul Craft – October Poetry Contest
Poetry
The Red Bindi
Poetry
I Am
Poetry
A Charade of Longing
Poetry
The Intrepid One
Poetry
Paradise Lost

Flash Fiction

Co-authored Anthology

Neighbourly Tales

This flash fiction has been selected by Wordweavers as a featured piece for their upcoming anthology. It had been a dull day, with Ms Reid’s…
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

Sister Act

Kaaya, the svelte, lissome 30-year old acclaimed writer, blessed with a peach-and-pink complexion and Rapunzel tresses, is the toast of Delhi’s literati. And my elder…
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The Permanence of Change
Flash Fiction
The Chase
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And the Stars Shone
Flash Fiction
From Sign to Scar
Flash Fiction
The Dawn of Freedom
Flash Fiction
The Last Tango

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

The Mussoorie Murders – Book Review

The Mussoorie Murders, Divyaroop Bhatnagar's debut novel published by Om Books International, proves to be an interesting read, particularly for readers like me who nurse…
Book Review

Myriad of Dreams by Nisha Tandon

When one’s deep-seated emotions skim to the surface and find a voice, the result is a soul-stirring anthology of poems called Myriad of Dreams! Myriad…
Book Review
Beneath Divided Skies – A Riveting Read
Book Review
Kausalya, Queen of Hearts – Book Review
Book Review
Stars from the Borderless Sea
Book Review
Book Review – The Fairly Ordinary Princess by Khushboo Shah
Book Review
Xanadu – Three Souls Searching for their Paradise, by Harshita Nanda
Book Review
The People Tree by Beetashok Chatterjee

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