Short Stories
Flames of Faith
19 June 1968, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) Please Maa, Rajendra is an honest man…meet him once, at least! Pitaji, please don’t finalise my wedding elsewhere,…
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…
Poetry
Stifled No More
Stifled No More Yes, I cried…swallowed my pride…but I swear I tried! Freedom denied, confidence lost, my heart turned frost. ‘Didn’t you accost him?’…
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…
Flash Fiction
The Chase
This flash fiction was published in the international e-mag, The Wise Owl, in November, 2023. Her less frequent dreams were those of their grey-and-white home…
Embers of Hope…Flames of Happiness
Featured in the anthology REBIRTH, published by The Impishlass Publication house It was the last day of our all-girls’ trip to Ladakh. The past one…
Book Reviews
Kausalya, Queen of Hearts – Book Review
Title: Kausalya, Queen of Hearts Author: Vibha Sangita Krishnakumar Publisher: Readomania Length: 288 pages Genre: Mythological Re-telling Kausalya, Queen of Hearts - Vibha Sangita Krishnakumar’s…
Saudade by Debarati Sen – Book Review
Book: Saudade Author: Debarati Sen Genre: Poetry Length: 46 pages, 25 poems Debarati Sen’s second literary outing grabs the reader’s attention at the…
