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

A Universe Less Equal

It’s April – Ma would have loved it here now. Sitting in my modest balcony, I get a stunning view of the majestic Dhauladhar ranges,…
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
A Relic by the Sea
Short Story
The Bliss of Solitude
Short Story
Matters of the Heart
Short Story
Amor Fati – a story of new beginnings
Short Story
The Forests Whisper a Secret
Short Story
Song of the River

Poetry

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?’…
Poetry

The Red Bindi

This was my first foray into the  domain of prose poetry, published on Pena Litmag in February, 2025.   The day Baba first spotted me…
Poetry

Soul Craft – October Poetry Contest

Prompt: This Dusshehra, what would you like to rid your life of? My entry was adjudged a winner.   As the curtains descend on the…
Poetry
I Drank with the Moon
Poetry
I am NAARI
Poetry
Silent Noise
Poetry
Paradise Lost
Poetry
An Amaranthine Alliance
Poetry
The Legacy of Longing

Flash Fiction

Flash Fiction

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…
Flash Fiction

A Scarlet Saga

You look at his eyes – lovely, brown orbs - now fixated, unseeing, bulging out of their sockets. You crouch on the floor next to…
Flash Fiction

A Match Sui Generis

The roseate dawn tiptoes into my bedroom, heralding a new day…arguably, the most special one in my 24-year-old life. The white pigeon perches on the…
Flash Fiction
A Sticky Ride
Flash Fiction
To Be Or Not To Be
Flash Fiction
The Permanence of Change
Flash Fiction
The Sacred Sinner
Flash Fiction
The Dawn of Freedom
Flash Fiction
Amaranthine Love

Book Reviews

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

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

Stars from the Borderless Sea

Book: Stars from the Borderless Sea Author: Dr Shalini Mullick Genre: Romance Publisher: Readomania It’s the soul-stirring title and the haunting cover image that act…
Book Review
Book Review – MAYDAY! by Beetashok Chatterjee
Book Review
Book Review – The Labyrinth of Silence
Book Review
Eclectic Emotions by Debashree Basak
Book Review
Recipe for a Perfect Marriage by Women’s Web
Book Review
Saudade by Debarati Sen – Book Review
Book Review
Kausalya, Queen of Hearts – Book Review

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