Short Stories
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,…
A Crimson Dawn
1536, Chittor, Mewar The long, canopied balconies in the Rana Kumbha Palace came alive every afternoon with the pitter-patter of little feet, the euphonic tinkling…
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?’…
The Legacy of Longing
{This was my entry for PenMuse-46 conducted by Penmancy in November, 2022, which fetched me the Second Position.} The diaphanous sheets susurrate against the…
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.…
A Rendezvous by the Sea
How can something as colourless as water create so many hues, Eliana wondered, as she scrolled through her photo gallery. Images of an ominous, grey…
Book Reviews
Xanadu – Three Souls Searching for their Paradise, by Harshita Nanda
A story reads best when it is fuelled by real life experiences and steered forward by vivid imagination, as Xanadu, the debut novella of Harshita…
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…
