Short Stories

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

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

Matters of the Heart

“Didi, your tea is getting cold…the weather is turning nippy here,” Sunaina gently nudged Hemlata out of her reverie. “Yes Nain, I’m just having it,”…
Short Story
A Positive Proposal
Short Story
The Solo Voice of Courage
Short Story
A Rainbow Love
Short Story
A Universe Less Equal
Co-authored Anthology
The Anatomy of a Memory
Short Story
Bullseye!

Poetry

Poetry

I Drank with the Moon

(Published in the May 2023 issue of Borderless Journal)    I watched the pregnant moon melt – a pearly blob in the pulp of my…
Poetry

A Charade of Longing

This poem was published in Borderless Journal in January, 2024.   The stockpile of melodies and memories of the love-drenched days I lost, masquerades the…
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
A Palette of Pride
Poetry
OUTBOUND
Poetry
When Tangerine Met Teal     
Poetry
Silent Noise
Poetry
Stifled No More
Poetry
A Little More in Love

Flash Fiction

Flash Fiction

From Sign to Scar

Written for ArtoonsInn Writers Room  in September 2024, for a 300-word Flash Fiction prompt: Write the story of a scar your character has - physical or…
Flash Fiction

The Sacred Sinner

It is that time of the year again. I look up - the morning sky is a brilliant sapphire, flecked with feathery, white clouds. The…
Flash Fiction

Sunn Tan, with a Difference

ArtoonsInn prompt for 250-word Flash Fiction (August, 2024) - Write about a love story between two persons from a panipuri seller's POV. They meet for…
Flash Fiction
The Chase
Co-authored Anthology
Neighbourly Tales
Flash Fiction
Amaranthine Love
Flash Fiction
A Sticky Ride
Flash Fiction
A Rendezvous by the Sea
Flash Fiction
Of Pearly Pinks and Glorious Gold

Book Reviews

Book Review

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…
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 – Beneath Divided Skies Author – Natasha Sharma Publisher – Vishwakarma Publications Length – 216 pages (all included) Genre – Historical Fiction (based on…
Book Review
Saudade by Debarati Sen – Book Review
Book Review
Stars from the Borderless Sea
Book Review
Book Review – MAYDAY! by Beetashok Chatterjee
Book Review
Book Review – The Labyrinth of Silence
Book Review
The People Tree by Beetashok Chatterjee
Book Review
Book Review – A Quantum Healing System by Lakshmi Ajoy

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