Short Stories

Short Story

A Jasmine Trail

This piece was published in the art and lit e-mag The Chakkar in November, 2023. Simran averted her eyes from the single line staring back…
Short Story

The Solo Voice of Courage

The burnt gold swan sitting on the mantelpiece, gleamed in the bright sun rays streaming inside the spacious living room and proudly displayed the name,…
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
The Caprice of Colour
Short Story
Amor Fati – a story of new beginnings
Short Story
Song of the River
Co-authored Anthology
Eclipsed and Exiled
Short Story
A Dawn of Hope
Short Story
A Positive Proposal

Poetry

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

An Amaranthine Alliance

(This is an example of List Poetry – an inventory of people, places, things or ideas, organised in a special way. It bagged a place…
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
Echoes of Winter
Poetry
I am NAARI
Poetry
Soul Craft – October Poetry Contest
Poetry
The Gift of Gold
Poetry
A Charade of Longing
Poetry
A Palette of Pride

Flash Fiction

Flash Fiction

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…
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.…
Co-authored Anthology

The Ride

This was among the nine stories selected globally (and the only one from Asia) for the Wordrunner eChapbooks Micro Prose Issue of  October, 2024  …
Flash Fiction
The Chase
Flash Fiction
The Sacred Sinner
Flash Fiction
Of Pearly Pinks and Glorious Gold
Flash Fiction
A Match Sui Generis
Flash Fiction
The Dawn of Freedom
Flash Fiction
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Book Reviews

Book Review

Book Review – MAYDAY! by Beetashok Chatterjee

This review was first published in The Wise Owl literary magazine as a featured article in their special Book Review Supplement on 10 August, 2023.…
Book Review

The People Tree by Beetashok Chatterjee

When a widely travelled person with a wealth of experience behind him, chooses to wield the pen, the result is an engaging collection of fourteen…
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
Eclectic Emotions by Debashree Basak
Book Review
Saudade by Debarati Sen – Book Review
Book Review
Book Review – The Labyrinth of Silence
Book Review
Kausalya, Queen of Hearts – Book Review
Book Review
Xanadu – Three Souls Searching for their Paradise, by Harshita Nanda
Book Review
Myriad of Dreams by Nisha Tandon

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