Short Stories
Amor Fati – a story of new beginnings
Kumud stashed away the clean, folded clothes in the modest steel almirah. She arranged her pillows and the duvet on the single cot exactly the…
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
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…
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…
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…
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
Book Review – The Fairly Ordinary Princess by Khushboo Shah
Book: The Fairly Ordinary Princess Author: Khushboo Shah Genre: Children’s Fantasy (works for adults, too) Looking for a light read that’s bound to warm…
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…
