Short Stories

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

Bullseye!

This short story won the second position in an annual writing event organised by Wordweavers.   Dreamers are losers…darn! I hate dreams. Act fast, act…
Short Story

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…
Short Story
A Summer Sonata
Co-authored Anthology
When Fire Met Water
Co-authored Anthology
A Tangled Tapestry
Short Story
A Rainbow Love
Short Story
The Forests Whisper a Secret
Short Story
Matters of the Heart

Poetry

Poetry

When Tangerine Met Teal     

This piece has found space in the poetry anthology titled When Fire Spoke to Water, brought out by LetsMakeStoriesDino, based on the same theme -…
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

Paradise Lost

Old albums, sepia photographs, I see When the world looked young and the joys were fresh Locked within these lonely confines, how do I flee?…
Poetry
The Intrepid One
Poetry
A Little More in Love
Poetry
An Amaranthine Alliance
Poetry
OUTBOUND
Poetry
Locked Longings
Poetry
The Legacy of Longing

Flash Fiction

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

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

To Be Or Not To Be

Jayden’s head hurt mildly as he scrunched his eyes. The sun was blazing, but he savoured the warmth on his skin. He shuddered as he…
Flash Fiction
Bon Appétit!
Flash Fiction
From Sign to Scar
Flash Fiction
The Sacred Sinner
Flash Fiction
A Lavender Trail
Flash Fiction
Sunn Tan, with a Difference
Flash Fiction
The Last Tango

Book Reviews

Book Review

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…
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
Stars from the Borderless Sea
Book Review
Book Review – The Labyrinth of Silence
Book Review
Saudade by Debarati Sen – Book Review
Book Review
Book Review – A Quantum Healing System by Lakshmi Ajoy
Book Review
Myriad of Dreams by Nisha Tandon
Book Review
Eclectic Emotions by Debashree Basak

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