Short Stories

Short Story

Flames of Faith

 19 June 1968, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)   Please Maa, Rajendra is an honest man…meet him once, at least! Pitaji, please don’t finalise my wedding elsewhere,…
Short Story

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…
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,”…
Co-authored Anthology
A Tangled Tapestry
Short Story
A Universe Less Equal
Short Story
A Jasmine Trail
Short Story
When Death Whispered Hope
Short Story
Amor Fati – a story of new beginnings
Short Story
Song of the River

Poetry

Poetry

The Gift of Gold

This poem was part of the Fall collection in The Wise Owl e-mag in October, 2023.   The wooded paths are a sight to behold…
Poetry

Chasing the Rainbow

We shared a look, a whisper, and sparks flew! Stolen glances in the college canteen, Secret rendezvous over a hot brew, Fired our virgin hearts…
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
An Amaranthine Alliance
Poetry
I am NAARI
Poetry
The Intrepid One
Poetry
Echoes of Winter
Poetry
The Red Bindi
Poetry
Stifled No More

Flash Fiction

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

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

The Chase

This flash fiction was published in the international e-mag, The Wise Owl, in November, 2023. Her less frequent dreams were those of their grey-and-white home…
Flash Fiction
The Last Tango
Flash Fiction
A Sticky Ride
Flash Fiction
From Sign to Scar
Flash Fiction
The Sacred Sinner
Flash Fiction
Of Pearly Pinks and Glorious Gold
Flash Fiction
Sunn Tan, with a Difference

Book Reviews

Book Review

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…
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

Recipe for a Perfect Marriage by Women’s Web

Recipe for a Perfect marriage, the recently published annual offering of Women’s Web, is an anthology of 25 stellar short stories curated carefully from a…
Book Review
Eclectic Emotions by Debashree Basak
Book Review
Book Review – The Labyrinth of Silence
Book Review
Xanadu – Three Souls Searching for their Paradise, by Harshita Nanda
Book Review
Book Review – A Quantum Healing System by Lakshmi Ajoy
Book Review
The People Tree by Beetashok Chatterjee
Book Review
The Mussoorie Murders – Book Review

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