Short Stories

Co-authored Anthology

When Fire Met Water

This short fiction was published in the UK-based publication FemAsia in May, 2025. It talks about the less known Dadhicha Pratha - a horrifying social…
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

The Forests Whisper a Secret

This is an excerpt from my short story, The Forests Whisper a Secret, published in the TMYS Review of June, 2023. The journal is available…
Co-authored Anthology
Eclipsed and Exiled
Short Story
A Rainbow Love
Short Story
A Dawn of Hope
Short Story
A Crimson Dawn
Co-authored Anthology
A Tangled Tapestry
Short Story
The Colour of Hunger

Poetry

Poetry

Silent Noise

The vast onyx sky, an ominous pit My soul – bleak and cheerless. I know I’ve failed but I hate to admit Searing screams, I…
Poetry

A Palette of Pride

#coloursofpride   #Poattic23  #ArtoonsInnPoetryParlour (June, 2023) Orange, Green and Yellow, the holy shades of faith Thrust upon my rebel self, nearly stifling it to death. "She's…
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
Echoes of Winter
Poetry
I am NAARI
Poetry
A Little More in Love
Poetry
Paradise Lost
Poetry
I Drank with the Moon
Poetry
The Gift of Gold

Flash Fiction

Flash Fiction

Sister Act

Kaaya, the svelte, lissome 30-year old acclaimed writer, blessed with a peach-and-pink complexion and Rapunzel tresses, is the toast of Delhi’s literati. And my elder…
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 Dawn of Freedom

Written for ArtoonsInn  for a 250-word Flash Fiction prompt (August, 2024) - Write a story that happens in your MC's life on 14 and 15…
Flash Fiction
To Be Or Not To Be
Flash Fiction
The Last Tango
Flash Fiction
Embers of Hope…Flames of Happiness
Flash Fiction
A Sticky Ride
Flash Fiction
The Permanence of Change
Co-authored Anthology
Neighbourly Tales

Book Reviews

Book Review

Book Review – A Quantum Healing System by Lakshmi Ajoy

Lakshmi Ajoy's debut offering may be best described as a journey through her soul and a manual of personal healing for anybody who wishes to…
Book Review

Book Review – The Labyrinth of Silence

Book – The Labyrinth of Silence Author – Dr Aparna Salvi Nagda Publisher – Vishwakarma Publications Length – 205 pages (all included) Genre – Social…
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 Review
Eclectic Emotions by Debashree Basak
Book Review
Book Review – MAYDAY! by Beetashok Chatterjee
Book Review
Xanadu – Three Souls Searching for their Paradise, by Harshita Nanda
Book Review
Recipe for a Perfect Marriage by Women’s Web
Book Review
Book Review – The Fairly Ordinary Princess by Khushboo Shah

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