Urmi Chakravorty, Author at Urmi Chakravorty

Travel

The Road Less Taken

This personal essay was published in the international literary e-zine, The Hooghly Review, in August, 2024. https://www.thehooghlyreview.com/weekly-features/the-road-less-taken-by-urmi-chakravorty It was the summer of 1993. My husband…

Urmi ChakravortyAugust 22, 2024

Article

By the Roots of the Deodar (Deccan Herald)

https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/by-the-roots-of-the-deodar-3157786 A few months ago, we were holidaying in Himachal Pradesh. Our itinerary included both the popular and also, some less frequented destinations. Our…

Urmi ChakravortyAugust 22, 2024

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,…

Urmi ChakravortyAugust 22, 2024

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…

Urmi ChakravortyAugust 18, 2024

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…

Urmi ChakravortyAugust 13, 2024

Article

Summer of ’99 – my Kargil experience

This personal essay was first published on Kitaab International on 26 July, 2024 - the 25th year of the Kargil War. https://kitaab.org/2024/07/26/essay-summer-of-99-by-urmi-chakravorty/ Late-night phone…

Urmi ChakravortyJuly 31, 2024

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…

Urmi ChakravortyJuly 20, 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…

Urmi ChakravortyJuly 15, 2024

Poetry

The List

This poem was published on the Indian Review in May, 2024. A broken violin with splintered strings - parts of a forgotten, fractured symphony…

Urmi ChakravortyJune 26, 2024

Travel

Batseri – A Story Carved in Wood, Snow and Stone

This travel story was published on Borderless Journal in their June, 2024 edition. https://borderlessjournal.com/2024/06/14/a-story-carved-in-wood-snow-and-stone/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR07JDVszX-lrgPuQhRAFMDzXjDejkSkHsv1YxILEjyt6IhCQEpTjGN2-m8_aem_PSoiwhv6ky5bb2Xi8mZXZQ As a traveller, I always try to zero in on…

Urmi ChakravortyJune 26, 2024

The Road Less Taken

By the Roots of the Deodar (Deccan Herald)

The Colour of Hunger

The Dawn of Freedom

Sunn Tan, with a Difference

Summer of ’99 – my Kargil experience

To Be Or Not To Be

A Rendezvous by the Sea

The List

Batseri – A Story Carved in Wood, Snow and Stone

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