I occasionally go out on evening strolls. I wish I could say it always relaxes the mind and gives a fresh perspective. I have often returned home more irritated and tired than how I had left. It’s impatience, the roads are full of it, people hurrying on two wheelers, four wheelers, on foot for some…

The Indian Rosewood tree, locally called Sheesam is one of the important trees across the country, also culturally embedded. It is a beautiful tree, one that seems to grow more beautiful and vibrant with time. It has its history deep rooted in making of string instruments such as guitar and sitar and is also preferred…

Anish was working in his office, hands busy on the keyboard, eyes busy on the screen when suddenly a plate was kept beside him on the right. He looked from the corner of his eyes at the plate which had two slices of pizza, some wafers and a piece of cake. Anish looked up and…

There was a long period of time in my life when after office and many times before, I would drive down to this small take away coffee shop near an over the ground metro station. There are other coffee stands nearby but the reason for me driving the distance to have coffee was divided into…

With the heat of the summer touching 45 degrees, Bhaskar’s heart drowned in distress due to deep love. He would stand on his balcony in the evenings despite the hot winds and he would wake up early in the morning despite working late at night. He would look outside the window of his office at…

The night was silent, as silent as nights in the cities can be. The sky had a layer of smog covering most of the stars. The moon was in a waning crescent. Something moved in the dark very quietly, there was no sound of steps, or brushing against the walls or anything else. The steps…

In my country, buying a car is given a great deal of importance by a major part of the population, if not the most. It is not just associated with being luxurious possession but is also associated with progress, sometimes (or many) a progress which is hollow from within with a money that doesn’t exist…

Sunday evening arrived and ten years old Sohan sat sipping his hot chocolate. He was looking at the clock. It was 5:35 pm. Before 6 pm, his father would wake up from his Sunday evening nap. Sohan looked at his mother, Mrs Parnaik, who sat cutting vegetables. “Has father woken up?” asked Sohan Mrs Parnaik…

It was 11:45 am, way past the office and school going time. Mrs Kansal walked home with a grocery bag. After her husband passed away, she thought very little of things which would allow her to be happy. Her daughter Vedika helped her through it. Vedika was a wonderful daughter and even her husband Daksh.…

The police constable, Adhiraj Chandrakar, stopped typing in the computer and looked up to find a man and a woman standing in front. Mr Chandrakar waited a few seconds for one of them to start speaking, but there were no words spoken, so he spoke, “Can you both speak?” “Yes,” said the girl Drishti, “my…

I wouldn’t say I am particularly scared of the darkness, but I won’t lie, I have a certain feeling of uneasiness when in it or around, especially if I am in the middle of watching or have just finished watching a horror movie. I am pretty good at dealing with it, thanks to all the…