Category: life

Mr Saha inverted the packet over his right palm and a few salted peanuts rolled out and fell on the palm. Mr Saha ate them and he looked ahead with an expression of extreme disappointment and he didn’t know what exactly disappointed him the most. Mr Saha was part of the IT department of a…

Brijesh had never seen an old ancestral house passed down through generations. His grandfather had sold everything when he decided to shift to a different city and the next owner broke the old house down and built a new one. So, when Azad invited Brijesh to his ancestral house, Brijesh didn’t think twice to consider…

Banhi had been living in the same rented apartment for the past seven years. She liked everything about the apartment. The beige colour of the building, bordered with bronze colour, the main window of the drawing room faced the park and invited breeze and it also let in just the right amount of sunlight. The…

“Have you ever imagined what it would feel like to slowly fall through clouds without the fear of dying or hurting yourself and without the usual physics of falling down? I am sure like me you have also noticed that emotion at various places like movies, shows or have read in books. When you imagine…

As the city bus turned around the corner Advay gripped the hand strap tighter to not sway away in the direction of the bus’s pull. He had been scrolling through phone for a while, but his eyes were requesting rest after an entire day in the office in front of a computer screen. Advay looked…

On the onset of winter, in the evening. Isha drove the car to her parking spot, and she got out of the car and glanced once at her apartment window. The glass of the window showed darkness. There was no one at home and Isha knew that, but letting go of the habit was proving…

Sohan got up before his usual time, his first day as a 13 years old boy. He smiled recalling all the wishes he received at 12. There was more to come throughout the day. Sohan was not going to school, much to the displeasure of his father, and much support by his paternal grandparents. His…

The clock displayed at 7:30. The evening light was at its lowest. The official purpose of the day was coming to an end for many. Yes, there are those who believe in working for long hours, trying to get that big jump whether it is at work or at business. But no matter how busy,…

The day began to break at the far end of the sea. The breeze was picking up speed. The morning light spread in the sky. Sareek opened his eyes to look at the sky. Once again, he had fallen asleep on the sand of beach. No, it wasn’t at night that he got there, it…

Mr Patel loved his late Autumn tea, early in the morning, sitting on the balcony with his newspaper. Ever since his nephew had sent him a particular brand of tea on his birthday, Mr Patel had stuck to the brand and had found this new joy. Mr Patel looked at his son, Prakash making something…

Today in the corporate world scenario what is important is to have a proper understanding of soft skills as well. With technical abilities, it’s important how you grow and enhance your soft skills as well with your technical abilities. Today in the hybrid culture of work what is important is to be smart in a…

There was nothing more to be said. Navya stared at the face of Mrs Garg who was wearing a blank non-caring look. Navya turned and made her way down the stairs. Walked out of the building and continued to walk towards hers and on the way, she looked at her parked car with the newly…

There was an office and the office had a position, and Savya was in that position. The office had many memories for her, and so did the path that led to it. Her mornings were accustomed to her waking up at 6, and her family had adjusted themselves to her mornings. Some colleagues were friends,…

It was 8:30 in the morning. The roads were still calm before the crowds of people who would eventually rush out towards their daily working lives. Ranbir pedalled his cart on the road, he woke up much earlier in the morning at 5:30 am, helping his wife in some of the household chores before leaving…