Short Stories English

Chair & Coats & Drains

The pre-dawn air was cold and Maya lifted the hood of her jogging top to cover her long dark hair.…

March 30, 2025

Please, Bhagwan…

Aditi said a prayer to God every night: “Please, Bhagwan, please let Mummy Papa give me a little sister.” Sometimes…

February 10, 2025

Himalayan Lily

Yaking babies with Mike was never top of the agenda, but Mike knew; he had to know. He was beautiful,…

February 3, 2025

What Mothers Don’t Know About Empathy

At 80 kilos, Neha was the fattest girl in her class. Kind people like her doting grandma called her ‘well-built’.…

January 27, 2025

Between Friends

The Borivili bound fast local was speeding past stations and I stood in the corner I had been pushed to,…

January 22, 2025

Natasha Napkins

I’m standing in an enormous white-tiled consumerist’s heaven supermarket. Everything I need is available at a price, even half the…

January 16, 2025

Doesn’t Really Matter

Making babies with Mike was never top of the agenda, but Mike knew; he had to know. He was beautiful,…

December 2, 2024

Badminton Days

Amaya Sharma stared at the bare walls in her sparsely furnished bedroom. She watched the setting sun cast golden patterns…

November 29, 2024

A Gentleman

Tushar, the safety valve of the tank is broken, all the water is spilling,” said Nidhi to her brother. “What…

November 24, 2024

HI-TECH GENERATION

Mummy, please reach Bangalore by day after tomorrow without fail. I am going to get admitted tomorrow to the hospital…

November 4, 2024
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