I recently read “A Prisoner of Birth” by Jeffrey Archer. One would think that a long book about a simple man wronged and his story of revenge against powerful adversaries would be a common story. But the way Archer writes and tells the story makes this an extremely gripping, interesting, tense one that I could … Read more
“Liberation is what we call it, Sir. They had the cheek to called it invasion!” Manoj Kumar, the guide said. He broke into his characteristic loud guffaw that reverberated in the empty surroundings. I watched him shake his head in disbelief as if he had lived the history. “A small request for help turned out … Read more
At the red signal, with 76 seconds left for green, he felt someone touch his feet inside the autorickshaw. He turned to look at his left. A girl in tattered rags, an overflowing nose and dishevelled hair stood there with a small board in her hand. It surprised him that she spoke in English. He … Read more
“These monthly review meetings are such a waste of time,” Swami complained while having his coffee the other day. Even the muffin didn’t seem to enliven his mood. Jigneshbhai and I realised that he must have had a meeting with Raichand, of late. “A group of people get into a room and get slammed by … Read more
Just a note to let you know that my latest book “Melange: A Medley of Short Stories” is now available. It is an Omnibus of Forty Seven Stories across the four collections that I have written in 2021 and contains a wide variety of tales. It is available on Amazon in Kindle format and on … Read more
“The next ninety seconds are very critical,” Santosh Kumar told his friend as he waited for the green to turn amber and then red at Ejipura signal in Bangalore. As soon as the green turned to amber, he stood up with his wares and had a quick look at the three bikers who were nearing … Read more
A friend of mine who was a CEO of a big company told me the other day that he was leaving his job. I thought he must be becoming the CEO of another, bigger company, but he told me that was not why he was leaving it. I asked him why, and he told me … Read more
There was a news report about the release of my four anthologies from last year (2021) that got coverage last month. I am reproducing it below for your reading. *** Four Anthologies of author Ranjit Kulkarni’s short stories released The set of four small, quick read books, a consolidated anthology of Ranjit Kulkarni’s work last … Read more
She told them that she started bleeding due to him. They told her she shouldn’t have been there at that time of the night. She was a young woman. From a good family. She should have known better. She had a life ahead of her. She should have been careful. She told them that she … Read more