“It is time for me to get ready,” Nandita told her mother after close to an hour on the phone. “Is it 6 pm already?” her mother turned her neck to see the wall clock. “Yes, dear, it is.” Nandita knew it was time for her Sunday dinner at the house of the eldest sister … Read more
“Tennis is a tough game,” Jigneshbhai said, wiping the sweat on his brow as he settled on his chair to have coffee the other day. Unlike our sojourn with badminton, the one with tennis never took off. Swami and I took our seats and ordered a cold coffee for a change. We couldn’t agree more … 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
It has been a washout February as far as writing is concerned for me. I haven’t got a word on paper (or on MS Word, actually) in this entire month, all of it due to what I would like to blame on writer’s block, but in reality, is a curious mix of laziness and distractions. … Read more
Pankaj Mehra waited with bated breath in the lobby on the mezzanine floor of the luxury hotel. On the surface, he ambled along. He took measured steps, adjusting his jacket every time he reached one end of the lobby. He tried to look as if he was waiting for someone important for a business meeting. … Read more
“I hope I have not disturbed you in the middle of something that you deem to be more important than attending to the phone call of your retired, tired and a bit retarded uncle,” Jigneshbhai and I heard a voice on Swami’s phone when he put it on the speaker as his phone rang while … Read more
When Rahul went down forty feet under the water for the first time, he felt an inexplicable calm. The Great Barrier Reef has that kind of effect on people. He saw the colourful corals and sea life – a world of its own. He hadn’t experienced anything like this before his scuba dive. There was … Read more
This week I complete one year of weekly posts on the blog. I am happy to note and report that a Dehradun-based book blogger sent me this review of my book of short stories “Kaleidoscope”. At the risk of blowing my own trumpet, I am enclosing it below. 🙂 *** 7 Reasons to Read Kaleidoscope … Read more
He was a brave, intelligent and stable man except when it came to small spaces. In those small spaces, he always felt that he was in danger. That someone was out to get him. He was always on high alert then watching everyone and everything. He could do anything then, in those small spaces. Like … Read more