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Everyday Epics is a series of collections of urban short stories about ordinary people navigating love, loss, humour, restlessness and unexpected change. Each story offers a brief window into a moment that reveals something deeper about the human experience.
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It had been five weeks since his mother forced him to join the karate classes of Sakpal Sir. For 16-year-old Vinay, it felt like these were the worst five weeks of his life. Being obese was reason enough to attract unwanted attraction. But by being the last to complete any exercise, Vinay made others feel … Read more
Pardy and Siddy stepped out of their classroom giving each other a thumbs up and a high five. The smiles on their faces were brighter than the warm afternoon sun. The spring in their step was proof of the glowing confidence that radiated that they had got all the answers right. This was their English … Read more
“Where are you, Ravi? I need you to clean this room,” Ravi’s grandmother yelled from the first floor. Ravi was on the ground floor of their tea estate bungalow staring at his late Grandpa. “It’s been six months already since you left us,” Ravi said. He wiped his wistful eyes staring at his grandfather’s photograph … Read more
On a normal working day, Robin Warne would be in some corporate meeting this time in the afternoon. But today was a light afternoon at work, to his delight. So he sat at his desk staring at the laptop screen, pretending to be busy. At his level in the company, he couldn’t afford to look … Read more
Why did God give the human species the intelligence to invent the mobile phone? Sitting alone in a plush restaurant in despair, young Rakesh Oswal threw his phone away. Even in the AC of the restaurant, his forehead had a few drops of sweat. Lots of questions filled his tormented head. In a moment, he … Read more
At 9 AM every weekday, Suchetan sat at his desk and followed the same routine. He opened up his laptop, plugged in the power cable and waited to see the value of his capital before starting work. Every day he saw the value of his money going down. He had pictures of Goddess of Fortune … Read more
“Can you tell me what’s in this envelope?” Shashi Godbole asked Judith. Shashi had come straight from the airport to her office. She had returned from a business trip to China. “Open it and see, Shashi,” Judith said. She took the envelope from Shashi and tried to open it. “No..no..no – don’t open it. It’s … Read more
At 9.30 AM, the doorbell rang and 82-year-old Bapu opened the door of his house. He found an apple outside it. It intrigued him, to say the least. He gave it a cold but close look. It indeed was an apple, his favourite fruit. A nice, red, ripe apple plucked fresh from a tree, Bapu … Read more
“Ladies and Gentlemen, May I have your kind attention please?” announced Jaspal Singh from the stage. “This occasion deserves special cheers. Can everyone please raise a toast to Mr. and Mrs. Malvinder Singh?” Mr. Malvinder Singh and Mrs. Gurvinder Kaur started walking to the podium. It was their fiftieth wedding anniversary. As the 76-year-old ‘groom’ … Read more