At about 4 PM while sipping his tea, Appa More called his friend Bapu Nadkarni on his mobile, but he did not pick it up. Fifteen minutes later, Appa’s phone rang. It was Arnav, the grandson of his friend Bapu. “Hello Arnav, how are you? I was trying to reach your grandfather some time back,” … Read more
He had expected chants of “Rango, Rango,” reverberate the auditorium. Sarang Gore walked up to the dais to receive the distinguished alumnus award. But all he heard, instead, was pin-drop, eerie silence. Their reunion had less than ten people, all in their fifties, from the class of thirty. Sarang Gore was the most successful alumnus … Read more
At around 4 AM, 81-year-old Venugopal woke up in shock with cold sweat. He had seen a dream and remembered it vividly. In that dream, he saw that he and his ailing wife Nalini were on a train journey. He didn’t quite remember where that journey started from. But he remembered that they were having … Read more
It was the annual conference of the bacterial community. The debate over whether the Human exists took an ugly turn between groups of bacteria. The ‘doesn’t exist’ side was especially aggressive and up in arms. They argued that the Human is non-existent based on sound logic and rational thinking. “The invisible, nonsensical being that you … Read more
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