There’s something ominous about turning 30. Even optimistic people know that a third of their life is probably gone. Pessimistic ones feel they need to step up ...
There was a time when Raju Kaku (Rajenath Kaku) was the talk of the town. Nobody could resist his crispy puris or the golden aromatic potato curry se...
We don’t see UV light, hence maybe those pink roses also have a streak of silver or gold running through their hearts, we will never know! But, our eyes are als...
Amidst the ever existent poverty and illness in the world, Mother Teresa posed as a shining beacon of positive light and spread her wings of love and compassion...
Romance and Bollywood are synonymous for the most part. Hindi romantic movies have inspired generations for years. Every couple confess love to each other in on...
No one in this world can stay away from power of Music! It stirs various emotions in us and also defines our behaviour traits. If you observe closely you can ac...
Anyone who is studying or working needs to talk about their ideas or work. In the urban corporate world and academia, we use PowerPoint presentations to do so. ...
As he stepped into the train compartment, the few tired faces greeted him. He smiled back at them and went to sit down at his usual place - by the window neares...
On Christmas Eve, the smell of delicious food coming out of the kitchens from different houses filled his heart with despair. The lights on the Christmas tree f...
When your home is the streets of India there are many kinds which you get to see and hear. You hear a lot of sounds right from anklets to worn out soles of stru...
It was a warm morning. Most morning these days are warm. Mumbai is swarming with heat, no matter what season it is. Sometimes, I feel it is the accumulated heat...
As the flight touched the tarmac her heartbeats multiplied. She imagined several probables but could not extrapolate any of her past experiences to what she was...
A very warm hand rested on his cold one. Jamie looked up to see two very old eyes, looking down on him with an indifference. This indifference hurt Jamie more t...
I was not a ‘normal’ kid. The world always moved slowly for me. But I wonder sometimes, if that is such a bad thing. I saw the flowers as they swayed in the win...
I ran into Padma last night after eight years. It was a little strange because I used to love her once. Back then, I never had the guts to tell her and then we ...
“Sit,” he said. She couldn’t help but notice the weird curio all around the lobby. “Oh, I just like stuffing dead birds and animals and preserving them in a way...
Being a quitter is a good thing in very few contexts. Smoking cigarettes is one of them. You ask any smoker and he or she will tell you how badly they crave for...
I walked down the school corridor precariously. Balancing my textbooks in my hand, I forced my mind to only think about differential equations & quantum phy...
It was around 8:20. I was anxious. Mastu must be waiting outside. I waited for my parents to leave the dining hall and the moment they went, I rushed. He stood ...
Weary and hungry the runaway couple sat down in the shade of the humongous banyan tree. The miles of walking had taken away their strength to go any further. Th...
Suraiya was running as fast as she could. The sweltering day had already made her weak and dizzy. The show must have started, her over anxious mind kept on tick...
Sweat dripped from his eyebrows, drenching his faded shirt as Alok sat down in the shade of a chai shop.
“Bhaiya, ek chai,” he said, wiping his brow with the s...
Give me three grains of corn, Mother, Only three grains of corn; It will keep the little life I have Till the coming of the morn. - "GIVE ME THREE GRAINS OF COR...
