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POEMS
The Yellow Chair
Cleaning the clutter in my head,
I stopped and thought for a while...
I stopped and thought for a while...
A Bird’s Prayer
Lord, help the little ones in my nest,
You know God I’ve done my very best...
You know God I’ve done my very best...
Ode to My Father
Today is Father’s Day and I miss you more,
No poem or essay can express or store...
No poem or essay can express or store...
Her Reflection in Him
He wanted her to stay, in a wake,
of conking out on the lap of luxury...
of conking out on the lap of luxury...
Her, that Night
The certain bench, of a certain park,
and the aroma of a summer rose...
and the aroma of a summer rose...
Desolation
He felt everything at once.
A sinking feeling, a feeling of being lonely...
A sinking feeling, a feeling of being lonely...
I Don’t Wanna be Alone
I just don’t want to be alone anymore
It feels like an eternity...
It feels like an eternity...
A Christmas Song
It's a festive time as Christmas is here
A season of hope, a season of cheer...
A season of hope, a season of cheer...
Life- a Tryst of Mysteries
Why are we born and why do we die?
As twelve hours round the clock...
As twelve hours round the clock...
Fire and Ice
Like ice that cools the drink in a glass,
There's a calm beneath your wings...
There's a calm beneath your wings...
Scars
She sat by the rubble of her broken home,
Her tear-filled eyes stared at the torn...
Her tear-filled eyes stared at the torn...
Find Your Happiness, it’s there Somewhere
I get asked a lot- “What’s your fascination...
Everyman Out
The paradox about him which began at his fifty,- Intensified at sixty...
SHORT STORIES
Upside Down
He came out of his dwelling for the first time. He opened his eyes cautiously...
Happy Diwali
It’s Diwali on a Sunday. Opened WhatsApp soon after waking up. Seemed like...
The Duster
I reached the school unusually early. It was the first day after the holidays and I was...
A Sinister Secret
The boat bumped through the waves as if hit by speed bumps. The wind continued...
Never Miss a Chance to Enjoy the Fresh Air
I was looking out of the window from a...
The Sadness of Silence
One cold winter evening, a poignant scene unfolded as a small bent ninety-year-old...
The Poem
My first memories, of my grandfather, is of he being in a dhoti and kurta with a shawl...
The Gift
It was difficult to imagine what was within the wrap. But he knew it was delivered...
It Happened One Night
He was driving as fast as he could to reach home. His daughter had suffered...
Guard of Honour
I saw him as soon as I stepped inside the bank. It was overcrowded with customers...
Only in Whispers
As I entered the room, it whispered the storms that had echoed within...
Aurora Borealis
Away from the gruelling world, tucked within the arctic circle in Tromso...
The Slumbering Winter
Hundred moons have passed, and the nights only seems to get colder...
An Epidemic
A cool wind blew through the windows of a clinic in Sivapuram. White clothes...
Crime & Punishment
I was lucky to have a friend like him. Ratnakar’s friendship was like a light...
Life is Beautiful
‘Papa, look at the clouds. They are running with us. And the trees are running...
Drowning
It was panic, fear and more panic. Her hair floated upward and her skin started to...
Unfaithful
‘You know, he is the best thing which has happened to me. Losing him would be...
Life Insurance
The tubes, wires and the monitoring equipment was kept on one side...
Flight Path
It was love at first sight. Then they got married. And then they fell in love...
The Millionaire
He was poor and had been thrown out to break up on cold ground. He was hungry...
Nostalgia
“Lata, go and check, your grandpa went for a walk long back, he has not returned”...
The Nuremberg Trials
The tribunal of the Nuremberg Trials was given the charge of trying the most...
Dr. Sunshine
Dr. Bornik Mitra walked past the hospital hallway towards the Intensive Care Unit...
You are the Reason I Believe that Love is Real
Salan, a Mangalorean Catholic and Cherry...
Blank Calls
It was like a ritual. The phone rang, breaking the eerie silence of the night...
Breathe Out
Guns n’ Roses blazing into her headphones, she sat by the window and gazed outside...
Puchki – A True Story
The labourers were starving and sickly. They toiled eighteen hours every day...
Victory
“Grandma, when is Dad coming back?”, asked little Bela. “Soon, very soon, dear.”...
The Gentleman
He was nicknamed the Gentleman. An officer of the Indian Police Service...
Love
“Mom! I won the first prize in the calligraphy competition.”, exclaimed Tara...
Broken
First, it was cold indifference. Then, they started to stab and swing vile words...
A Rainy Night
It was raining as if it would never stop. She turned off the flickering bulb...
Contagious
It was extremely hot and humid. A few hundred meters from the hospital, I saw...
The Red Scarf
Hari was sitting peacefully on the banks of the Ganges, when he saw a girl...
Raani
It was a ritual. I used to hide behind the rocks to watch the gold and black...
Eyes
It was spring and I boarded the bus to Dharamshala with the stick in my hand...
Lessons from Children
Rohan and Sohan were at it again.
Their constant fighting over trivial things...
The Magic Within
He gave a smile like a warm hug. Swamiji stared at Ganguram for a long time...