That year the monsoon did not arrive on time. There were other years when the monsoon did not arrive on time but that year was unusually hot and to wait for the rains over the days seemed like waiting over the ages. If you stare a bit too long at the sky devoid of any clouds with the scorching sun staring back, you will find that unawares your lower jaw has dropped into a dumb-struck stare. So when Dukhey was arrested in such a pose early in the morning, his wife Moyna while passing by could not help but comment, Haa kore ki dekhcho. This made Dukhey conscious of his demeanour and he shifted his gaze away from the sky. But it was not only Dukhey. A couple of hours later it was Dukhey’s uncle, Horen, who was caught in the same posture of awe while in the field. And…
The story of Nan Phu is not a story. That is to say, it is not fiction. It is real because many people, who…
None of us, present in the crematorium was blood-relation of KKK .We believe, the last rituals are to release the departed soul from all…
“Ee…..ya a….rgh….” The trumpet of an angry elephant somewhere, jolted Velu to wake up. He lay dazed a few seconds under his torn blanket.…
There was blood in Joe’s hands, clothes and on the floor. It was Janet who saw him first. She was alerted by her kid’s…
The ring of the bell came like a hard shove, tipping June off her imagination into the decaying, wooden walls of the bar. She…
Chandru’s POV: 9 am: “Ugh… It’s morning… again,” I thought to myself, lying on my bed, while the sun flares hit my eyes. Sometimes…
The Barua household had been bustling with activity for the last seven days. Sri Gopal Barua, the head clerk of the Government Boys Secondary…
Warm golden rays of the sun gently filtered through the branches of the majestic banyan tree, making the leaves look like mystical filigree fireflies.…
