Beyond the Mask
Khushi believed that the past shaped her, but did not determine her present or future. She has always been a happy-go-lucky woman who had a wide range of emotions like...
FS: Book 1 – Chapter 7
The art of baking ‘Pithe’, the seasonal delicacy was a common one in the village of Nabaghat. It was also a major source of gathering for all the women in...
FS: Book 1 – Chapter 5
Durga Puja is the biggest festival of Bengalis. This Durga Puja Kalo would be going to her father’s house, the home where she had spent her unmarried childhood. From the...
Night Club for Emotions
Stress can be awkwardly funny at times. I met Stress at a very early age. I don’t exactly remember the story of meeting Stress, but Stress has been in and...
FS: Book 1 – Chapter 2
It was 4:00 AM. The onset of winter was just starting to make the early air chilly. The sun got lazier now that autumn had been fleeing, resulting in a...
The Living Ghosts
Onto the wave crashing sand, souls on parade. Neil was humming rather loudly, his voice floating and drowning rhythmically with the gorgeous sound of the sea. A pleasant evening indeed!...
The Last Lap
‘On Your Mark’.. (Whistle). Kuppy flew off the cemented stub and dove head-down straight into the cool and heavy green water. All the cheers and sounds that were buzzing around...
Single Lady and Her Urban Problems
It is 6 o’ clock in the morning. Kuppy is sleeping. Wake up you lazy girl. No, that wasn’t 6; it was written 8 o’clock. And the name was nowhere...