Fiction Series

Radha tried again to get in touch with Mahadevan. But, she couldn’t get through since he had got transferred to Bangalore! “How mean! He did not inform me,” Radha sobbed into her mother’s bosom. She had been crying for some time now. She was an emotional wreck. “Try to forget ...

Radha did not want to give up on her dreams that she had seen with Dev. She went to his office, the next day, but was not allowed to meet him as he was busy. She left a message and returned to her office and went on to complete her ...

Mr. Mathur was satisfied by the matching of horoscopes and immediately called up Dev’s residence to give them the good news. But, before he could say anything more than introducing himself, Dev’s mother had a thunderbolt ready for him.The woman, who had previously insisted that Dev’s decision was final, said, ...

“A SOUTH INDIAN!,” Mr. Mathur exclaimed. “And a divorcee? Radha have you lost your mind? At your age, you can find a younger bachelor.” “But, Daddy, he is not to be blamed for the divorce. The girl was having an affair with her boss. The marriage did not last more ...

“Don’t be silly, Dev,” Radha blushed and looked up at Mahadevan, who had his arm around her shoulders. They were sitting in his company car, which was parked on a deserted curb near the restaurant where they had dined together. Radha had been working for Mahadevan for the last 3 ...

When Radha reached their Nariman Point office, she recognized Mr. V Mahadevan as the gentleman she had bumped into the previous day while rushing out of the interviewer’s cabin. “I took your resume from my colleague in the other office. I found that you could fit in here since you ...

Radha reached home an hour later and told her mother about her interview. “Keep trying. You need not get dejected. Even the great writer G B Shaw had faced rejection slips for his works, initially. Eventually, things turned in his favor and he died a rich man. Life is like ...

“Ms. Mathur, we could have thought of employing you right away, if you had at least an experience of 6 months. You are just out of college and college education does not help once you start working. I’ll keep your application on file and get back to you if something ...

Part 5 Though the man’s face was stained with blood, his face was recognizable. Savitri started sobbing again. She was saying something incoherently. Kartik pushed back the casket and said soothingly, “It’s alright. He is dead.” “It’s him!” Savitri turned, shivering. “He must have jumped off at the wrong time. ...

Part 4 Getting bail for Savitri proved to be a minor legal snag, which Kartik got over, expertly. Then Kartik and Radha met the Iyers at their hotel room. “Savitri, we need to talk,” Kartik declared with finality. Silence. Savitri kept looking down at her wet hands. Large tear drops ...