Literature

PR Sandesh Rane from Ketchum Sampark wrote to me recently, “I write to you on behalf of Mr. Shatrujeet Nath, author of The Guardians of the Halahala – The Vikramaditya Trilogy.” About Shatrujeet Nath: Sandesh’s mail said the following about the author. Shatrujeet Nath had done odd jobs like selling ...

He almost bumped into Radha Srinivasan when she was returning from the beauty spa, where she had taken some beauty services for the month. She was immediately suspicious of the man. The man, who was a courier boy, was hurrying out of her building. Did she see some drops of ...

Oh! Stop this destruction, my friend. Don’t wait for my patience’s end. You not only cut the trees of teak and Sal But also are paving the way to death’s very hall. Your axes kill, not only the trees, But also the soil beneath your feet. The river nearby floods, ...

I want to return to a wilderness; Though, I don’t know where it is. To this place, my mind drifts; Not knowing where it is. A river runs nearby With trees on either bank, tall and with leaves, stud. There is a little cottage, as well, With birds chirping around. ...

While I was moving along, A lone stub of a tree, I came upon. I looked at it with curiosity; Which species of plant it is to see.   Suddenly, a forlorn voice addressed me; “Why are you looking at me, so curiously? I am no big tree; majestic to ...

One fine morning I realized, That the world has become one and systematized. The continents had again formed the Pangea, And all the seas surrounded it. An unknown force was binding them And all belonged to the same unit. There was complete harmony for there was no terrorist. Nobody hoarded ...

Aamir has come up with a defense to his statement and has cited Rabindranath Tagore’s poem, Where the mind is without fear. That reminded me of my own poem that I wrote on my country’s 65th independence day. Yes, Rabindranath Tagore wanted a good morrow for his country. But what ...

Ajit and Deven went outside the house and Deven said good bye. As Ajit entered his home, his grand father, who had recently come from their native place, stopped him. “You are fast friends. It is difficult to find friends like you in today’s times,” his grand father praised him. ...

“Her parents died of AIDS, you know. She could be infected,” Vijayeta Sinha heard someone speak. She turned and saw Manish Umrao within a group of students pointing out to her. Vijayeta had come from Mumbai to Delhi only to escape from her past and her past now had caught ...

About the Author: Known more for her Muzaffar Jung series about a Mughal detective in seventeenth Century, Delhi, Madhulika Liddle is also a writer of short stories. Many of these short stories have bagged awards, including the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association’s short Story Competition in 2003. She intermittently writes on travel ...