Literature

First man, “Nobody needs to teach us to love.” Second man, “But once we start loving, we learn a lot.” First man, “What do you mean?” Second man, “We learn never ever to fall in love again.” Man, “Why did you buy such a heavy sari?” Wife, “What is your ...

Part IV With Vipin training a gun on them, Radha tried to be brave. “You can’t get away with this,” Radha spoke up. “You will leave a witness behind.” “You think I am stupid like your boss. I will kill you first. I would leave a very interesting set up. ...

Part III “I tell you, inspector. I did not kill her.” Radha pleaded. She had been taken to the police station. Just then, Shyam entered the station. “What are you doing here?” Radha demanded. “I called him here,” Inspector Sinha admitted. “What have you gotten you into, Radha?” Shyam regretted. ...

Part II “Caroline? Murdered? Are you sure?” “Sure. It happened right in front of me. We were having dinner. Suddenly, she slumped forward and was dead.” “You were having the same food?” “Yes, but I did not have one item – dal. I have always considered it to be a ...

Part I “Radha, Hello. Where are you?” Asha Goswami waved her hand in front of her friend’s face. Radha Ganguly realized with a start that she had been staring at the lamp beside her bed, switching it successively off and on. Her pillow was half lying on her lap and ...

About the Author: He was the eyes and ears of the Chief Minister, a former Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister of Karnataka. Now, 13 years post his retirement, IAS Officer N Viswanathan has brought out his all-revealing book about the inner workings of the bureaucracy. About the Book: The ...

About The Author: Vishesh Kalimero, the author of The Moon Waxes and Wanes is a much traveled man. He says traveling is “a way of life for him”. He has spent the last 6 years traveling in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Asia, Europe and Latin America. He never took ...

10 year old Rahul went to his mother one day and asked, “Friends are friends. Why do we say ‘A friend in need is a friend indeed’?” To that her mother-in-law said, “I will tell you a story. Then you will understand.” This was what Rahul’s grandmother told him: There ...

A man was addressing some children about some realities of life. He said, “There are a lot of ups and downs in life. There will also be several thorns and sharp stones on the road of life. We should not be afraid of them.” A smart kid replied, “Yes, we ...

About the Author: A.H. is the pen name of author Pooja Addla Hari whose debut novel is The Real Mission. A passionately ambitious human who was born and brought up in Chennai, she is also an avid reader, speaker, science and tech enthusiast and music lover. She loves to integrate ...