Literature

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 ...

About the authors: James B. Patterson: One of the well-known and best-selling writers, James has authored some of the most popular series in the last 10 years – the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club and Detective Michael Bennett novels. He has also written many other bestsellers including romantic novels and ...

About the author: Olivier Lafont is a versatile artiste who writes fiction, feature film screenplays and for newspaper and magazine publications, but also acts in feature films, TV ads for popular brands and is also a voice over artist in many languages. A French multi-linguist, Lafont has worked in some ...

About the Author: One of the world’s big time thriller writers, Lee Child writes novels that figure in the bestseller list in both hardback and paperback versions on both sides of the Atlantic. His novels have been translated into 40 plus languages. Coventry-born (1954), he is an awe-inspiring person. Spending ...