Literature

The next day was my first day at my new job. I was all excited. Mr. Chopra, er., Ravi (he asked me to call him that) and I met at the office at 8 AM sharp and we left together. “What case are you working on right now?” I asked, ...

Suddenly, one day, I received a call from a detective agency! Obviously, I had first replied to an advertisement that they had placed in a leading newspaper. During the interview, they asked me how I would fit into their organization. I took much trouble in explaining to them that I ...

Teenagers have misconceptions about various things. The films and thriller novels have a lot to do with it. They, often, make a mountain of a molehill. Kiran Mathur is one such teenager, who had glamourous misconceptions about private investigations. She found out the truth only when… Hey, why not get ...

Kiddish though they may be, Some of these poems of mine. They represent the states of mind At all these times, of mine. I had written this poem about the river Ganga, several years back and I am sharing it with you now. Holy Ganges! Out of the cacophony of ...

“But, how could Roma communicate with her sister when she was tortured by her in-laws? They must have kept her under 24 hours surveillance.” “Yes, they did. But, they did the mistake of allowing one little girl, a neighbor to meet her privately in her room. Roma and the girl ...

Keshav had left strict instructions with the security about the man. He had said that they should allow the man to enter the hospital premises in the dead of the night, though it was not the visiting hour. “Anna, how did you know it was Fakar Singh?” Radha asked later. ...

It was a man and his face appeared to be covered by a mask. He removed something out of his pant pocket. The road light that entered through the window bounced off the shining blade. He swung his hand up and the lights went on, instantly. Radha had slipped to ...

“Oh my God!” Radha exclaimed. Kartik continued, “She got hit by a speeding car while crossing the main road. I’m at the hospital. Get here asap.” “Shit, Anna. You shouldn’t have thought of this plan.” The scene at the hospital was pathetic. Inside the emergency room, doctors were struggling to ...

It was Kartik’s plan to get Rita out of the influence of her parents and slowly bring up the topic of the murder; then, record the entire dialogue on a digital voice recorder. But, fate had something else in store for them. As planned, Radha called Rita and told her ...

“But, wasn’t the car owned by the Singhs” Radha still had doubts. “No. The limozine was hired for a Mr. Khurana by a woman over the phone. The rental agency had been requested the driver to meet Mr. Khurana at an isolated spot. The police found the driver’s dead body ...