The steamer he had boarded at Howrah was cruising down the River Ganges. When he reached the bathing ghat close to where Sachin lived, he alighted and slowly made his way up the steps of

                                                The Corona lockdown had confined Harry to his small flat. He was not sure he would get back his job as an electrician. His company had decided to cut down their labour force drastically. He was now running short of cash and would soon have to starve as his employer had not paid […]

                                                Danny’s hat sat rakishly on his head, the ends of his moustache turned upwards, a new hair style and dark glasses made him confident in his new identity. In the last five years, he had even cultivated a new accent. Now his appearance gave him a quiet dignity and poise which commanded respect. He […]

                                              The cyclone had devastated the eastern coastline of southern India. Over 150 acres of land was lost to the sea. The huts of the fisher folk had been washed away along with all their possessions. Some lives were lost. As a reporter for the Times, I was sent to cover the rescue operations that […]

                                                A sudden change in our situation brought us from a small town to a crowded bustling city; from an independent cottage in the village to a one-bedroom flat in a high rise condominium. It was claustrophobic and my young son bereft of his father and missing all his friends, retreated into himself, monosyllabic, […]

                                                           Sometimes inexplicable things happen and we call them miracles. After exhausting all our medical options we turned to religion and did the round of churches. So when a miracle did happen, I felt it was our due.             We had been married for five years and had no children. Carol my wife was […]