Plastic munchers

Plastic in your trashcan, plastic in landfills, plastic on the roadside, plastic in our oceans. Agreed, the invention of plastic has truly revolutionized our world. Whether to keep our food stored safely or to design cars - plastic is probably the most useful product at our disposable. And yet, it is the most harmful, the …

LOVE, WHEN THE SUN SETS

It broke my heart to see him like that. Sitting alone in a corner of the room, leaning on his walking stick and sobbing softly. Outside the window it poured cats and dogs. As if the heavens were crying with him. "Baba, it'll be okay -" "What okay?" he snapped, but said nothing further. "Didn't …

Wind beneath my wings

His mouth reeked of alcohol, but his words reeked of a mind that had rotted. Yet, I said nothing, just cried alone, curled up on the floor, hoping all night, he would come to his senses. That he would hug me tenderly and apologize. After that he never came to me unless it was to …

Paranormal Romance fiction – Till death do us apart

That voice, it had to be … “OMG! Shaurya! It’s you?” I squinted to see him better in the semi-darkness. The heavy drizzle was making it more difficult! Why was he standing in the rain? His uniform was dripping wet! Read more: Till death do us apart This Flash fiction won the first runner's up …

The man of her dreams

She closed her eyes and wondered if he would come to her tonight? It had been months. She grinned, remembering the last time she saw him. He had slipped the ring on her finger that time. And how handsome he looked – tall and lean. And hadn’t he been so protective, almost bordering on possessiveness? …

An unlikely affair

Love has an uncanny ability to happen when you least want it to. And the irritating habit of leaving you alone when you truly need it. I had been busy, trying to meet my article deadline. The day was sunless and gloomy like any typical winter day in northern India. My days were gloomy any …

Train Diaries – Kargil and an army wife

About a month back as I was travelling from Delhi to my hometown in Ranchi by train, I realized how integral this mode of transport is to us Indians. Especially the middle class ones like me. Anywhere we need to go, near or far, we first look at this tracked option.And each of us has …

Ode to the army man

"Hey you know, yesterday another army man died and another was injured at the border, fighting some insurgents," I said. "Ya things keep happening there everyday." I was frankly quite shocked at this remark. I never expected such casual attitude towards that man who laid down his life so we could live fearlessly. So we …

From full-time employed to full-time engaged

I did it, finally! Hadn't been easy to reach here. And to me it is like an achievement. Yes, I put in my papers. I resigned from Infosys and am ready for this new chapter in my life. Deciding to quit your job is quite a tough decision I have discovered. First the very scare …

Into the Kathmandu valley

Today's headlines screamed "Nepal plane crash: Builders' holiday turns into mourning for Trichy". A mountain flight on its way back into the capital city had 'nipped' a hill on approach. The terrain only helped blow it into smithereens. The sad news reminded me of my own flight into this city a few months back. It …