Category: Fiction
Short fiction and narrative writing — historical and literary.
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It’s Dogmatic, It’s a Dog’s Life
Hi, I am D. Well, I could be a, b, c, d or x, since I am not lucky as humans to be given a name. Most of you are familiar with me – maybe that’s why I am scientifically called Canis Familiaris – your familiar, friendly neighbourhood dog. My antecedents go far back in…
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Wedding Chimes and Dancing Hooves
“🎵Aaj mere yaar ki shaadi hai, aaj mere yaar ki shaadi hai” (Today is my friend’s wedding, today is my friend’s wedding)🎵” – timeless classic wedding song from a hindi movie of the 70s. She was majestic, with a pure white coat that shone like a snow-capped mountain in the sun. Her long black hair…
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The enigma called Dudhnath Tewary
He closed his eyes and muttered the Gayatri Mantra, remembering his parents as he waited for the arrow to pierce his heart.
Of States and Stories 