Short Stories

The two horse trainers approached the stables on a moonlit night. There was a leap in their step, excitement writ large on their faces.  They pushed open the swinging door and almost rushed to the far end of the pitch black innards, when Ajay turned back and switched...

The kids had gone off to school. Hubby was in his office whereas I was safe at home. It was raining heavily. “Hi Nishu. I have reached office safely.”, Arnav called on reaching office. Then he added playfully, “Safe from your enticing charms which are forever on the...

Raghavan was having an anger fit. He just couldn’t understand his wife’s nagging since the last few days. “I am telling you, Radhi, we aren’t going anywhere. Please stop your constant whining. Let the people go wherever they want, we will stay put. Understand! You...

Picking up the bale of grass I started feeding Ganpya inside the cowshed. This big wooden structure housed our two oxes, Ganpya and Harya. While Harya was like any other Ox, Ganpya was something else. While he was an imposing, graceful animal, his large pair of gently...

“Midnight, on the bridge. Come alone”, I warned him on the phone. The boy’s father had been truly intimidated. I could hear it in his voice as he pleaded with me to release his son. “I will give you double the money but please release my child”, he cried. I had...

We woke up at 4.00 am. Even though it was the time to return, I remember that both, me and my sister, Vaishali, were very excited. We were ready in a jiffy waiting to go back to the station…nay, waiting to go back to the cute little train. So there we were, two...