Mourning – Manish, Srivastava – 3rd
Mourning – 3rd prize -Manish Srivastava How do you Mourn the Loss of a Friend? What do you do when you suddenly realize That your most trusted co-travellerWill never show up again? You were not related by bloodThere was no kinship obligation as such Yet a part of your heart knowsA portal of happiness has […]
Dua – Priya Velayudhan – 2nd Winner
Dua – 2nd prize -Priya Velayudhan A birdsong filling the air with music where there had been noise. The constant clamour of my parents yelling at each other into the wee hours of the day, rising and falling like the background score of a blockbuster movie. I remembered I had been thankful for the The […]
The Last Killing – Arfa Arshad – Grand Winner
The Last Killing – 1st Prize -Arfa Arshad Memory. It is something everybody prays for. I, too, pray for it, but mine never matchestheirs. While they pray for sharper memories, I cry for the everyday affairs that are etched inmy mind so deeply that no amount of time can obliterate them.“Grandma, look at that!” As […]
The Visitor – Ruthie Paul S2 3rd
The Visitor -Ruthie Paul Anyone home? Hello! She was met with silence. The gate was ajar and she could see the door wide open. She entered slowly, looking around. She knocked on the door frame again, peeking in. No one answered. She entered, reluctantly, and looked around. The place is a mess! She thought to herself. She […]
कला – Supaarsh Jain
कला – Supaarsh Jain
मैं बीच मे खड़ा हूँ – Nitish Chandra
मैं बीच मे खड़ा हूँ – Nitish Chandra
Battlefield – Tanaya Singh
Battlefield -Tanaya Singh When I finally had something to write an open letter about, I was told that thepractice is cliché now.That such letters – embracing sarcasm, anger, love, and intentions, don’t go viralanymore.Especially if you have a letter addressed to the makers and advertisers of skinwhitening and fairness products. But you see, all I […]
Forming Belief Systems in Contemporary World: Seeking Wisdom in Contradictions – Farhan Shaikh
Forming Belief Systems in Contemporary World: Seeking Wisdom in Contradictions – Farhan Shaikh Nestled somewhere in high altitude terrains of several thousand feet, the unbearable hydrothermal environment of volcanic lakes provides stirring clues to the eternal question of how life began on Earth. The synergistic possibilities of fire and water are endless. It has not […]
The Town Bus – Manasa Mahalakshmi A
The Town Bus – Manasa Mahalakshmi A Register For Season 2 Being called an inspiration is quite different from being one. Little did Maanvi know that her reputation as an “inspiration” would be put to the test, even before the flush of success faded from her cheeks. It was a hot afternoon. Maanvi sighed and […]
Shanti – Nandini Khanna
Shanti – Nandini Khanna Register For Season 2 The thunderous boom shattered his eardrums. One moment the ground was steady under his feet, and the next it was not. A flash of red, blood flooding his vision, voices calling out in despair, everything spinning, spinning, spinning… The plaque on the wall stared at Colonel Balbir […]