The Scar – Varsha Mudlapur S2 Bonus
The Scar -Varsha Mudlapur Akka is going to kill me today, thought Anjamma, as she hurried along the muddy path. Theafternoon sun was beating down on her like a ball of fire. She covered her head with her sareepallu, but it did little to protect her from the heat. She was craving some Pepsi straight […]
New Girl – Mahalakshmi Iyer S2 Bonus
New Girl -Mahalakshmi Iyer She was the quintessential new girl. Starkly attractive, clear skin, crisp uniform, shined shoes –like she’d been sterilized and wrapped in Saran wrap; untouchable. Flawless.She even had a fancy name to match – Tara Kapoor.A star that shone brightest in the vast expanse of our assembly hall, unperturbed by the attentionit […]
Satisfaction Is Not Satisfying -Pallavi Krishna Kasala S2 Bonus
Satisfaction Is Not Satisfying -Pallavi Krishna Kasala If the book of life was all about being happy,and every page tasted like a vibrant candy.If every chapter read of success stories,and all its colors were a resemblance of myriad glories.If love was all that prevailed,and hatred none exhaled.If happiness knew no boundaries,and sorrows were drowned in […]
A Basket Full Of Mangoes -Subhadeep Ghosal S2 Bonus
A Basket Full Of Mangoes -Subhadeep Ghosal The corridor of the surgical ward has only windowIts broken hinges rattle when the winds blow I walk to the window to put the clangs on latchI am hit by the dust of a stormy dispatch A mango tree sways as the wind croonThe leaves wave on the […]
Routine -Charles Francis S2 Bonus
Routine -Charles Francis I’m special because,You don’t seek my permission.I’m special because,I don’t need your submission.I’m special because,I don’t judge or ask.I’m special because,Loving me is not your task.I’m special because,I am ordinary, I am mild.You can be random,You can be a child.But often I ask,This person that I’ve been.Will I still be special?When special […]
The Appointment Letter… -Bhalachandra Patwardhan S2 Bonus
The Appointment Letter… -Bhalachandra Patwardhan Date: 01st June 2022 Dear Sharayu S Patwardhan, Congratulations!! We are delighted to inform you that you have been successfullypromoted to a new position in your life, to your second innings. We are pleased to inform you that, your efforts all these years right from the birth ofthe […]
Can I…One Last Time? – Savita S S2 Bonus
Can I…One Last Time? -Savita S I stood afar, dumbstruck with tears of joy –You were just out of your mother’s womb.Your hands and legs were so little, and your tiny finger pointing at me looked like you passed me an order tocome closer.I couldn’t resist. Shaking like a leaf, I walked up to you.I […]
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 […]
The Childhood – Pallavi Krishna Kasala S2 2nd
The Childhood -Pallavi Krishna Kasala The games we played when youngAngry neighbour aunty’s face when her doorbell rungSilly fights we picked on friendsThe innumerable toffee spendsMoney that got stolen from dad’s pocketsWhiskey bottles to send Diwali rocketsHolidays that got immense joyFallen grades only make you cryGrandparents who pampered youFear of ghosts was always trueWhite polish […]
Thirteen – Sampurna Pal S2 1st
Thirteen -Sampurna Pal When I woke up, the sun was setting with a dark orange hue on the horizon. I don’t even remember when I had fallen asleep. I was in a somewhat familiar environment: I was back home. I shivered while getting out of the cozy blanket and looked through the glass window that oversaw the icy, […]
