Short Stories

The Grand Canyon - Part - 5  - (June 25th, 2003)
The sadhu looked at us both in a searching way. Yet, there was peace and joy in his eyes...

The Grand Canyon - Part - 4  - (June 24th, 2003)
When I offered to vacate the premises, Mrs. Seshadri asked why I wanted to go away.

The Grand Canyon - Part - 3  - (June 06th, 2003)
I realized the enormity of their loneliness in this world.

The Grand Canyon - Part - 2  - (May 30th, 2003)
One day I found that something went wrong with the designing of my experiment at the lab. 

The Grand Canyon - Part - 1  - (May 23rd, 2003)
That was how I stopped being a mere tenant and became part and parcel of their household

The Special Flower at Her Altar - (Sep 19th, 2002)
I studied and passed my exams with the knowledge you gave me during those long walks. You made me realize that the world is a classroom...

The Patriotic Bahu - (Sep 12th, 2002)
There was the inevitable exchange of fire, but luckily no one from the Indian side was killed, though quite a few were injured.

Blind Love - (Sep 5th, 2002)
Then came the ‘tap, tap, tap’ sound so familiar to Janu’s ears. The same blind person, whom Janu had helped that morning, walked into the class.

The Two Faces of Honesty - (Aug 29th, 2002)
She was about to turn and start her long walk back home when the toy vendor extended his hand with two one-rupee coins towards her. She was bewildered.

God Loves Plucky Children - (Aug 22nd, 2002)
As luck would have it, Suma's father was at home and assured her that he would soon come and pick her up on his scooter.

The Satyagrahi - (Aug 15th, 2002)
Some sniggered at her stupidity in trying to oppose the monolith of public service. Some were eagerly waiting for the police to arrive and the fun to start.

Abhor Shun - (Aug 8th, 2002)
Today this precious child of hers was going to be a father. Janani's daughter-in-law was more like a daughter to her. This, motherless child of her husband's widowed sister was brought up with a mother's love by Janani...

Puppy Love - (Aug 01st, 2002)
Jemma sat up with a start. How could she, the mother of two children allow a tiny unprotected puppy to die? Her hand automatically picked up the puppy...

As Luck Would Have It - (July 25th, 2002)
The function was about to start. The Principal came walking along the aisle with the chief guest in tow. The chief guest was the District Collector’s wife and as luck would have it...

Childish Fears Overcome - (July 18th, 2002)
It was at this juncture that the school announced a fancy fete and the pupils were to contribute a minimum of fifty paise each. Janu’s mother gave her a one rupee coin and Janu went up to pay ...

Leaves and Buds - (July 11th, 2002)
Jasbir on the other hand had easy sailing with her students, everyday. The same ‘G’ batch was all attention and courtesy, whenever she was handling their class.

Unbreakable Links - (July 04th, 2002)
At that moment standing alone in his hotel room, Murali realised that his one living direct relative was his grand-mother in PoK. He decided he would go to her for solace as soon as possible.

Ladies in Men’s Colleges - (June 27th, 2002)
With heads bent and eyes concentrating on their work, the students appeared oblivious of what was going on outside. Jaswant continued talking to the striking students grouped in the corridor.

Bonded Forever - (June 20th, 2002)
The man looked forbidding even in his old age. He wore the same muslin dhoti and his musk perfume. The minister did not even offer Jothiraj a seat.

The Unexpected - (June 13th, 2002)
Two days later the results came. Parvatham's miracle had happened. Sitara's blood was free of the AIDS virus, infact, there had never been any AIDS virus.

"I Am A Mother First, My Son" - (June 06th, 2002)
Here was a young boy, barely out of his teens, who had volunteered to serve his motherland. His luck left him in the clutches of the enemy.

Grandmother's Own Beau - (May 30th, 2002)
In spite of all her relatives and friends, Jayamma did at times, miss having a real man in her life...

Love All Short Story - (May 24th, 2002)
The ball just nicked the net and fell in the opponent's court. Shalini served - a full-fledged ace, which got them the match point and the winners' cup.

The Music of One's Tongue - (May 16th, 2002)
It took the world a few seconds to realise that Jeevanraj was rendering his prepared and circulated English speech in Tamil...

The Ayodhya Dream - (May 12th, 2002)
Their minds were filled with the vision of the child, its innocence and its inner strength.

Full stop turned Comma - (May 02nd, 2002)
He changed the full stop after classes and made it a comma and added a few words

The Crusader - (April 25th, 2002)
In the third year Jalaja became the head of her department and so was solely responsible for admissions.

April Fool - (April 18th, 2002)
It was April 1st again. Janavi decided that she would show who was really the fool.c

The Uncrushed Rose - (April 11th, 2002)
Jehan had collected her books and was walking majestically down the aisle leading to the steps outside.