The violence of a polite man

seed #355 Panduram ghoshal was sitting on the table awaiting his order of tea with meek delight. Order came with a biscuit less. A repeated request for reimbursement of biscuits when fall unheeded can often cause a riot in a tea stall. But panduram is not your average man. He is a polite man. HeContinue reading “The violence of a polite man”

Venky on the flying Vespa

seed #312 1 “Hey look the coconut man.” Raman who was walking like a sleepy turtle suddenly sprinted towards the gate. This sudden shift in his gait could be ascribed to the appearance of a wooden trolley cart full of multicoloured coconuts. On his way forward Raman took a pause midway, turned around and signalledContinue reading “Venky on the flying Vespa”

Joseph lal and Jodhabai ki joint family

seed #311 Where they lived was difficult to say  because the ecosystem and behaviour of the town made you feel like you are lost deep somewhere in the land of the mystics. On 1947, 15th August; The Neighbours could not sleep a wink, for girdhari bhaiya’s  house was being demolished. The house was huge andContinue reading “Joseph lal and Jodhabai ki joint family”

Rice & Dice

seed #356 Hello young reader. There are two fascinating characters in this story. Some would say them to be lovers, some would say enemies, they have shaped each other’s life by intersecting it and dissecting it in various aspects time and again. They are beautiful people. Smart and intelligent, high in virtue in their ownContinue reading “Rice & Dice”

birth of girpare

seed #357 For the first time on his 3001st birthday, Bhugol Girpare, succeeded to extract milk from water and salt from sugar. Exactly 2092 years after his 1st tryst with miracle, which had suddenly materialized out of his nostrils . Though time had failed to scar him, his memory had become a bit funny, he couldn’tContinue reading “birth of girpare”

See you at the buffet!

seed #358 Prologue: Too much on your plate? David couldn’t breathe. But that wasn’t good enough a reason for him to stop eating. David was a square fellow, never boozed much, never really doped. He would always dream of a day when he would have enough money to splurge on good cuisines, from across theContinue reading “See you at the buffet!”

Taste of (Pondi)Cherry

seed #359 1.  Hello, I just died Hi there, my name is Murmel Gomez. I am a nineteen-year-old girl, and a few minutes back, I permanently lost the ability to grow any older. Those who got the drift, good for them, those who didn’t, just hang on. I will explain it. I can’t grow anyContinue reading “Taste of (Pondi)Cherry”

Madness: A Musical

 seed #360 1. Addict and the Lover The hands have frozen at the right angle since dawn. The passage of time is untraceable, but the motion of moments is impervious to the whim of a clock. The day had inched through a sunny corridor and tumbled into an evening of catastrophe. Only Noah can save ourContinue reading “Madness: A Musical”