A short story
For two hours, the man did not so much as pause. His voice did not crack, his forehead did not crease; nor was there a hint of
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Auntie is the best mother she can be under the circumstances; ten-year-old Gopal remembers no other. But her heart is heavy, he is too much for her.
Short fiction
SEED DISPERSAL Patterns of the Dipterocarps of SriLanka—this is the title of my research proposal.
A fruit with-two wings—that's-what the word means—any botanist
a short story
Getting a seat on the bus used to be a random affair; that is, until she missed her usual bus and was forced to take the air
Rohit's eyes were open but he wasn't seeing much: a haze of trees, a block of buildings blurred in the yellow-blue hues of dawn: Kathmandu.
He
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The body lay in a heap on the floor. Policemen swarmed all about the room. Rasheeda sat, body slightly bowed, poker-faced, her thin silvery hair twisted into
A short story
Leaving aside his beetle collection, most of Mr Ghosh´s prized possessions had been won in contests. Early on in life he had realised that all he
a short story
Tafalgar Square is a heaving mass, an undulating sea of bodies in the late afternoon sun. Above them, around them, at their feet, like flotsam, peck a
a short story
Tetramethrin Deltamath had time on his hands and an interest in the sky, so he set across the world, chasing solar eclipses. Packed his bags, kissed his
Dina's home is on a hill. A Victorian home, built at the turn of this century and remodelled twice, two storeys high, its window-sills covered with herbs and
A short story
I have no memory of Max astride a horse but they say he used to take me up with him when I was very small. We shifted
