by Sudha Vishwanath | Jun 4, 2025 | Short Stories
I tucked my bag beneath my seat and leaned back against the plush cushioning of the Rajdhani Express, which I had boarded from Mumbai Central, heading towards Delhi. As I perused the passenger manifest on my handset, a delightful piece of information caught my...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Jun 4, 2025 | Short Stories
The seventh-grade students eagerly lined up outside the Principal’s office to hand in their creations for Mother’s Day. The kind middle-aged Principal, encouraged all students to either create a drawing or write a few lines of prose or poetry in honour of...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Jun 4, 2025 | Short Stories
I stepped into the lady’s compartment of the 7.09 Virar-Churchgate local on the first morning of my work. In Mumbai they say that if you have travelled by this jam-packed train, then you can survive anywhere. Every halt brought more ladies into the compartment....
by Sudha Vishwanath | Jun 4, 2025 | Short Stories
There were guests in my house today for my 60th birthday. Regrettably, my maid, Shantabai, did not show up for work despite my repeated instructions to her yesterday about the presence of guests. She had nodded in agreement, leaving no room for doubt about her...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Jun 4, 2025 | Short Stories
Seated on her reclining chair on the verandah of her posh three-bedroom apartment, Priyanka Sethi savoured her evening tea. She inhaled the enchanting fragrance of the petrichor that accompanied the first rains. Such recreational moments were possible only on...
