by Sudha Vishwanath | Jun 14, 2025 | Reviews
The title, Not Before Me, is appropriate for the subject of Ms Lata Gwalani’s book. How the lives of all family members change when a child with special needs is born, how the parents cope with the situation, and how a younger sibling views the scene from her...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Jun 13, 2025 | Drama, Fiction, Short Stories
If one can define something as phenomenally difficult in this world, then I must say it is being subjected to an interrogation by the cops. It had already been a tiring day with a long wait at the Changi airport. After a cumbersome journey when I reached my only...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Jun 9, 2025 | Drama, Fiction, Short Stories
“Collect your train tickets from the travel desk? ” My boss said with a frown that meandered through his face. A smile hardly appeared on his ever-glowering countenance upon seeing some subordinates like me for reasons best known to him. I wanted to argue...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Jun 9, 2025 | Drama, Fiction, Short Stories
Soft, ethereal music floated up from the ground floor, harmoniously enveloping the duplex flat with its gentle melody. The atmosphere was infused with anticipation as the guests began to trickle in, their laughter and cheerful voices creating a vibrant undertone to...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Jun 8, 2025 | Drama, Fiction, Short Stories
MARCH 16th 1971 Inspector Mukundan’s bike screeched to a halt in front of the departure gate of the Trivandrum International Airport. He spotted Gopan at the entrance waiting for him. Mukundan had promised his childhood friend the day before, when he had come...