by Sudha Vishwanath | Apr 5, 2026 | Fiction, Drama, Short Stories
“What’s this, just 200 rupees?” Akshay taunts me as he waves the two-hundred-rupee note I had secretly taken from my father’s shirt pocket. “Dude, that’s Marlboro! A pack costs 300,” Rohan chimes in. “Just let me try one today,” I find myself...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Mar 31, 2026 | Drama, Fiction
The train swayed rhythmically as it thundered along the tracks. The man seated next to me jabbed me in the ribs with his elbow, sending a jolt of irritation through my weary body. I couldn’t help but wonder what invisible grievance he held against me that made...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Feb 4, 2026 | Drama, Fiction, Short Stories
I had never experienced such strong resentment towards my parents as I did the day I entered my new home after marrying at twenty-one. Why did my mother think that a large house would automatically bring happiness to her daughter? Did she not realize I was moving to a...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Jan 12, 2026 | Fiction, Drama
It was the year I took a trip to the village to spend some time with my Granny. Her beloved cow, Devi, gave birth to a lively calf. As an eighteen-year-old boy, raised in a city, I was captivated by Gauri’s big, sparkling eyes. She wobbled on her unsteady legs, still...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Dec 4, 2025 | Drama, Fiction
Arundhati stood in front of the mirror, her hair flowing freely down to her knees. At thirty, she looked as charming as a woman in her early twenties. Undoubtedly it were the long tresses that enhanced the beauty of her sharp features, and fair complexion. “Aru,...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Oct 19, 2025 | Drama, Fiction, Short Stories
Rudali felt sapped of energy as she looked at the computer screen. ’64 new messages,’ it said. Most of them were from her so-called ‘fans.’ Some thought the dictionary had no words to describe her newly released novel. “Madam, it was one...
