by Sudha Vishwanath | Sep 28, 2026 | Drama, Fiction, Short Stories
(Narayana mess was a place where food was served, and it was also a place where the customers found warmth. While Narayana was the main cook, Biplab assisted him. Dorje helped, and Babu looked after the accounts. While all customers were treated equally by the mess...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Aug 24, 2026 | Short Stories, Drama, Fiction
It was quite unexpected for Dadu* to arrive home at such an early hour. Typically, Dadu was so engrossed in his duties at the trade house where he assisted merchants and handled goods prudently, that he would only return moments before Choti Ma* lit the evening lamp....
by Sudha Vishwanath | Aug 24, 2026 | Drama, Fiction
The skyline over Mannandavady in Wayanad district looked as though vibrant in the early morning. Within the elegant cottage of Prabhakar Menon, the clock chimed seven, its sound resonating through the quietude of a cold winter morning. Vijayan, a man in his early...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Aug 5, 2026 | Drama, Fiction
Familiar dispute echoed throughout the apartment complex again this week. “Flat Eight, not Flat One! I have repeated this in the past eight weeks after I shifted.” Kavita shouted at the delivery boy. The bewildered boy stood outside Flat One, scratching his head, as...
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...
