by Sudha Vishwanath | Sep 21, 2025 | Fiction, Drama
So it all started when Ranganathan, a once robust and lively man, became sick, his body now a mere shell of its former self. Seventy-eight-year-old Ranganathan and his wife Parvati, five years younger than her husband, had never been a burden to their three daughters....
by Sudha Vishwanath | Jul 7, 2025 | Drama, Fiction, Short Stories
“Take these parathas for the journey,” Rachna urged, handing me a packet. ‘They serve food in the plane,’ I was about to say, but I accepted it. She had never grasped the intricacies of flying internationally. This was my second trip back home in three years,...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Jun 18, 2025 | Fiction, Drama, Short Stories
You sneak out with the stealth of a cat when your mother goes for a bath. She had warned you not to venture out. “The riots have subsided, but all is not well. You may be a law student, but that doesn’t mean the rioters won’t harm you. “Stay home,”...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Jun 18, 2025 | Drama, Fiction, Short Stories
Having spent much of her life with a dominating husband, fifty-two-year-old Sumitra hardly had an active social life. Now, with her husband gone, she was a free bird. At her request, her son helped her start a Facebook profile. The first thing that came into...
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...
