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 | Jul 8, 2026 | Fiction, Short Stories
The streets weren’t safe after dawn! Samyukta’s heart pounded in her chest, as she caught sight of her hometown’s name glaring out from that unsettling headline in the newspaper. Her eyes frantically ran through the gruesome news. Something that had...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Jun 4, 2026 | Fiction, Short Stories
As Meera surveyed the unloaded boxes, her new, one-bedroom home in Pune felt suddenly cramped. She chided herself for not discarding more before her move from Mumbai. She could have saved money on the movers. But in her emotional state, was such practical thinking...
by Sudha Vishwanath | May 6, 2026 | Fiction, Short Stories
Nestled between valleys, life in Kaveripuram, a village in Tamil Nadu, had always been generous. The soil was fertile, the rains dependable, and the granaries of every household brimmed with rice and pulses. Every day, there would be festivities in the village. One...
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...
