by Sudha Vishwanath | Sep 15, 2026 | Fiction, Short Stories
The evening rush hour crowd on the train was overwhelming. It was no different from the morning hours, except that in the morning, commuters dressed in their finest focused on preserving their attire as they made their way to work. In those moments, they collectively...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Sep 9, 2026 | Fiction, Short Stories
The Virar-Churchgate Local Total Word Count-2503(Including Title) For twenty-seven-year-old Maragadham, who had spent her formative years in the town of Tirupur in Tamil Nadu, the prospect of navigating the local train system of Mumbai was nothing short of a...
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 | 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...
