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...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Jun 9, 2025 | Drama, Fiction, Short Stories
Soft, ethereal music floated up from the ground floor, harmoniously enveloping the duplex flat with its gentle melody. The atmosphere was infused with anticipation as the guests began to trickle in, their laughter and cheerful voices creating a vibrant undertone to...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Jun 8, 2025 | Drama, Fiction, Short Stories
MARCH 16th 1971 Inspector Mukundan’s bike screeched to a halt in front of the departure gate of the Trivandrum International Airport. He spotted Gopan at the entrance waiting for him. Mukundan had promised his childhood friend the day before, when he had come...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Jun 8, 2025 | Fiction, Short Stories
“Two out of Fifty; BHASKAR, I need to see your parents on Saturday.” My 7th grade Math teacher rolled her pupils in disgust as she handed over my answer sheet. “Wonder why on earth your parents named you Bhaskar, maligning the very image of the renowned...
