“But a mouth is always muzzled by the food it eats to live.” – Martin Carter, Poems of Succession. I am muzzled. Not that I cannot talk, but I am unable to say the things that I want to say […]
Everywhere in the country, the words “politicians” and “corruption” are used in the same breath as though they were synonyms. In some cases and in some places, once a person enters the political arena he or she is perceived, automatically, […]
“Rastogi!” A loud demanding shout echoed in my ears like the rumbling “atom bomb” on the night of Diwali in the park. My thoughts came to a closing halt. It was back to reality. “ This isn’t a vacation. How […]
[Continued from My New World–A Short Story–Part Four] That day was a great one. I had my first swimming lesson, made a century, and started to bake a leather belt. Everyone was baffled. Again, I was a mystery. Only two […]
Goa. The first thought which comes to mind is holiday on the beach. Some trivia about Goa: Goa is roughly divided into 2 halves – North & South. South being the relatively quieter one. South part has the famous […]
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