Wisps o' Thought

Naga Panchami, though not one of the major festivals of Hinduism, is celebrated in most parts of the country. There are several tales ...

Crack! Crack! Sounds rang out in the quiet night. Crack! Crack! Crack! Lady Amelia and her husband were woken up by another report....

The farmer stood in the middle of the field and surveyed it with eyes full of hope. But, there was nothing there to soothe his anxie...

That morning, the old man approached the noisy crowd. He went through the melee, gnarled hands pulling, thrusting as he tried to get his...

Hello, old friend! I'm so glad to see you now, How the times have changed, It feels like we are strangers, But this is not the ...

This is Day Fifty-four of the lock-down in India, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the country is shut down and several profess...

She approached the unfamiliar door and nervously took the key from within the folds of her saree . She took a deep breath, unlocked t...

The season of spring was coming to an end; each day, in the past fortnight, had been hotter than the last. But, that morning, a silent, co...

In the second half of the year 2002, I had the opportunity to stay for a few weeks with my uncle, as I worked as an architectural ap...

Once, when Krishna was still a young boy at Vrindavan, he wanted to go and play with Radha and the Gopikas. But, he was afraid th...