The rain was getting heavier followed by the hailstorm. Despite the turmoil in the background, Krishna was lost in silence

"Isolated, I reflected on the harsh realities of life during lockdown. I realised that I was living in a fool's paradise."

The news that her father would be returning from that faraway land was like an asteroid striking the earth to devastate her world.

She called herself an antaryami, the one who knows things not known to anyone else, the one who can predict the future.

She’s an erudite, pretty, eloquent, courteous girl and if I portray her as anything more, you’ll think I’m exaggerating.

Bewildered, he moved around aimlessly, waiting for his mother who would never come home again.

You find it very hard to let go of your selfish being. You don't dare take your life; instead, you buy a ticket to a faraway destination.

At that moment her entire world had changed and yet nothing around her had changed for anyone.

Hearing the gentle knock, he heads towards the gateway, his heart pounding, not knowing whom to expect at this hour.

“Do you know the reason why the sun is jubilant? It is because it has served its purpose for the day.”

Tara sits quietly as the men walk on without noticing her. The smell of kerosene stuns her nose; it reminds her of her father.

Ever since her husband took off with her children, it seemed as though she had forsaken life.

In the silence of the morning, Govinda was lost in his own thoughts. Suddenly a sharp ‘oye’ pulled him back to reality.

He gave up the idea of pursuing a career in art once he realised that colourful façades often hid dark and painful struggles.

We were like dewdrops, excited about dawn, but little did we know we were not meant to survive the light.

The man he had stabbed lived to tell the tale. But our boy, here, he could never come to terms with what he had done.

She knew that the world would never be the same again.

Through her, it felt as if I could almost sense how powerful love is.

Just as the lamb becomes a prey of the wolves in the darkness of the night, the sun made me vulnerable.

What happens when you get on the wrong side of moody person? You feel their wrath!