Meera was in class 4 when a teacher called out her name for an audition for the play “Peter Rabbit”. She was short and slightly plump with red cheeks and a glint of naughtiness in her eyes. By the looks of it, she seemed cut out for the role. And well, luckily, it landed in …
A Green Meadow and a Tale
Pratap Chand sat on his heels, watching the shrinking lake surrounded by weeds. Two fluffy little rabbits had their eyes set on him, as the three together soaked up the sun, or maybe, the verdant green meadow. We had reached Khajiaar early in the morning when local business was just beginning to brew, and had …
वो, तुम्हारे भीतर वाली दुनिया
वो तुम्हारे भीतर वाली दुनिया कभी शांत, स्थिर, मूक सी, आडंबर को ताकते हुए निस्तब्ध रहकर सिद्धी पाती है। कभी अचानक... उपद्रवी सी होकर हंगामा मचाती है। धरातल खंगर सा लगे पर भीतर अश्रु बहाती है। बेदाम, दुस्साहसी बन कर आज़ादी चाहती है। फिर तुम उसका हाथ थाम लेते हो। लम्बा सा सुफियाना कलाम सुनाकर, …
(Un)happy Professionals!
I was 14 when I decided I wanted to study Physics. With a natural flair for languages and being keen about theatre and dance, I didn’t know how I was going to fit mechanics, light and radiation into my schedule. Or, if you honestly ask me, I didn’t know how theatre was going to find …
Hiraeth- Partition Stories from 1947
My grandmother died almost ten years ago. I remember her last few years, when she would invariably express her desire to visit her maternal home, one that she hadn’t been to in a long time. One that was now just another version of the place she had once known. What is that one thing that …
फ़हरिस्तों वाली ज़िन्दगी
खुले मैदानों से निकलकर फ़हरिस्तों मे कैद हो गई ज़िन्दगी न जाने कब आंकड़ों मे खो गई सीलन भरी दीवार पर धूप की लकीर खींचा करती थी ज़िन्दगी कभी थोड़े मे ही खुशियां सींचा करती थी आज बेहिसाब बकिट लिस्टों के बारे मे हो गई ज़िन्दगी न जाने कब आंकड़ों मे खो गई हर एक …
A Hundred Quills 