The Dandiya time #Navratri

India is considered to be a land of varied cultures, traditions, religions and heritage. Every Indian takes pride in stating that we that live in a country that respects everyone’s sentiments. Muslims,  Hindus, Christians,  Parsis, Jews,  Buddhists are alike and we live in apartments where...

#Five sentence Fiction - Commotion & Confusion!!

A five sentence fiction inspired by the prompt "Confusion" Lillie McFerrin Writes ************* Hither and tither, it flew around creating a ruckus. I jumped high and low, from sofa to chair. I wished I had wings like it and shrunk in size to get inside every hole and pillar. In confusion, I screamed pulling down every corner of the house. After a long struggle, I managed...

Last night in Venice ....#When I met a stranger.

Venice, one of the most romantic cities in the world and surprises you with every step you take. You will find yourself locked in a maze of similar looking streets and bridges. There are no traffic signals in this city and no automobiles as well. To talk about this fascinating city would require...

Red, Blue, Green, Yellow…. Shoot em’ all!! #Friday Fictioneers

“The red one, dad”, my son squeaked, bringing back all the memories that flooded deep within. It had been a year since dad had left us and gone. He had seen me become a father. Today as I stand near the shooting balloons game on the beach, I think of him again. PHOTO credits Copyright...

Winter Bucket List!!

With the rainy season just passing by and leaving us with a few spells here and there it's time to welcome the season that brings with it serenity and tenderness. It's time to welcome Winter!!! Winter has always been one of the most beautiful seasons of the year. There is a kind of feeling where emotions...

#Proud Indian's post (MOM)

It makes me proud as an Indian to say that the Indian Space research Organization(ISRO), successfully sent Mangalyaan (MOM) into the Martian Orbit, making India the first Asian country and also the first in the world to have successfully acheived it in the maiden attempt. The brilliance and...

Gratitude is Great-Attitude!!

As we celebrated the World Gratitude day yesterday, I wanted to write a post on what gratitude means to me. Gratitude is Great-Attitude!! I would wrap up my entire ideology of gratitude in this single sentence of 4 words. Yes! That’s what gratitude means to me. Gratitude is one of the noblest...

#Inspirati presents - Round 2 - Episode 9 - Helter-Skelter

After successfully marching into the second round, My team #Inspirati and I are ready to enthrall you with some amazing fiction.  Read the first episode of the story Sharanya, here. Read the previous episode by Vidya Sury, here. And read Episode 9 here written by me.  *********Episode...

Learn to Remember

"He is suffering from Alzheimer's", I heard the doctor speak to my daughter. I stood outside, eavesdropping on the conversation.  I have to learn to remember, he cautiously explained. Which school would teach me that? I wondered. My thoughts drifted into another world. It was a lonely world where I knew nobody. "Grandpa", an angel waved at me from a distance. Who is she? Why is she...

Five Sentence Fiction - Grief

A five sentence fiction inspired by the prompt "GRIEF" Lillie McFerrin Writes "The mad woman", that's what the passersby called her.  I saw her standing at the same place every morning on my way to work; shabby and tattered, she stood with a small white basket. She would dance on the road, obstruct traffic, make some noise so that someone would look at her, have pity on her and drop...

Haiku - "Train"

Back to Haiku after a long time!! This Haiku is inspired by the prompt at Haiku Horizons. Wheels screech,time to leave Memories flash, come alive Like Leaves during fall Out he runs, Train halts Candy, juice and toy in hand, Dad,Tears turn to joy The first Haiku puts forth a scene...

Book Review: "Private India" by Ashwin Sanghi and James Patterson

If you wish to be caught in a gripping fast fiction combined with some sneak-peak into history and mythology alongwith some travel around Mumbai, then this book is for you. I received "Private India" from Blogadda as part of their Book Review Program for Indian Bloggers. Have a look...

Meant to be Soulmates - A note for my best Friend!!

It was a week after Higher secondary school had begun.I had seen her for the very first time in the stairs of our school right next to the wall where hung the photo of Christ. She was accompanied by another friend of mine.  "Hey Nitha", I told her and realised who she was. We had studied in...

#Inspirati presents- Mystery looms large (Episode 3)

To read the previous Episode. please click here.(Longing Hearts) **************Episode #3************* In the cramped streets of the suburbs of Santacruz, live thousands of people in houses that almost overlap each other. There is no definition of storey here. The houses can be of different shapes and sizes and if you by chance land up in that area of the very first time, you surely...

Book Review: The one you cannot have by Preeti Shenoy

“There will always be the one you cannot have”, This statement has been very well captured and articulated in the latest novel by Preeti Shenoy called, “The one you cannot have”(TOUCH). Have a look at what the blurb of the book has to say:               ...

Handing him over!!

We sat near the garden area of the café which was decorated with multicolored pots.   I decided to think from his perspective which was difficult. “I killed them! All three in a row! Husband, wife and child!” His answer was cold. Without wasting time, I signaled to the men in...