Kosi Cries Again…

River Kosi had new neighbours. A honeymoon couple – Madho, a schoolteacher, and wife Laali.  After Madho left for work, Laali felt heavy.
So, she let loose her legs and loneliness into the waters. Diving deep into her past, she wrote one pageful every day; then tore the page off the diary. She dropped it on [...]

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Life Like That

Have you seen the beastly agony on the face of
A dog whose bark gets stifled in the throat itself
When the piece of bread thrown to him is snatched away
By a hungry beggar roaming on the railway platform?
Do you feel the searing pain of a pregnant mother who
Knowing that her fifth child will be a girl
Is [...]

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A Mood For Money

The moment I read that my income depends on the average of the incomes of the ten people closest to me, my financial antennas straightened out.
Quickly, I made a list of the ten people closest to me, including my barber and my unemployed friend. Assuming what these ‘terrible ten’ might be earning based on their [...]

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It Feels Bloody Good!

Giving may be in your blood, but what if you were asked to give your blood itself? Remember the last time someone openly asked for blood – it was during the Indian Freedom Movement.
So demanded Subhash Chandra Bose – ‘Tum Mujhe Khoon Do, Main Tumhe Aazadi Doonga’ (You give me your blood, i will [...]

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