A story revolving around Suraya, Ravi and the sun Ankit Jamwal Suraya screamed at the Sun. Had it been only a week since she met Ravi? How did her life converge at this point…? * The walls loomed large, the vast complex resembling a prison. But Suraya could leave, unlike the others inside. Although she…
Category: TWI Fiction
TWI Fiction: Life’s Assets
What is an asset to life? This short story dedicated to the narrator’s sister answers it Sneha Sudha Komath My earliest memories are of my sister’s childhood. Of her riding back and forth on the hinged gates of our house in Mysore. She would call out to neighbours, passers-by, and especially the old Malayali postman,…
TWI Fiction: When the Dawn Comes
A short story on a mother’s pensiveness Madhurima Vidyarthi It was a chink of the first light squinting in through the curtains that woke her. At first she didn’t know where she was. Was this the big bed she shared with her sisters? No, that was softer – this bed was small, hard. And who…
Monsoon’s Child
By Sneha Sudha Komath Dark clouds had been gathering overhead for the past couple of days. My mother stood in our backyard watching them grow. No doubt a massive storm was gathering. She had already sensed the change in the wind. The retreating monsoon was riding on something much stronger this time. My father returned…
The Woman Inc. 