Short stories
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“The best portion of a good man’s life is his little, nameless, unencumbered acts of kindness and of love.” — Wordsworth. I am blessed to live yet another beautiful day. A silent and peaceful morning greeted me, graced by bright sunshine clearing the mist and dampness in the air. As I grappled with the bed Read more
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“A little fragrance always clings to the hand that gives the roses.” – Chinese Proverb A beautiful spring morning in New Delhi, with the golden sunrays kissing the green leaves to find their way through the dense canopy and soft blowing air, making the weather ever so pleasant! I stand before Safdarjung’s tomb on Aurobindo Read more
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“Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along.” – Jalaluddin Rumi On a hot baking evening on platform 4, Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station, I ambled past the pieces of luggage placed on the platform and the people waiting for the train. I was returning to my home after an exhausting year of Read more
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On a dull winter evening, I trudged tiredly to the AIIMS metro station. On the way I walked past scores of people, patients and their relatives, some on their way back home and some living right on those platforms beside the Aurobindo marg. The place was covered partly by dust and mostly by remnants of Read more
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