A01 — SHORT STORIES

“The black dog costs 30 bucks in this rich country.” Projecting a carry bag, Sam  returned from the duty-free shop in the Dubai airport, where I was waiting to catch my connecting flight to Hyderabad.“White dog might, perhaps, be cheaper.” I commented. “Ha, ha, ha, I was not mentioning the cost of a canine”. Displaying … Read more

“Hay, — onnum illa, nothing- much, nothing— important.” With these words, manicured meticulously to appear as a musing but clearly intended to be heard by his wife, Madhava Menon Masher ( for Master ), my class teacher was pacing the polished floor of his bedroom,  when his wife was reading the Ramayanam book, with utmost … Read more

    Back to Govindan’s dad.  Nair, in the cash counter could hear the dough maker’s taunts and shouted, ” I will come now to mash your head “. Then he thought for a moment, realized that it was too harsh  a punishment, which the defaulter didn’t deserve. Then he thought for another moment when … Read more

Autumn leaves . ‘Karuppu’ is dark shade. My friend’s name too was that. Probably he would have been named after his skin color. His face was defaced by the imprints left by the havoc of small pox; his one eye was short and one foot unsteady. He was short, shapeless. Despite all these physical deformations, … Read more

My schoolmates -part 1. The breeze created waves on the fully-grown, ready to reap, glistening golden paddy ears, grown abundantly in the vast expanse of land, towards my left, towards my right, wherever my eyes turned to. I was on my way to my school,’ Municipal Elementary School’,  ‘padathil’ school for all of us, as … Read more

Govinda, Govinda! From my Blog – the story of a friend. “Don’t forget God,” while leaving for Vaikuntom, the abode of a Lord Vishnu, my friend’s father advised his pet son, “utter always the divine name of Govinda. That will do you good” A simple advise, well-intended. But my friend , ‘Govinda, Govinda’ took his … Read more

  ‘Enna sollarai,? What you say?,’ he turned his back and sought permission from his wife, as all husbands do always. ’you take care of konthai’,  Mami standing tall, with strong hands, huge body and big face looked sternly at her husband,” no, let me go and sit there for some time and enjoy the … Read more

————————————————————————————————– ‘Crey, crey, crey’, the front door screamed when he entered home after a tiresome day. “Damn, it!” He screamed, catapulting his office bag on the sofa, ” noisy home, screaming kids, no peace even at one’s own home!”His wife came out from the bed- room after putting her baby to sleep. The bed room … Read more