English Stories

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION… Today, again, Raziya skipped her lunch and saved Ten rupees from her daily wages. She dropped that coin in her money box and whispered, “And here it goes, rupees one thousand eight hundred and eighty- five.” She kept her piggy bank back in the wooden Almira and locked it. It was her sole […]

BOOMERANG… It was very difficult to gulp down even a small piece of THEKWA (a preparation of wheat flour, in villages during festivals), but I did not want to hurt the sentiments of my father. My father’s vitality doubled if anything from his native village struck our house – either some special preparation like THEKWA

The CHESS… I pressed the doorbell with a big smile on my face. My wife opened the door, but her gaze directly reached the attractively wrapped gift, which I was holding under my arm. “Don’t stare like that,” I said. She got aside to let me in. I kept the gift on the dining table

CHEWING GUM… I cursed myself whenever I had tough times in my professional career. I always thought there had been so many people who spent their lives so gracefully without working in corporate. I always envied the luxurious lifestyle and personal orientation of some successful businessmen whom I came across in my career during professional

Horoscope has always been very close to my heart. I never gave a damn even to my wife’s squall while reading the horoscope. I knew most people considered horoscope as a pseudoscience, which was based on fallacious assumptions, but I had witnessed its predictions emerging out as facts so many times. My day always started

I LOVE CHEWING GUM… I could hear the voice of my wife vividly but did not have the energy to respond. This was her third futile attempt of getting an acknowledgment from me. I squinted at the wall clock, it was 8:45 AM. Last few months had been tough, and I had not been able

Take It Easy… Take it easy… I never joined any such discussions that kept me haunting when alone. Whenever people began exchanging their experiences about something science is yet to prove, I swiftly moved out of their conversation. I never dropped any such comments which actually demonstrated my understanding about paranormal facts. I always wanted

GERMS OF GREATNESS It is quite shocking when you see someone at a place where you never expect them to be. Today, as usual, when we all were boozing at a cabaret, suddenly, my eyes caught a fleeting glimpse of Aniket. “Aniket? Here?” I murmured, with an upsurge of shock sweeping over my face. Others