The other day I was waiting at the Gopal Hardware Stores, Kolkata. Kishor, the owner, was to clear clients before me. I wished to show… Read More »ABDUL, THE SEED-BED MAN — AN OUT-OF-THIS -WORLD HUMAN BEING
Sona and Ganesh were in Sunwal House, Sona having her breakfast at the dining table and Ganesh, busy leafing through a small booklet by a… Read More »HER KIT HAD LAUNDRY, NOT TENNIS RACKET; SHE REALIZED THE FARCE
You Can Write Far Better Than What You Think You Do. Writing is a craft that sometimes rises to the level of arts. So stop… Read More »SIX SIMPLE STEPS TO EFFECTIVE WRITING
Kailash was three years’ my junior in school 40 years ago. He had been suffering from heart murmur for last seven years. Most allopaths were… Read More »DR AMAL – MORE OF A NATURAL HEALER THAN THE TOPMOST OSTEOPATH
When I met Murat on 23 April 2020 in Gyanpur, Uttar Pradesh, we were meeting first in the last 46 years. The meeting had elated… Read More »THE TALE OF A BRILLIANT BOTANIST WHO ‘SANG’ BOTANY TO HIS CLASS
(𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍, 𝐀 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐋, 𝐁𝐘 𝐏. 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐄𝐋𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓; 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝟑; “𝐀𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐉𝐀𝐍𝐀 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐒”) “How are you doing, baby?” Sona heard someone calling from behind. “What… Read More »SHE SLUMP-SQUATTED HICCUPING AND CRIED, HER FRAIL TORSO RATTLING
The other day the president of our housing society in Mumbai requested me to attend a welcome ceremony for Nageena. The gentleman was the local… Read More »THE TALE OF A FORESTER WHO COULDN’T LIVE WITHOUT LOVING FORESTS
“THE FOE WITHIN”, A NOVEL, BY P. SHEELWANT; CHAPTER 1: “THE DISASTER STRIKES” The Kolkata International Airport Terminal was bustling with people. Worried family members… Read More »AS SHE READ HER KIN’S NAMES ON DISPLAY, SHE FELT SHE WERE ON FIRE
I had met Tutu in a meeting convened by the Development Commissioner to monitor the on-going works. She was assisting the Commissioner. She was hardly… Read More »A BRIGHT GIRL DEVOLVES INTO A RICKETY, BABY-MAKING, MACHINE
I had been to Bengaluru where my son invited me to the annual day celebration of his hostel. He had stayed there to pursue his… Read More »THE TALE OF RAHMAN WHO STALLED SON’S FUNERAL TO JOIN HIS DUTIES