December 1995, 1300 hours, Somewhere in the Western Sector It’s embarrassing as hell. Captain Manoj Rawat (my newly married husband) and I (his newly wedded wife) are standing (actually, wobbling) on a moving camel cart with big yellow marigold garlands dangling ...Read More
Why? Why does the power go off while you are watching your favourite movie but not in the middle of cricket matches or grandma’s devotional programs? Why do the phone and the door bell ring simultaneously when you’ve applied your face pack? Why do ...Read More
You are light and nice just spiced right with a little bit of pickle you are the best diet dear curd rice, dear curd rice ... on hot summer days I crave for you on stomach upset days I'd kill for you dear curd rice, dear curd rice ... some ...Read More
I have nothing against weddings. They can be emotional and funny, colourful and sweet. By virtue of being a tam-brahm, I have had the privilege to watch tam-brahm weddings from close quarters. Hell, I even had one of those. They ...Read More
“Hello, it’s Diana this side." This side of WHAT you may ask? “This side of the phone!" When my office boy decided to drive me insane with his efficient inefficiency, one of his tactics was to wait until I had finished giving ...Read More
There is something quite charming about the Indian use of English, something quite contagious about the wonderful Hinglish used in India that is something between Hindi and English. Before I entered into the Office English of India, I was content ...Read More
Unboxed Writers began reaching out to readers in March 2011 and in April we are nearly 140 stories and many thousands of clicks old. Yes, we are being read and shared but there are days, to be honest, when we wonder. No, not about we ...Read More
Once upon a time, long before you, me or even the hero of this story was born, there lived a vivacious duck called Duckie who fell madly in love with Rake, a handsome drake. Everybody warned her he was only ...Read More
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