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Acclaimed author of The Dollmakers’ Island, Anu Kumar brings a treat for the readers of Unboxed Writers in the form of an unpublished novella that will be carried in nine parts. Here is a brief introduction. Three generations of a family have maintained a hotel that suddenly finds itself close to a new boundary line when India and Pakistan are partitioned. And as guests become witness […]
She dragged the last suitcase inside the room and flopped on the couch. She heaved a sigh of relief, closed her eyes for a moment and dozed off. A creaking sound woke her and she opened her eyes, squinting at first, then wide as she realized she had left the main door ajar. She got up to shut it. […]
Acclaimed author of The Dollmakers’ Island, Anu Kumar brings a treat for the readers of Unboxed Writers in the form of an unpublished novella that will be carried in nine parts. Here is a brief introduction. Three generations of a family have maintained a hotel that suddenly finds itself close to a new boundary line when India and Pakistan are partitioned. And as guests become witness […]
Acclaimed author of The Dollmakers’ Island, Anu Kumar brings a treat for the readers of Unboxed Writers in the form of an unpublished novella that will be carried in nine parts, starting from this week. Here is a brief introduction. Three generations of a family have maintained a hotel that suddenly finds itself close to a new boundary line when India and Pakistan are partitioned. […]
She stood on the balcony and gratefully inhaled the heady smells of rain splattered mud, jasmine and cow dung. The sky was clear but it had rained during the day. Memories came flooding back as she gazed at the fronds of coconut trees reaching out from the back yard next door. The colours of the […]
She stood at the end of the long gali. He was waiting still. Standing patiently, peeping from behind the yellow minaret next to the big gate. Hundreds of pigeons sat on the gate’s rusted iron rods and the pale, cold cement of the boundary wall. She did not take her gaze off him, nor did he stop […]
He is mine… all mine. No, not all mine. A part of him belongs to her as well. He says he loves me, has always loved me, for as long as he can remember. But he lies, I can see it in his eyes, I can smell her on his collar, his skin. She is […]
Draupadi: “It’s begun. They are already preparing, they have decided on war, they know there will be war. But why, then, did they not tell me that? Why did they make me believe it is my decision, my doing? Why? Kunti: “Five splendid sons. The sons of Pandu, that’s what they called them. Pandu’s sons! […]
I sneaked up to an old abandoned house by the road. Inside I found an old padlocked chest. Stuck on the chest there was a note that said “DO NOT OPEN”. I found a key lying on the floor and when I tried it on the chest, I found that it was a perfect fit. […]
Alarm rings at 4.45 A.M. Brush. Drink one litre of luke warm water. Jogging outfit on. Leash the dog. Run for 45 minutes Stretch for 15. Get home. Hard boil two eggs. A glass of milk. No sugar. Shower. Formal white shirt. Formal trousers. Matching tie. Shining shoes. Instruct maid. Leave for work. Check mails. Answer […]
Sometimes, it is all she can do. Stare at the ceiling, at the concentric circles that fill up the white space with one corner bleeding in coffee brown. A stain shaped like a heart and if she looks long enough, she can even make out wings. It always makes her think the same thought: how […]
With trees being chopped down by the hundreds, to make room for new buildings, there were very few forested areas left in the city. Little Red Riding Hood always thought she was really lucky to live right at the edge of the city, adjoining a forest. Most people took the long road around the forest, for […]