In her dreams, Innayat always woke up to the enchanting and re-assuring sound of the morning azaan, and opened the windows, which her nani would slyly shut after she had slept. The morning breeze would bring with it, freshness and a whiff of roses, the pine trees, the first batch of Kashmiri rotis being baked […]
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The Family Hotel-Part 9
Acclaimed author of The Dollmakers’ Island, Anu Kumar has been bringing over the past few weeks, a treat for the readers of Unboxed Writers in the form of an unpublished novella. 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 to […]
The Family Hotel-Part 7
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author of The Dollmakers’ Island, Anu Kumar brings a treat for the readers of Unboxed Writers in the form of an unpublished novella that will be carried in nine parts.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 […]
Missed Flight-3
Writer Rani Rao Innes pens an insightful three-part story about the need for freedom and the desire for roots, exclusively for the readers of Unboxed Writers. This is the final part. They went early to the station and the train hadn’t arrived. Sipping a hot paper cup of masala chai, Sapna watched the ‘railway children’ running […]
But I Love You Mama…
“Mama, I am not coming home.” Irma felt her life being sucked out of her. This was not what she had expected. Just a week ago he had promised to come back and stay with her. Ever since he had given her that hope, she was beside herself, happily planning everything. Rearranging his closets, planning to […]
The Family Hotel-Part 5
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author of The Dollmakers’ Island, Anu Kumar brings a treat for the readers of Unboxed Writers in the form of an unpublished novella that will be carried in nine parts.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 […]
All That Remains…
“Krish be careful with that skateboard!” shouted my husband Sunil from the living room. Krish is five and already a little athlete but Sunil is an over-protective father. We have fought many times over this. Somehow Krish always manages to reassure his father that he will be safe though I cannot seem to talk Sunil out of his […]
The Family Hotel-Part 3
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 […]
The Other Woman
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 […]
Inside The Padlocked Chest
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. […]
Just Shoes…
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 […]
A Two Minute fairy Tale
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 […]