A horoscope, makeup, and a missing tooth

Recently wrote a short piece basis certain random words found while browsing. Here it goes…… Lalu had been very worried since the past few days. Durga Puja was fast approaching in Daihari and the entire village had been decked up in anticipation of the goddess’s arrival. This also meant the time for festivities, sacrifices and

The Conspiracy

And, when you want something, the entire universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.   “This is one of the greatest lies that have ever been told in the name of the universe and we are supposed to make a short film based on it. How on earth? It is just not possible to

Faith

There are times when the going gets tough and the road that we are trudging seems all uphill. My grandfather or ‘dadubhai’ as I fondly called him, told me an interesting incident of his life when he was amidst the hard times and had nothing but faith and fate to look up to for support.

The Wail

Grandfather was an unusual man for his times. He used to mingle with the village folk quite well, appearing as involved at their idiosyncrasies as anyone could, living their life. Yet there was something distinctive about him. While talking to educated men, his talks and ideas would get more profound and one could easily see