Dasvidaniya
Story so far: Gunny, a feisty grandmother with eccentric habits, raised her orphaned grandchild with humour, discipline, and love. Her quirky shopping...
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NARAYANA MESS
-1 A Little Rewind: Narayana runs a mess in Triplicane, Chennai, which is frequented by customers, many fighting their own battles. Along...
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Hazelnut
The Story So Far Answer Paper A narrator describes the first few days of middle school. The students are already dealing with...
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THE FIRST SIGNAL
The story so far… Five strangers gather in a secret Geneva bunker as the US–Iran conflict teeters on the brink of catastrophe....
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Busted
The story so far- Nileema is a harried working mum, always on edge. Her househelp Shardha doesn't 'help' in any way and...
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The Breath of Fire
Gouri always woke up at dawn, when the first rays of the sun illuminated the horizon. After performing her morning ablutions, she...
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Embers from the Past
A quick summary of story–1: German town Weimar witnesses close affinities shared by childhood friends, Benedikt Schmidt (Ben), Paul Fischer (Polly) and...
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Uncreased
2 pounds of minced meat from Afro-Jack’s 1 jar of fresh marmalade from One-eyed Susan 1 pound of fresh manure from Pac...
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THE LAST TRANSMISSION
At 11:47 p.m., the lights went out. For three seconds, the underground command shelter beneath an old Geneva hotel was swallowed by...
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THE THIRD EYE
It happened suddenly. I was lazing around, breathing in the fresh, aromatic air, feeling the pulse vibrate softly and rhythmically. The muddy...
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Two Skies
Aarav wrote the lines, crumpled the paper, and threw it into the dustbin. His eyes drifted to the vast sky, luminous with...
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Aiyoo Shardha
Aiyoo Shardha! Nileema was in a dilemma. The kitchen sink was over flowing with dishes, the khichdi was uncooked, the washing machine...
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Answer Paper
“Where is your answer paper?”. I stared at her. I thought it unfair that she was asking me this when she could...
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Verliebt Sein (To be in love)
I knew Lydia Weber’s laugh long before I knew what she looked like, hearing it carry through our shared wall on Görmarsche...
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The Incorrigibles
The streets weren’t safe after dawn. Unless they put on a sunscreen suit. The ones who dared to venture out in the...
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VVS: The school of forgotten memories
“Papa, what was the name of your school?” ten-year-old Lucy asked Joseph, holding a school form. Her school had instructed the children...
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Mysterious Daughter
Robin Blue School was an international school in Love Valley. Marilyn was in her mid-fifties, and one of the most loved teachers...
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The Last Signature
As always, Sheela walked into Hotel Malabar Crest without hesitation, as though her footsteps had memorized the path long before her mind...
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The Woman Behind The Back Bench
The Woman Behind the Back Bench Every day before the hustle of the school began with the buzzing of voices, laughter, and...
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"A love that never was"
Kartik reached 'Woodlands cafe', his favourite cafe, at the same time 6pm, just like every other week. But these days he visited...
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Kadalda Arase
The sleepy village of Malpe sprang to life during the Kadalda Arase* race that would decide the leader of the fishing community....
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Doing good comes back
Doing good comes back to you Mrs Leela was a retired teacher now. Was she happy now or not? It was difficult...
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The Full Stop
His eyes darted across the audience, his hands gesturing toward the slide projected on the screen. “AI in regulatory science simplifies data,...
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The third stride
The relentless Chennai monsoon hammered against the reinforced glass of the twelfth-floor office in Sholinganallur. The usual symphony of honking was muffled...
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