Artificial Rains
Gaurav Bhardwaj Jul 9, 2007 interacts: 2According to metrology people the monsoons had halted at Allahabad for more than usual leaving Delhi parched and thirsty.
Condemned Gods of Darrah Pir
Sanaullah Khan Jun 15, 2007 interacts: 430 kms north-west of our modern capital city, at the foot of great mountains lies the ruins of an ancient city, capital of an empire
My Hajj Sojourn
Sohail Moghal Jul 17, 2003 interacts: 9It all started with some weird, undefined, ambiguous changes in my daily routine. I slept uneasy… dreamed of unidentified, surrealistic places... woke up with an
They Came From the Brothel
zuhair vazir Apr 27, 2005 interacts: 46There was music, alcohol, hash and the prevailing dampness of our saturated lusts. Since Biblical times, lust had always been intimately associated with the idolatrous
Shades of Mendacity
Pradeep Narayanan Jul 2, 2007 interacts: 4“Emma, we have a 7.30 flight to catch. I hope all is packed and ready”, Jacques voice was visibly loud at the door. In 15
Half a Confession-I
Temporal Mar 3, 2005 interacts: 10My impulsive ride on the motorbike bare back to topless, daring the gods of winds and tarmac, shattered that idyll. I insisted on going to
Its Not About Gender or Race Anymore
Ras Siddiqui Feb 17, 2008 interacts: 14America has certainly (and finally) come a long way to witness and participate in an election which will choose between a black man and a
Conversion Confusion
sameena khan Feb 26, 2004 interacts: 13Naila’s wedding is as old as Uzma’s younger son…running into six…and she is still issueless. Initially, the delay was intentional…the family is not sure if
The Color Yellow
shobig sifar Mar 11, 2006 interacts: 18I was extruded into this world to be flagellated for a sin I never committed. I will grow into a vandal or a thief, I
Hole walli Haveli
Fatimah Ihsan Jul 14, 2005 interacts: 27“Aray baba, why do you ask such questions. Come and sit here. After your baray mamoo and your parents, hai hai all of them died
The final story of the day
Quinton Zondervan Dec 5, 2003 interacts: 2The problem is not that people do not like our computer generated stories based on creative and original ideas penned half a century ago. The
Tharoor of Trivandrum
Rakesh Mani Apr 14, 2009 interacts: 33If there is indeed a worthy candidate standing for election from the Trivandrum seat once occupied by the legendary V.K. Krishna Menon – then it
Azra
Batool Ali Oct 8, 2003 interacts: 10I feel like I’m stuck at a perpetual yellow light. As if all this is temporary...I want to be freed. From myself and from meaningless
Perchance to Dream
Zalan Alam Oct 17, 1999 interacts: 11Story of a King-of-Long-Ago, who dreamt of a Fox hanging upside down from the roof of his bedroom
Emergency:What Lies Ahead For Pakistan?
ijaz gul Nov 4, 2007 interacts: 9The politic body, already decimated, raped and largely turned into a mob of opportunist has yet again been put on the dissecting table for surgical
Crazy Birds
Anwar u Haque Jul 11, 2006 interacts: 2It was silence everywhere. Towering places of worship were trying to touch the blue sky. A pair of birds was watching the tall buildings of
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