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Thambi | Jeyamohan

November 3, 2021

Name: M. Saravanakumar. M.A. English Literature. Works at a private college. A dark, well-built body. Black, trimmed moustache. I leaned forward from the table and observed him. Whenever I do so, I fix a well-practiced smile of warmth and sympathy on my face so that the patient doesn’t feel that it is a look of inspection. He had firm shoulders and firm eyes. It is very rare for such people to be affected by a mental illness. And if it does affect them, it is not easy to manage. [Read the rest...]

The Scape-goat | Indraganti Narasimha Murthy

February 18, 2019

“Hello Mr. Murty …” phoned in Sadanandam, the General Manager of ABC bank. “We have reviewed the business of your Abids branch. After you took over, you are achieving excellent results. Business is growing. Congratulations”. Krishna Murty thanked Sadanandam. He … [Read the rest...] “The Scape-goat | Indraganti Narasimha Murthy”

Gratitude | Dr. Veluri Rama Rao (translation)

January 5, 2019

If ever you go to Laxmipuram and ask for the house of Veera Venkata Satyanarayana garu, nobody will be able to tell you. But if you ask for the house of Gandhi garu, immediately you will be shown the house … [Read the rest...] “Gratitude | Dr. Veluri Rama Rao (translation)”

Being and Nothingness | Rabeea Mahmood Rabeea

August 11, 2018

Sir, I assure you and I repeat it for ten times:

“I am not MAD” … “Though I am not looking in a good mood but I don’t have any mental problem or disorder. To prove it to you sir, … [Read the rest...] “Being and Nothingness | Rabeea Mahmood Rabeea”

Another Master is Born | Najma Mukherjee

October 11, 2017

Crack of dawn: Phoring^[1]is seated in the verandah chewing betel nut. After a while,lifting the heel of his right leg, he extracted a bidi from the loop of his dhoti. Twisting the thread tied to the bidi … [Read the rest...] “Another Master is Born | Najma Mukherjee”

The Storm that Vanished | Jagadish Chandra Bose

September 7, 2016

The Storm that Vanished | A scientific mystery

(Translated from original Bengali by Anjan Kumar Sen Sarma)

A few years back a very strange, ghostly thing happened. It caused a considerable agitation among the entire scientific world. A … [Read the rest...] “The Storm that Vanished | Jagadish Chandra Bose”

Enigma | Kunnamthanam Ramachandran

April 12, 2016

The Twelfth Main Road from Thippasandra intersects at the Hundred Feet Road of Indira Nagar and goes straight to Cambridge Layout.
The intersection is the layover for Anasuyamma and me during the wee hours of all the six days a … [Read the rest...] “Enigma | Kunnamthanam Ramachandran”

The Hesitations of Damião and His First Love | José da Silva Coelho

March 21, 2015

Damião Gomindes, licensed advocate – not one of those who practice in India because they’re not needed in Portuguese Timor, but an intelligent and well-trained legal agent dedicated to his clients – had two defects that took the sheen off … [Read the rest...] “The Hesitations of Damião and His First Love | José da Silva Coelho”