Baisakhi Saha’s world is on the move-well, almost always, as her home is where destiny takes her. The Kolkata girl who moved to Singapore to
A newly married husband mistakes another bride to be his own. Can you blame him as the brides (in rural heartland of India) have their
My rifle roared. Deuta hated shooting for the heck of it. That day I defied his teaching and killed the hunting eagle for my own
One Christmas day, someone brought two socks filled with gifts from Philip koka’s house. I found them by my pillow. In the morning, I saw
The day I ran after the Keteki, Deuta was not at home. But when I approached the big peepal tree I saw a rather dull-looking
Their father could not afford to give a facelift to the house. Moreover, he could not muster enough enthusiasm to even attempt it. He must
Potsdam is about 35 km from Berlin. As I took the train for the half hour ride, I pondered on how history changes course from
Rameswar felt as if Dutta had slapped him. He was not ready for this betrayal. He felt his uniform ready to slip away from his
Daddy would personally supervise when mashi, the old maid who stayed with us to take care of the household, oiled my thick hair every Sunday
There was a huge lock hanging from the iron- filigreed door. Through the intricate wall she could see the raised platform for the Lord’s seat.
In that sudden light she saw a yellow and black striped Bakraj snake slowly crossing the path. Suddenly, three army trucks broke through the darkness.
The darkness around the bazaar was thickening. Doiboki felt as if something heavy was sitting on her chest. Had she consented to leave the basket
It takes about an hour to reach Port Douglas From the city of Cairns in north Queensland. It’s a fishing village which morphed into a
It was the Moorish conquest in 711 that made Granada an important city in southern Spain’s Andalusia - Al-Andalus, as the Muslims called the region.
A few years back Fatima came to Kolkata in search of her roots. Her grandfather Mohamed Musa had migrated to the USA from a village
