Ananya loved jewelry. Not just for wearing but she loved tracing her fingers through the intricate loops and arches and observe the minute detailing of the carvings. She belonged to the famous Mittal family of Jewelers who were a well-known name in Jaipur. Her family had several stores all over the city and catered to a large and varied clientele list. Ever since she was a young girl Ananya loved visiting the dimly lit factories and sit for hours with the craftsmen watching them carve out intricate designs into the…
Year: 2020
Kali – The invincible
Heer was born in a land where daughters were considered a curse. They were either throttled in the womb or stifled to death if they dared to be born. However, Heer’s ray of hope was her father, Mahender Singh. Belonging to the farming caste of Haryana, Mahender was a strapping tall Jat who was a lively and happy person. He believed that life was not to be wasted in mean thoughts and small acts of depravity. He had a large heart and a just mind. Unlike most men of his…
Annapurna – The Provider
Mohini sat stonily on the bench in the OPD section of the Government Medical College and Hospital in Nagpur’s Medical Square area. She gingerly caressed her wrists that were tied in a sling with a dupatta. Mohit, her son, had done it for her. He was in the eighth grade and had recently participated in a Boy Scout camp where they had taught him how to do first aid. He wanted to be a doctor when he grew up and Mohini wanted to make sure he had the means to…
Parvati – The Mother
Minu’s story Minu stared blankly at the lifeless body of her son as he hung from the tall Mango tree. It was the same tree where she used to lay him down in a hammock when he was a baby and lull him to sleep swinging it gently, as she worked in the Mango orchard sorting the fruits for the season. The tall listless body of Biju was taken down slowly and laid out in front of her. Minu sat in a stony silence as her husband, Shiben, sat hunched…
The Debts of Desire – The Final Journey
A Quick RecapIn the Debts of Desire – Keya investigates, Keya realises that Anu was murdered and insists on an autopsy. Jai challenges to sue her if the autopsy report shows she is wrong. Keya accepts the challenge and threatens to expose him if her doubts are proved right.Read the Debts of Desire – Keya Investigates (Part 2) Inspector Sheetal Das stared at the autopsy report that lay in front of her.“My God!” she thought “That girl was right! It is poisoning and that too Hemlock.” She pursed her lips…
The Debts of Desire – Part 2 – Keya investigates
Quick RecapAnu invites Keya for her first Anniversary where she will be gifted with a family heirloom, a grand Tiara studded with diamond and Blue sapphire. Keya arrives for the party in the opulent ITC Royal Bengal . However, in a strange and tragic turn of events, Anu meets a fatal end. Read Part 1 Keya was the first to reach Anu. She felt her pulse. It was weak but she could feel the faint throb. “Doctor!” screamed Keya “We need a Doctor. Can somebody call a doctor please?” “Let’s…
The Debts of Desire – Part 1 – Anu’s Party
6.00 am 21st October 2019 Keya stood glancing at her watch impatiently as she waited for Anu who was late as usual. She tightened her pony tail and stretched her arms. It was a good five minutes later that she saw Anu walking towards her. “What’s with the glum face?” said Anu as she approached her friend looking cheerful. “Not everybody has an anniversary and a diamond tiara to look forward to. Some people have to report to work on time or get their salary deducted” said Keya making a…
A Ghostly Intervention – Part 2
“You have reached your destination” The crisp tones of Ankhi’s voice assistant informed her as she stood in front of the YamunaBai Mental Asylum. It was a tall unfriendly building that stood in a neglected part of the main town. Ankhi had located the area with the help of her GPS enabled phone. She moved cautiously and entered the reception area. “Excuse me” she said as she felt the hard edges of the reception desk.She didn’t receive a response. She assumed there must be a bell somewhere to intimate the…
A Ghostly Intervention – Part 1
The smell was sharp, strong, and putrid. It hit Aankhi as soon as she opened the door. She stood back in shock. Had she come to the wrong house? She stepped in gingerly. It was as if she stood in a fish market. The dank, musty interiors made it worse. She had bought the house on a whim. It was located a bit away from the main town and had a large open space surrounding it. It She had felt the wind brush her face as she walked across it.…
The House on the Hill
The house stood perched on top of the hill. The road that curved up towards it from the ground below was lined with houses on one side and trees on the other. None of the other houses could match the elegance of this one. It stood out with its stately elegance towering above all the others. Its white shaded balconies looked out on the world below from within their hooded interiors. It was as if they were laughing at the mediocrity of the lower dwellings which made its supremacy more…
