Tag: Fiction
This Pakistani Drama on Child Marriage Upends the Patriarchy, Liberates All Women
“Kyu hum aurton ko taleem lene se rokte hain?” asks Annie during her graduation day speech.
Don’t Let Him Take Away Your Laugh
This is a tale of a meeting between two dreary, scrawny, fairly old women on a
The Watchmaker
It was July, and the last of the warm Gulmohur shards scythed the sultry Delhi air
India Post, a Partition Project
India boasts one of the world’s most robust postal services, historically rivaling the Royal Mail, that
Faraway Delhi
Delhi calls. It calls in low hums and wheezing breath, and people go. Half asleep-half awake,
Nasreen
Nasreen threw herself on the floor and yelled, “What made you leave?” “How will I feed
Abouts and Doubts: A 4-Part Series on the Complexities of Adulting
Prologue: It’s getting late I was slipping on my sandals for work, like I do every
The Proposal
Neha looked at the setting sun from the window of her apartment on the seventh floor.
Life of Simpio: The AI That Questioned Existence
In 34th century Mumbai, the Indian Robotics Division creates an AI – called Simpio – modelled
Clean Sweep and a Tale by Benvolio
Editor’s Note: The author’s experience is a powerful reminder of the perils of drunk driving, and
The Mummy Shop
This short story ‘The Mummy Shop’ was rejected by BOMB magazine. She pulled the plastic tightly
Butterfly
I met her three times before she vanished from my life. Not only from my life,
