Short Stories

10 years ago, I asked my friend, "What makes you feel secure in your marriage?" She replied, "I have full confidence in my husband." Then she asked me the same question. My response surprised even me.…

After learning classical dance for seven years, I still didn't feel confident enough to teach it. Instead, I spent years teaching semi-classical and contemporary dance, which both my students and I thoroughly enjoyed. When I became…

When I was very young, around three years old, people used to visit me not because I was cute, but rather before going to their exams or starting any important work. People believed that whatever page…

After five years of learning classical Bharatnatyam, I decided to choreograph a bhajan for the first time. It was a challenging process- each line of the song required hours of thought to feel its essence and…

I went to an all-girls school, so I was quite unaware of the world of boys. After finishing school, I enrolled in a computer course. There, I experienced a new emotion: attraction to boys. However, since…

When my daughter entered 11th grade and chose science, the pressure was immense—not on her, but on me. How would she manage these difficult subjects? I felt it was my responsibility to find the best tuition for…

A few days back, I went to get an MRI done for my spine. My daughter accompanied me, although I told her it was no big deal that I could go alone.  But the doctor wanted…

My grandfather loved his sister. Every weekend, he took us to visit her home. I enjoyed playing with his sister’s grandsons but did not like their father - my uncle. He always made fun of me…

I started my career in the private sector. Even though my boss was nice and relaxed about hitting targets, there was an unspoken competition among my colleagues. If I didn’t perform well, I would be left…

When I first saw my first rented apartment in a residential colony, I immediately liked it. It was a 50-year-old house but what I saw made me agreeable was I could connect to it. It was…