In Mumbai, afternoons do not invite children outdoors. They press down like a palm on the back of the neck. The tar on the lanes glistens. The bougainvillea droops in exhausted pink. Even the crows fall silent, their arguments postponed until evening. It is in such a suspended hour that a boy stands in the…
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Profit in Pawprints
At half past eight each morning, before the traffic on DN Road had gathered its full-throated impatience, the old stone building inhaled. Bombay House stood in its Edwardian solidity, grey and composed, like a man who had seen empires arrive in carriages and leave in motorcars. The brass handles on its doors were cool with…
The Flag That Stayed Folded
The room was small enough for the afternoon to feel crowded. Light from the Paris street entered reluctantly, filtered through dust and the thin curtain that smelled faintly of soap and damp wool. The bed had been pushed close to the wall. A chair stood beside it, holding a shawl that carried the memory of…
Leopard On The Terrace
At 3:00 AM every morning Gopal Gaitonde would diligently answer to natures call. He believed the nocturnal hour was the ultimate to empty one’s internals of faecal waste. On missing this specific moment, his bowels would go bonkers for the rest of the day. Failing the sacred potty hour meant a day of total commotion…
Weekend Stories by Trishikh 