Too many rules and regulations haunt the people almost daily and the people unable to resist them, accept such rules unwillingly. The authorities concerned exhibit their power by various means with a view to irritating the people, specially, the senior citizens who, on such occasions, come out with their routine, “ in the good old …
Category: Short Stories
Hide And Seek!
It was a sunny morning when I was getting ready for my morning walk but when I opened the front door, I could hear a “Tap-Tap†sound which promoted me to carry an umbrella. Slowly but steadily it turned into a background music of a popular Hindi Movie. I got it! Unmindful of a few …
If winter comes…
After my post lunch cat nap, I looked around and said, “It is bright and Sunny’. Soon I was forced to ask myself, “Are’nt you shivering Head to foot?â€. I was not prepared for an answer to this lethargic question but I gave a silent reply by going to the kitchen to prepare the mood-changing …
Wait and see!
“We woke up one fine morning and found ourselves famousâ€, boosted the 10 and 20 rupee notes, showing their smiling faces from purses and Money Boxes even as the 1000 rupee and 500 rupee notes tried to hide their faces in shame. Then, in a few days one could see long queues in front of …
Oh cuckoo, shall I call you a bird or a wandering voice?
Aesthetic sense! Yeah, that is it… A thing of beauty is a joy for ever. A garden with multi-coloured flowers and green meadows or even wild growth of trees and plants dancing to the tune of small birds which fly hither and tither in search of fruits or some tiny ponds ( may be to …
Things are not what they seem
Like a passenger train that stops at every station, I had to stop here and there on the steep road to make my evening walk less tiresome but at the same time I wanted to make it appear that I was enjoying every step and looked around as if I was immersed in the beauty …
A wise and noble decision indeed!
After going through the News paper headlines relating to political scandals, walkouts, Hartals which force the people, especially the passengers to run helter skelter at the Bus stands; and a funny report on “Worst actor/ director/ music etc awardsâ€, my eyes rested on a News item under the headline “The golden daughter of a farming …
Invigorating songs
“My eyes were wide open. Yet I saw a dream… all because of you.†One of my favorite movie songs was on the air and I crossed over to the other side of the busy road and positioned myself close to a shop which sells items connected with songs and movies. All my irritations paled …
Trees or Buildings?
“Chip of the old block… This hill station has umpteen mind- blowing scenes… Right now, the sun set and the evening sky… The happy-go-lucky trees and plants dancing to the tune of the unseen wind…” The lady seem to be upset over the behavior of her son and his look-alike father! “Mom, what the hell …
In the good old days
“Hi… after a long time…”. He must be in his early seventies but I could not recognise him immediately and I had to pretend that he was one of my close friends. Fortunately, he took out his cell-phone from his pocket and uttered a few words and switched it off and told me, “It is …