Short Story

By Aiden Kurian Uthup One day, up in the big dark sky, there were five planets. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, and Saturn. They looked like shiny tiles floating in space, all lined up like a giant puzzle. Then something strange happened. A big rock came falling from the sky. It was called the Fallout Rock, and it crashed right into Earth! Boom! Lights flashed everywhere, and the land started glowing. That day, Earth began to melt, not scary melt, but magic melt. It started c

By Aiden Kurian Uthup There were two brothers. The elder brother’s name was Dileh, and the younger brother’s name was Rilo. One day, they were talking and dreaming big. They said, “We want to build our own city” They imagined a place full of tall buildings, bright lights, and happy people.   They went to their mom and told her their idea. At first, she was surprised, but then she smiled and said, “Okay, if you really want to, go ahead and try.” The brothers were so excited. E

By Aiden Kurian Uthup Once upon a time, deep inside the big forest in Africa, there was a very happy family of lions. They were so proud. They all lived together in a cozy cave, and there was lots of tall grass and giant trees all around. The daddy lion was super strong and smart, the mommy lioness was nice and very brave, and their little cubs just played all day long under the sunny, yellow sky. But close by in the dark shadowy part of the forest, there lived a tiger. This

By Aiden Kurian Uthup One day, two best friends Taiden and Philip were playing football near their neighbourhood. They laughed, kicked the ball, and chased each other across the field. Suddenly, they noticed a strange cave hidden inside a hole in the ground. They were curious, and they walked closer. But Philip slipped and fell into the cave! Taiden did not panic. He was strong and brave. Without waiting, he jumped into the cave to rescue his friend. It was dark and deep, but

By Aiden Kurian Uthup I always wanted a little brother.Every night, I would pray, “Dear God, please give me a little brother. I promise I will take care of him and play with him every day.” My mother was praying too, but she wanted a baby girl. One day, my Amma’s tummy started growing. I was so excited! I would talk to the baby every day. Finally, the big day arrived. My mom went to the hospital.I stayed with my Ammachi, Appacha, Ammamma, and Ammachen. I was a little worried

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By Anjali Saxena By Anjali Saxena

By Anjali Saxena By Anjali Saxena

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By Aishani Ghoshal She sighed as she lay in her bed, her bangles clinking as her hands moved restlessly. In her old age she had naught to do; and yet she looked not her age. Her old hands were not as withered as they should be; her face, perhaps only slightly more wrinkled than that in her youth. Her health, a subject of admiration to those around her; she could not call them her friends, for she knew them not; all she knew was gone. She could not call them her enemies, for s

By Hiya Chatterjee The auditorium buzzed with excitement. The most anticipated performance of the Annual Programme was about to begin. A dance duet,  based on the eternal love of Radha-Krishna,  was being performed by Aratrika Saha,  once alum of the school,  now the youngest English teacher known for her mastery in Katthak and Laksh Mukherjee,  a fellow classmate and close friend of hers and now an engineering student. The curtains rose as the performance began. Everyone's b

By Hiya Chatterjee The low hum of the ceiling fan filled the living room. Kanishk furrowed his brows as he checked the essays. Being the IR professor had its sparks. Sure,  the subject is interesting, and when you are the DPIR of the department,  what else can you want?  But at the same time,  it also had its downsides. The subject is also tricky. It takes a lot of effort to really understand the matter, almost like Physics but with more Philosophy than equations. The  studen

By Animesh Chowdhury “One bed is there and get her admitted…” uttering those words Divakar again plunged into unbearable silence. All of you must be surprised or thinking what those meaningless words must be! And if you are actually thinking that, you cannot be blamed for.  Mumbai Rajdhani Express was running in full speed in the open field of saffron twilight in the approaching dusk, towards New Delhi and those words were heard from inside the AC-Second class coach. I am rea

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By Raghav Badrinath Listen, and I shall tell you a tale whispered by the winds, a tale older than the first cry of a child, of how the sky once loved the land. In the beginning, when the earth was silent and creation still dreamed within the void, the sky stretched wide and endless above, watching the sleeping land below. She looked upon him and saw beauty in his stillness, in the way the mountains rose like breaths from his chest, in the way the rivers wound like veins of si

By Kenisha Kapur When I was fourteen, my grandmother gave me a typewriter and said, “Élodie, this is a typewriter. I’m giving it to you. It’s yours now.” I didn’t know what to make of the unexpected gift, but I thanked her and went home. I placed the cherry red Remington on my desk. It was dusty and ancient. I wondered if Grandmother had ever written in it. I filled it up with paper and positioned the roller. I was never into writing. Writing was a special talent possessed by

By Kenisha Kapur “Your luggage, Ms. Élodie.” I stared at this man’s tall and lean structure longer than I should have, but who’s to say what’s right or wrong? Besides, the entire train journey I had been stuck inside my mind. And that can be a dark place. “Would you like assistance of any kind, Ms. Élodie?” Élodie, yes, surely that was my name. I wasn’t subjected to hearing it much, so it often slipped my mind. Surely, he was addressing me. He had to be - his gaze was fixated

By Kenisha Kapur If my childlike self could see me right now, she would cry, to say the least.  Little Élodie wanted to be a princess. Little Élodie wanted to wear elaborate dresses and twirl in front of the mirror, and have tea parties with princesses across the globe. Little Élodie wanted a castle with a high canopy bed and a never-ending wardrobe. Little Élodie wanted her own private jet so she could travel the world with her royal cat. Could you blame Little Élodie? She w

By Surabhi Sharma What makes something precious? Price……..Or priceless!! The country of Azad has three states: Auratgarh, Mardgarh and Sabzipur. Mardgarh being the oldest whereas Auratgarh the newest. Mardgarh referring to the bastion of the males was one of the largest states till 2000 when it was bifurcated to form Auratgarh. A state where there are more hookah and liquor shops than essentials, Mardgarh has always belonged to the men. A land of men, for men and by men . Wom