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By Anvi Girish One of the hardest periods in my life was looking for a job being a dalit, especially as I lived in Gandivana. A few days...

By Bhavya Jain “She’s been missing for 2 days , no clue. Do you know  anything about her??” inspector asked Pulkit.  FLABBERGASTED PULKIT...

By Amritha Chandrasekhar Once upon a time there lived 6 friends. They were Rishi, Brishti, Charmi, Rishaan, Sayant and Advait. They did...

By Dr Avlokita Sharma It was last Thursday of the month and Suhasini was getting ready to go to the night market. She stayed a few...

By Dr Avlokita Sharma Among the stacks of books, I noticed an old novel. Curious, I grabbed it up. The author was not a celebrated one,...

By Dr Avlokita Sharma Ten-year-old Nina said, "Look mom, the sky looks so beautiful." It was one of those depressing mornings in January....

By Ayisha Saniya Ambalavan Ship AY-208  hovers above me a full-on zelest shield around it, no amount of laser-dials able to penetrate...

By Nidhi Patnaik I am Mr. House and this is my story. I have patches of aqua blue paint peeling off over my walls and windows. I have a...

By Nidhi Patnaik On a cold winter night, under the vast, star-studded sky, the mountains of a tiny village cradled a unique house. This...

By Nidhi Patnaik The wide beach in the small coastal town of Betul glistened with soft, silvery sand as it lay beneath a forested hill on...

By Pavani Chellaka All the answers will be revealed when time passes or when the time stops.  A girl in her mid 20’s named Eliza started...

By Pratima Swadi The raindrops slashed heavily on the roofs, roads, and everywhere! An evening with thunderstorms, and zip-zap lightning...

By Keshee Patel The dawn was breaking while a man in his fifties was stumbling down a silent lane under the chirping of birds, with a...

By Aanvi Malpani Meera was a young woman who lived in the busy streets of Mumbai, where aspirations and reality mix. Born and raised in a...

By Aanvi Malpani “Quiet minds.” says the young housekeeper, Elena, pushing her hair into her face to hide her tears. “Quiet minds?”...

By Divya Dileep PROLOGUE  The bell rang announcing the end of the last class. Feet of high schoolers shuffled as they gathered their...

By Aayushmaan Malviya Morning began with a calamity striking my family, my grandchild was found dead. Looking past the jalousie, I saw a...

By Vikas Yadav Being the elder son in the family I have been brought up with so much responsibility. I was always told to behave in a...

By Pooranie B you are only dead when you are forgotten You might wish you want to disappear, But all you really want, is to be found. ……....