Words that I enjoyed writing and reading in this bizarre, extraordinary year. Wish you a new year that takes forward your learnings from this year and gives you joy, health and memorable experiences! Writing – mine Being a committed fan: In which I try to pack together my disoriented feelings about being a Rahman fan…
Category: Fiction
How Tea is Made
Nighat teaches the story’s narrator how to make tea, and friendship blossoms, with tea at the centre of it all – until they meet again, seventeen years later.
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This story was published in Spark‘s November 2017 issue. Anandhi jumped up with glee when the doorbell rang one dusty summer afternoon in Madipakkam, Chennai. It was about time. She rushed to the door and signed for the package. On her way back in, she ripped apart the plastic packaging with her fingernails, went into…