Son of a Gun.

“Yes, I will be there,” I reassured the president at the other end of the line. “I am ready with the presentation.” I put the phone down and turned to face Somu, who sat beside me. “President? Was it the –” Somu or Somasundram was my companion for the day at the MAFT meeting. I […]

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A QUEST

Hello everyone. I don’t know how to start this narrative, as I am rather inexperienced in writing. My name is Sai Krishna, and I am a cardiac surgeon. I am forty-six years old. I don’t remember writing a single letter in my life, though my aunt, Thankamma, insists she received one from me when I […]

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BRAVE NEW WORLD

Dr Surendran’s OP room was spacious. Apart from the two chairs across, and the massive desk in front, two plush couches and a study table occupied the room. The latest Filmfare and Cine Blitz lay on the glass-top table. An enormous pane of glass separated the room from the spectacular lobby of the New World […]

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THE TRIUMPH

Dr Ashokan Kanjikuzhi adjusted his tie, looking into the corner mirror. It was the one with blue oblique stripes against off-white. One of his favourites. He checked the length. Lately, it was getting difficult to get the right length because of his bulging stomach. He would have to start exercising. The almost bald head, and […]

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A GIFT

This was the third time Sameer was walking to the store. He tried to appear nonchalant, and his eyes wandered deliberately around the intersection. The pigeons were already crowding the road outside the rice shops. So were some sparrows. They were rarer now, he thought. He was a student at the Lady Emerson Medical School […]

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