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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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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A WEEKEND

Anjali hated Saturday afternoon. It preceded the only free day of the week – a day she had to fight very hard for. It had taken her more than two years to realise just how important it was to her. Only after she had established a name for herself as a surgeon did she develop […]

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