Short Stories News

The characters in these stories are grumpy and bored with modern life, but full of subtle surprises too

A peek into the thoughts of young college students in Mumbai, gleaned from, well, an inter-college story-writing competition

From short stories to non-fiction books, here's what had us turning pages in 2017

In his first collection of short stories, Akhil Sharma's landscape is unrelentingly cruel, and his prose razor sharp

Chhimi Tenduf-La's new collection of short stories is tender, filled with suspense, and revels in twist endings

What is it that remains unsaid in the story above? What thoughts and images are in your mind right now?

New short stories by five of the most confident voices in Indian literature in English

As long as there is the music coming out of my earphones, I have my armour, my ironic glaze, my thunderous, wondrous nullifier

It was a face he kept casting sidelong glances at. She had a face that became prettier the more familiar you got with it. It glowed, and it turned red when she saw him stare...

Ratan felt the familiar migraine setting in. Since he had given up fighting it, he preferred to time travel in comfort. He kicked off his shoes, and looked around for a cushion...