If there is one author whose works I can read over and over again, it’s definitely L.M. Montgomery. So, naturally, I have read and re-read Anne of Green Gables series several times. But, I’ve also read many of her other novels, short story collections – of which, Emily of New Moon series is probably the next best after Anne series […]
Clear Light of Day by Anita Desai
It started a bit slowly for me but after starting the second chapter I was fully engrossed and sat for long stretches to enjoy this beautiful piece of literature. I loved the apt description of flora and fauna of India, loved the way author weaves the tale of a broken family kept upright with pretences and how she rightly sums […]
Sheesham
Indian Rosewood – Dalbergia sissoo It’s a pleasant tree to look at because of the colour of its leaf – lime green or leaf green. Standing under its boughs with golden sunlight dappling through its leaves that gently wave in cool evening breeze – it is a sight for sore eyes. It’s a very common Indian tree but being common […]
Evenings are magical
Evenings are so magical. I love the serenity in it. It was therapeutical to be out in the terrace this evening. The sun had almost gone down but there was still light. When I peeped down to the pond, I suddenly felt a kind of Diana Wynne Jones’s kind of magic in the air. This correlation came about because I […]
Golden Feathers of Hope
An enormous cumulonimbus hung low in the sky, smudged here and there with varying shades of lead. Lightning streaked across the horizon followed by low rumbles of thunder, petrichor wafted up from the ground. Standing at the top of the hill, Huma zipped up her jacket to keep herself warm in the cold, biting rain. She looked around her and […]
Her Beloved Garden
A short story which I wrote a long time back but got the chance to edit today. I hope you like it. Do let me know in the comments what you think about it 🙂 The floorboard creaked as grandma made her way out of the porch towards her beloved garden. Her eyes travelled the length of it and she […]