stories

 Palamaner is a small sleepy town endowed with six to seven marriage convention halls. All these are in newpet only. Once there was a small marriage hall in pathapeta(oldtown). It was closed in the wake of small disputes followed by court cases. Now a days everyone has to depend on kothapetha (New town) marriage halls for all marriages and other functions. For this they have to cross the N.H.4 national

“There are five unmarried women in our district committee area. We can ask any of them except Urmila if they have any intention of getting married” said Balaram in the Squad Area Committee (SAC) members’ meeting. Balaram is one of the members of the District committee. He said this during a discussion on the issue of Sampath’s marriage that came up in the meeting. If any of the squad members

Narmada was lying down with the saline drip inserted into her veins and looked very weak. I sat beside her on a stool. I looked in turn at the saline bottle and Narmada’s face with death writ largely on it. Occasionally I looked out of the window located above her bed. ‘The skies are so dark. It is going to be a heavy downpour,’ I thought. “News of our comrades

I deliberately took the lower berth so that I can feast my eyes on the picturesque Konkan. The winter season had just begun.  The greenery covered with the mist fills the heart with such pleasantness! And the pleasure of sipping a hot tea in that ambience is at a different plane altogether. How happy Keerti and the children would have been if they were here now! We should definitely make

చుక్ ..చుక్ బండి వస్తోంది... పక్కకి పక్కకి జరగండి.. ఆగినంకా ఎక్కండి... జో జో పాపా ఏడ్వాకు అయోధ్య లడ్డు తినిపిస్తా... కమ్మటి పానకం తాపిస్తా ! వెళదామా అయోధ్యకి? అక్కడినుంచక్కడికే కాశీకి ? రానుపోను రెండు వేలెనట చార్జీలు... తిండీ.. పిండీ అన్నీ రైలె పెట్టుకుంటుందిట. మీ జిల్లాకే వచ్చి మిమ్మల్ని తీసుకుపోతుందట అరె పదండి... చు క్ చు క్ రైలు వచ్చింది.. ఎక్కేయండి! ఎలెక్షన్ల లోపు రెండు వేలే.. తరువాత ఒక్కో మనిషి కి ఇరవై వేల ఛార్జీలు..ఎక్కడ పెట్టుకుంటారు అంత? ఇప్పుడైతే రాముడు ఇస్తాడు . పాలస్తీనా జాతి హననం చేసిన ఇజ్రాయిల్ని

The train was speeding along. Trees and hills were racing past with equal speed. The events of the past seven months flashed before Lakshmi's eyes. --- Itwas 11 o'clock. As soon as the train stopped at the station, Lakshmi got down, waited for it to leave, and then crossed the tracks. Her eyes scanned the station premises. She held the signals she brought tightly in her hand. Meanwhile, a middle-aged

It was the month of December. The night was chilly, the air crisp and still. The full moon hung low, casting its silver glow upon the world. There was heavy dew. Kumari stepped out of the tent after packing the necessary things for the next day’s journey. Cold breeze struck her face. She shivered and her teeth chattered. She rubbed her hands together and placed them on her cheeks. It