by Vinod Rihan Pathania | Jul 8, 2018 | Fiction
[addtoany]The doctor stepped off from the tonga (horse-carriage) at Jalalpur Jattan Railway station, in Pakistan, the horse whinnying as he did so. “We will meet again soon, I hope,” he said to the tongawallah (horse-carriage driver). The younger man nodded. “Inshallah.” ***...
by Manikya Veena | Apr 13, 2018 | Fiction
[addtoany]You are completely crazy. In the past you have called yourself fat, stupid, lazy, and clumsy—all of which you are, to some extent or the other, but not crazy. Not until now.You are vacating the house, your home of four years. “I think it’s a good idea to take a break...
by Vrinda Baliga | Sep 22, 2017 | Fiction
[addtoany]Katha Fiction Contest 2017 was co-sponsored by India Currents and the Wellstone Center. Founded by Sarah Ringler and Steve Kettmann, the Wellstone Center is a writer’s retreat in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Entries this year were asked to adhere to a theme of...
by Neerja Raman | Jul 31, 2017 | Fiction, General
[addtoany]“Daddy, is native a bad word?” I say softly, half hoping the urge to ask would go away. My father leans his tall frame over the balustrade. He is inspecting his garden to make sure that plants needing protection have been tended to; each one has a small dried...
by Rajesh C.Oza | Jul 17, 2017 | Articles, Books, Fiction
[addtoany]SWIMMER AMONG THE STARS by Kanishk Tharoor. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017. 239 pages. Kanishk Tharoor is both a nomadic writer and a city-dweller. Currently making New York his home, Tharoor, as evidenced by his imaginative writing, is equally at home in other...
by Samantha Rajaram | Jul 16, 2017 | Fiction, General
[addtoany]He waits on the corner of Mission and 21st. Their third date. He wears a black shirt, blousy around his paunch. He mentioned in a text that he had ten pounds to lose, though his online profile stated he couldn’t date anyone who was even a little overweight. Well, she...
