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SR Turns A New Leaf-Part VI
“We have no plans Mr. Turner. Each plan starts and ends with money. Right now we are trying to make our ends meet. Meanwhile we are working on some good plays. The money that we receive from the Trust keeps us afloat but for how long it will be able to do so, we are […]
SR Turns A New Leaf-Part V
Drops of perspiration appeared on Turner’s forehead and on SR’s too. “Mr. Turner are you ok? Disha please bring a glass of water for Mr. Turner. It must be the heat I guess. Sorry we don’t have an AC.” Disha ran towards the kitchen and brought a glass of water. “No no I am ok […]
SR Turns A New Leaf-Part IV
“We worked really hard…. we still do. Rangratna was at the top for many years to come…. but slowly… the advent of cinema…. then multiplexes and now Internet has taken a huge toll on people like us…. people and art like ours aren’t available at the click of a button. When you come and see […]
Painful Memories
The strong smell of disinfectant burned my nostrils as my brain was pushed into consciousness. There was a dull throb at the back of my head and my wrist felt tingly. A groan escaped my mouth as I tried to shift around and caused my whole body to scream in pain. I could hear the consistent beeping […]
SR Turns A New Leaf-Part III
Then there came a day when we were rehearsing for one of our upcoming plays on the stage. Dhaara was playing the part of a poor woman who works day and night to take care of her ailing mother. I was directing the play. It was a dress rehearsal. She was wearing a tattered saree […]
SR Turns A New Leaf-Part II
“Ohh….. That’s great!” said Turner. Then he continued looking at Devkar: “Sir… Sorry to come knocking at your door without any appointment but you must have heard about our prestigious channel and the different shows it presents.” “No” came a simple reply. “Pardon” said Turner a little embarrassed. “I am sorry Mr. Turner. None of […]
Who is Ryan?
Crissy had come back home late that night, which was nothing out of the ordinary. It would be an unusual sight to see her back before sundown. Tisca had always been a light sleeper and the noisy door inevitably broke her light doze. Crissy stumbled in, barely balancing on her high heels. She was drunk […]
SR turns a new leaf-Part I
SR entered his home… gave a nod to his domestic help Ramesh who had answered the doorbell. There were envelopes lying on the chest of drawers just next to the entry door. Three of them were marked “Confidential”. He knew what they were. He collected those three and asked Ramesh to take the other unmarked […]
Is Dhara Happy With Ashvin?
Dhara smiled at Ashvin as he stood patiently beside her when she heartily accepted the various congratulations and wishes coming her way. She was ecstatic. Here she was, exactly where she wanted to be in her career, with a good, respectful husband and two beautiful daughters. “Dhara, are you ready to go?” Ashvin asked. Lost in her reverie, Dhara […]
The Betrayal (2/2)
Alex wanted time to think about how and why he would ever betray her. She wanted to not at all believe what was going on right in front of her. She wanted to just close her eyes and accept the inevitable. But Alex couldn’t. Because she was on a mission and it was her duty […]
The Betrayal
Alex turned to look at her companion’s face, shaded by the starry night, the moonlight falling on his sharp features. He looked on edge as they carefully trodded through the forest. The leaves on the maple trees rustled dampening the sound of their steps on the forest floor as the chill of the night air […]
SR Bose’s Den!
Since Dhaara knew him well, he didn’t want to be the one doing this operation on Ashwin Devkar. In all these years, he had developed his own network of professionals who would do all kinds of jobs for him… arranging miniature cameras as per his demand, fixing them as and when and where he wanted […]
A Chance at Redemption
Tisca sighed and looked at Matt with bated breath. “What do you mean…?” Matt started to ask, but Tisca quickly stopped him. “Let’s talk later about this, okay?” She said while looking sideways at Ryan who was 20 feet away from them now in the toys section. He seemed fascinated by a RC robo toy […]
SR Bose wants to settle scores
The applause… the thunderous applause… reverberated in “The Shark’s” ears. What was this feeling? When Dhaara looked towards her husband sitting amongst the audience…….he felt a strange feeling…. and of course not a nice one! It had been more than thirty years but watching Dhaara look at somebody like that made his heart ache, hurt […]
Tisca Lets Matt In On a Secret
As Matt neared Ryan and his mother, he noticed the kid clearly for the first time. Earlier, all he had been worried about was if the kid was out of danger, and if the bleeding had stopped. But now, he noticed Ryan’s features and realised how very similar they both looked. Both shared the pale […]
Richard, Shraddha and the Good Old Crew
Richard remembered Shraddha from his old crew nearly a decade ago, and this was not how he remembered her. Shraddha had been the star hostess; the toughest passengers would melt to her calm and caring tone. With an infectious smile and wavy locks, she had been radiant and engaging. Now, she looked bitter and irritated- not […]
SR Bose walks down the memory lane (Part 3: The breakup)
The term was about to end and so were their courses. Students excelling in their respective fields were getting job offers. Satya received his letters the same day Dhaara received hers. Three leading national dailies had offered him a job of reporter- two from Delhi and one from Mumbai (then Bombay) and one of the […]
SR Bose walks down the memory lane (Part 2)
After that debate competition, life became a fairy tale. Just as Satya was struck by Dhaara’s beauty and brains, Dhaara also admired Satya’s idealistic way of approach, his zest to change negative things, his optimism to do something good for the society and the people at large. Basically, it was their thoughts that fell in […]
SR Bose walks down the memory lane (Part1)
You can Win by Losing! “Dhaara….. Dhaara Pandit…. and you?” This is how they got introduced to each other more than thirty years ago. The eyes… yes the eyes were what caught his attention when Dhaara introduced herself. And then she smiled…. and he was like… No! It’s definitely the smile… how can some human […]
Ethel Whittaker
At 42, she was eleven years junior to her husband Sam. They had dated for almost a decade before tying the knot. She had graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a major in Architecture. After graduation, she had joined a reputed Architecture firm. It was a couple of years into working at the […]