Kolkata was the same – alive, chaotic, humming with a rhythm that never truly slowed – but for Sameer and Naina, something within them had shifted. Kamarpukur had left behind… Read More

Naina had only ever read in books about people whose faces seemed to reflect their kindness; an enduring charm that did not fade with age, where wrinkles only added depth… Read More

Anger… It was an emotion not new to Sameer Maheshwari. He had been angry several times before – at an young age when he had realized that his mother had… Read More

Fairlawn hotel’s lobby was a 2-stage affair with the reception and waiting lounge in a sunken circle in the centre, with golden tiled flooring that refracted the lights from the… Read More

The big white bungalow in Ahmedabad felt utterly tranquil from outside but contained chaos inside as Vishakha Somani raged and sulked alternately at her father’s silence. It had been like… Read More

Located in the Prabhadevi neighbourhood of Mumbai, built in 1801, the Siddhivinayak temple is the most popular temple in the city. Everyday hundreds of people would visit with offerings, praying… Read More