Short fiction, memoirs and essays on science, society, identity, relationships and the contradictions of human life.

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Borrowed: A Letter from Tomorrow

In the twenty-fifth century, time has become the universe’s only currency. Sasha Kumari writes from a society where every life is measured, earned and spent through the clock implanted beneath the skin.

Science Fiction  |  25 January 2022  |  1,656 words  |  Read article →

The Last Hope

In a radiation-scarred world of hunger, dust storms and scavengers, a mother protects a child whose existence could alter what remains of humanity.

Science Fiction  |  4 October 2021  |  4,059 words  |  Read article →

Beyond the Pandemic: A Journey of Self-Actualisation

A reflection on quarantine, isolation and the inward search for meaning during the first year of the pandemic.

Personal Essay  |  4 October 2021  |  1,006 words  |  Read article →

A Memoir of Insomnia and Dreams: Mumbai

A memoir of arriving in Mumbai, confronting uncertainty and slowly discovering ambition in the city of dreams.

Memoir  |  4 October 2021  |  1,299 words  |  Read article →

To Those Independent… And Those Not

An Independence Day reflection on the freedoms celebrated by a nation and the freedoms still denied within homes, streets and social structures.

Social Commentary  |  15 August 2020  |  677 words  |  Read article →

The Pursuit of Winning Friends

A candid account of growing up, seeking acceptance and learning what friendship means beyond popularity.

Personal Essay  |  25 July 2020  |  1,982 words  |  Read article →

The Lift

A troubled man enters a skyscraper lift at the edge of despair and finds himself drawn into a journey that challenges reality, memory and choice.

Science Fiction  |  25 July 2020  |  6,079 words  |  Read article →

The Perfect Imperfections of Love

A story about friendship, relationships and the contradictions that appear when idealised love encounters real people.

Literary Fiction  |  25 July 2020  |  2,950 words  |  Read article →

Duality

Against the evening bustle of Chandni Chowk, an ordinary man’s life opens into a story of family, routine and the opposing truths people carry within them.

Literary Fiction  |  19 July 2020  |  2,713 words  |  Read article →

The Indian Daughter

An examination of the restrictions, expectations and inherited contradictions that shape the lives of daughters within Indian families.

Social Commentary  |  19 April 2017  |  1,066 words  |  Read article →

Politics and the Intellectuals

A reflection on India’s political culture and the changing relationship between public life, young citizens and intellectual participation.

Political Commentary  |  28 September 2016  |  991 words  |  Read article →

The Indian Entrepreneur

A look at the cultural expectations, fear of uncertainty and pressures confronting young people who choose entrepreneurship in India.

Social Commentary  |  15 September 2016  |  691 words  |  Read article →

No Offence

A satirical reflection on outrage, judgement and the tendency to treat personal offence as unquestionable moral truth.

Social Commentary  |  15 August 2016  |  842 words  |  Read article →

God: History and Mystery

An early inquiry into belief, scepticism and humanity’s historical need to explain the unknown through divinity.

Philosophical Essay  |  22 March 2016  |  1,125 words  |  Read article →

Modern Education: Hollow Diligence

A critique of an education system that often trains students to pursue marks, careers and conformity without first asking what learning is for.

Education Commentary  |  22 March 2016  |  1,430 words  |  Read article →

Pandemonium Ferrate: The Moods of Man

A reflection on invention, human progress and the shifting boundaries between impossibility, necessity and everyday life.

Philosophical Essay  |  22 March 2016  |  1,098 words  |  Read article →