THE WRITING DESK
Writing by Kridious
Essays, short stories, poems and questions that stay with you.
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- How Many Ramayanas Are There? The Fear of One MoreSome of us can recognise an insult to the Ramayana faster than a passage from it. On its many tellings, selective memory and the courage to read.
- CHARACTERLESSThey weighed her honour by her dress,Her virtue by the skin she showed;As though a woman somehow grows lessThe freer… Read more: CHARACTERLESS
- upload completethe digital afterlife they sold us heaven in high-res skin,a cloud beyond where gods log in.no angels strummed their plastic… Read more: upload complete
- ii was born a name.then a face.then a habit.then a race. i became the fearsmy father feared.i wore the weightmy… Read more: i
Futures to imagine. Questions worth asking. Stories that stay.
Explore the fiction, poetry, essays and serial storytelling of Rishabh Dubey ‘Kridious’. This is a guided entrance to the writing, not simply a chronological blog feed.
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How Many Ramayanas Are There? The Fear of One More
Culture and commentary · 11 November 2026
A reflection on the many retellings of the Ramayana and the difference between protecting a tradition and refusing to examine it.
Borrowed: A Letter from Tomorrow
Science fiction · 25 January 2022
In a future where time is currency, a letter from tomorrow asks what a human life is worth.
Stories and speculative fiction
Original short fiction and imagined worlds exploring technology, survival, identity, relationships and the strange futures that emerge from familiar choices.
The Last Hope
A child and a mother confront a world transformed by radiation, scarcity and survival.
The Lift
A short speculative story that turns an ordinary journey into an unsettling question.
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Poetry and lyrics
From intimate reflections on love and identity to political satire, social commentary and imagined futures. Read the latest poems below or browse the complete archive.
CHARACTERLESS
6 September 2026
A protest against the double standards used to judge women’s choices, autonomy and dignity.
upload complete
5 August 2026 · Speculative poetry
An imagined digital afterlife, where immortality becomes another product and privilege is coded into paradise.
I
18 July 2026
A short meditation on borrowed identities and the discovery of a quieter inner self.
Unleashed
18 July 2026
A poem about desire, shame, consent and the right to speak without apology.
Essays and cultural commentary
Writing on faith, politics, education, cultural memory, creativity, technology and the challenges of contemporary life.
How Many Ramayanas Are There? The Fear of One More · Politics and the Intellectuals · Modern Education: Hollow Diligence
The Religion Called Pragmatism
An ongoing philosophical fiction serial
A novel-in-parts about the beliefs, doubts and questions through which human beings make sense of life. The published chapters can be read on this website.
Beyond the page
Some of these ideas appear in novels, illustrated books, songs and recorded conversations. Explore the wider creative work and the experience behind it.
Books · Music and Kridious Cafe · Editorial experience
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