Juicy Jamboree
The chirping song of birds pierced the stillness of the warm, humid air. A merry murmur punctuated with hearty laughter announced the...
The Hare and the Tortoise
In the month of August, the earth and the tea bushes were ready for the rains to quench their parched soil. The maalis weeded the flower...
Freshly Fetched
The early morning September sun was bright, casting its warm glow over the Assam tea estates. Brenda was gradually getting used to the...
Head Over Heels
It had been a few months since Kalyani had come to the Aibheel Tea Estate after their wedding on May 18th. She sat in the verandah,...
Fun-tastic Fraterni-tea
Time was indeed like water. It trickled down by the drop and at times was even frozen. But when the tap of enjoyment was open, it gushed...
Pink Party
The hostess stood with a welcome smile, flaunting her pink leheriya sari blending amongst the splash of scarlet salvias. The vintage cast...
Fitting the shoe
Her eyelids flickered open to the buzzing silver and gold light. She closed them again, willing her mind to tumble back to the dream,...
Smoked Sizzling Soiree
The long manila envelope sat on the dining table, peering urgently from among the newspapers. Her mother’s heart leapt with joy as she...
Swimsuit Round
The baby wobbled to and fro and fell on her nappy-padded bottom. Then she giggled, flailed her arms asking to be picked up.
Fair-fated
The past three months had flown like a dream. She recalled the day when they had got down at NJP as a newly-wedded couple in 1982. The...
The Spirited Show-stopper
The picnic was at its peak and the floating dance floor was a hit. Jutting out from the bank towards the river, this was a marvel way...
Harmonious Heritage
the conversation somehow landed at Julia Roberts who followed Hinduism and I was shocked at this revelation...
What's in store?
There was always something intoxicating about the birthday parties at the plantations. The innovative cakes particularly were a major...
The "Real Spirit" of Christmas
“Santa Claus is anyone who loves another and seeks to make them happy, gives himself by thought, word or deed, in every gift he bestows.”...
The Diwali Dilemma
My sister and I returned home from school that day with our grades, excited to show our mother while she sat sipping on her nimbu paani...
Shakti
As I drove past the river on the long bridge, I witnessed a lot of people praying, On enquiring, I came to know that they were offering...
