Raju was standing near the window watching the rain. His parents had gone to visit a sick relative in the hospital and had not yet returned. Soon it would be dark. Raju was a brave boy and he had decided to stay back at home alone and finish his homework. Suddenly Raju could…

I am Arti and I work as a telecommunications engineer in the city of Bangalore. I just can’t wait for the weekend that’s coming up. I am visiting my grandparents with my first salary. I know they have a lot to share about how they felt about their first job…

Mani noticed a boy outside Kumar’s home. The boy was trying to make a snail climb onto a badam leaf that he seemed to have picked up from nearby. Mani was amused. “ Do you not have friends to play with? You are playing with the snail?” The boy reacted in shock hearing…

Maya was drying the clothes out in the courtyard of their home when she noticed Aryan and Arjun, her 8 and 6 year old boys with hands on shoulder, walking together outside the home. …

Sambu was distracted by the squeals of laughter. He left his trail of thoughts and came down to the present. His eyes lit up when he saw in the direction from where the squeals were coming from. His 2 year old son was chasing butterflies in the field and running behind…

“ All will be well, Shivani. Come here and sit with us” Vivek called out to his wife who was pacing up and down the school corridor. Their daughter Aparna had given her interview for grade 5 and Shivani was very anxious. What would she tell her friends if it…

“Can we have ice cream tonight?” the twins asked in a chorus. Most of the time, it really felt like we had no other choice but to say yes. I am Tara, mom of the adorable 6 year twins I just introduced ..Sameer and Ankur and let me add that…

It was the 2nd inter school event that his school team had consecutively lost and though it was not clear for what reason, Rohan found himself taking the blame for doing this and not doing that, all the reasons for the team’s failure. In the quiz competition, it was “ Rohan…

Shiv’s eyes widened as he kept scrolling on his phone. “Whaaaaattttttttt?” Shiv stopped talking with this reaction and Raj walked over to him to see what it was about. The screen displayed the message “I am coming to meet you, Tigger”. Raj watched in dismay as Shiv suddenly threw the…