Fiction and Literature

26 is independence of mind and spirit. Just to be. Well settled, in a career and with just in time friends. I live my convictions and not anyone else's dreams. Kehte hain kuch pane ke liye kuch khona padta hai. Arre bina khoye bhi sab kuch mil sakta hai. Ya life lessons do surprise sometimes with a punch in the face or a subtle trip of fate. But I discover life somewhere in between the troughs with a new found avocation, a new dress, an exotic new cocktail, or a new destination to discover till I hit the peek again. No its not what you are thinking. I have grown up, but with my own experiences. And that's when I realised that black isn't always dark, and that even white can have spots sometimes. Haan Haan har kissi ko mukkamal jahan nahi milta. But I don't believe in either or. I believe in all or nothing! Because I have conviction – the conviction of absoluteness!

High school is not just one of the most precarious periods of one's life; it is also the most precious. Memories are recorded on a daily basis, and revisited lifelong.

'Princes like crabs have a notorious tendency of eating up their begetter. When they are wanting in filial affection, they shall better be punished...'

-Chapter XVIII-Arthasastra of Kautilya

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"The tied men shouted from inside the locked house, pleading to be let go. From the forests, the women and children watched quietly. Suddenly the house was engulfed in flames. The men inside howled in agony and fear, but there was no help to be found."

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Right from the moment that they first met; Steve and Lorraine shared a special magic. A magic that stayed with them as they journeyed life’s road, attempting to satisfy their childish curiosities, and learning many of life’s invaluable lessons along the way. As they grow older and move away from their hometown, their worlds separate and they lose touch, but the uncanny telepathic connection endures. Thirty years later, they are re-united. Their ‘forever and ever’ bonds forged in childhood re-awakened. Do they re-discover their childhood magic? Does ‘forever and ever’ really exist? Steve’s masterful storytelling of a tale of love spanning four decades will have you weeping for the joy and tragedy of it all. And hopefully make you wonder and ask – Are you?

The mind is a very strange entity. Though it is a part of the body of the organism, its location in the body can never be pinpointed…

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Here's a fascinating array of more than twenty short stories ranging from murder mysteries, to sci-fi fantasies, to emotive tales that showcase the human condition. Read about the retired music teacher grieving the loss of a son, the elderly bachelor looking for love, the executive with murder on his mind, the disenchanted teacher, the suspicious wife, the lonely widow, the suicidal father...

'Mask' is the heart touching story of a young bride, Neera, whose fairy-tale vision of marriage is shattered when, on her first trip abroad, her husband announces that he has no intentions of honoring his wedding promises and Neera is faced with the daunting prospect of living life alone in a new country. Resolving not to let the circumstances weigh her down she starts afresh, with a new job and new outlook on life.

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Schizophrenia is a challenging disorder often characterized by abnormal social behavior and a significantly altered perception of reality. Its treatment largely depends on medications and psychosocial interventions but no single approach is widely considered effective for all patients. Through this book the author offers his readers a glimpse into the multifaceted world of schizophrenia in the form of a fictitious storyline revolving around two characters Monty (the psychotic part) and Virginia (the non-psychotic part).

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Brought together by extraordinary circumstances, four individuals, hitherto unknown to each other, find themselves together in a nondescript hotel in Los Angeles. The book details the circumstances that landed them there and their attempts to escape the hard life they have to endure. The story follows the paths they take as they begin to realize their dreams, and the emotions they experience as a result of the choices they make.

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