Thrilled to be shortlisted for the Deodar Prize 2025!

 https://deodarprize.in/ 

Twenty stories were shortlisted from 800 entries(as per their post on Instagram). The results will be announced on 6th - 7th December at the Bangalore Literature Festival.

Short Story "Escape Case" in Issue 57 of the OutofPrint Magazine

 So happy that this story found a home here.https://outofprintmagazine.co.in/2025/09/29/escape-case/

Short Story in Issue 14 of Rivanna Review.

 I was happy to see my story , "India Gate' in this issue. The story is in the print edition.

An Entry into the Quilt Universe

 I wrote about Kavudis here.

https://www.deccanherald.com/spectrum/an-entry-into-the-quilt-universe-1139134.html

Some more pictures which didn't make it to the paper.

Where the quilt is 'fed'.

The first sight of the Kavudis

The needle and quilting thread.

Chandrakala with her quilt.

Modern quilting tools

The Disappearing Cat Chronicles

 I wrote about our Moma here.

https://bangalorereview.com/2022/05/the-disappearing-cat-chronicles/

The Hopper's annual Issue V 2020 carries my short story, 'Sanctuary'.

 

The story, 'Sanctuary',  https://www.hoppermag.org/sanctuary-1

is a piece of Nature fiction set in Ranganthittu. The editors had nominated this for the Pushcart Prize 2020.

My running journey in the Reader's Digest

Read my running journey in the Reader's Digest here:

https://www.readersdigest.in/features/story-my-fitness-journey-began-with-running-from-a-tiger-125974