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Shree Raman, or Maash as he is known, leads a quiet life in his village in Kerala where nothing ever happens. Until one December dawn, when the ducks and the little duck girl, not so little any more, return to the village after several years of absence and light up Maash's life again. The year...

It stood in a damp patch of soil, squat. forlorn, mostly weary. The small branches had been snapped off and now tiny mounds of gnarled bark waved their stumpy fists in the air in mute rage. Beneath the ground was a jagged edge where the axe had spliced through, shredding the pith into a million...

The night is dark velvet, oozing blackness in giant drops. A darkness that shadows everything that dares disturb its fabric. A steady hum rises through the air. A glint of silver; a flash of life. Who dares to be out on such a night when only demons stir? Listen to "A Prayer for Sax" written...

"The cat uncurled, It stretched and flexed. Then it blinked. Fish bones of sleep still clung to the cat. A queer kind of fatigue that rattled within his bones and hugged with the insistence of cankers. For a moment, the cat stared unseeingly. Then he allowed routine to take over" Listen to "The...

Balarama, a wealthy farmer and wrestling teacher, and his brother Krishna live in Vrindavan in northern India. Balarama hires Shyama, an educated and ambitious Dalit girl to help his wife Revathi with a new farming venture. Around the same time, Bheema, a young Dalit worker, joins the...

"The Thanksgiving turkey lay on its back in the manner of all roast turkeys. A sumo wrestler pushed to the ground, rotund legs with enormous thighs staring helplessly at the heavens. The breasts, plump and proud with many days of force-feeding, glistened. The neck that cackled, gobbled and...

"As time goes by - Indian woman, 34, well-educated, successful, professional, 5'" slim, fit, spontaneous, vivacious, gourmet cook, extra-terrestrial believer looking to share friendship with 36-45 emotionally and intellectually successful loving woman. Laughing, fine dining - belief in alien...

"There is a world that huddles beneath the feet of every New Yorker. A subterranean realm of acrid grey, steamy lie and greasy fumes. In this devil basement, dank steel caterpillars, christened with molten metal alphabets on their deadpan foreheads, prowl hither and thither." Listen to "Satyr...

It hangs there in the cupboard. Breathing in through its many pores the combined fragrance of mothballs and air-fresheners, and the mustiness of damp. A muddy grey, it falls from the outstretched arms of the hanger, the skin of a beast from which the soul has fled. Limp, lifeless and deceptively...

Meet Savita and our nameless narrator, who secure admission in a medical college in Karnataka. All through their young lives, they have had to struggle with the ugliness of caste discrimination and all through they endured it telling themselves that everything would be different once they were...

How easy it is to dismiss me as a creature of no consequence. Yes, my dear friend, even you do it. The truth is, most people think they know everything there is to know about moths. It's all been recorded, transcribed and even published. Listen to "Behe-moth" written and narrated by Anita Nair...

"Grammar books are deceptive. Just open your mind and walk through the pages of one. You will be surprised at what you stumble across." Listen to "The heart of a gerund" written and narrated by Anita Nair, only on Storytel...

"Once in a while the cloud parts, and there comes a moon with the texture of Carrara. This marble orb has powers known to wizards and witches. The power to enchant and bewitch. To transform mortals into heavenly beings and their everyday act to sensuous excesses." Listen to "To Touch a Rainbow"...

"For many days now, i have been coming to this place. it is on the Street of Darkness" Listen to "The madness of heracles" written and narrated by Anita Nair, only on Storytel...

"Someone - may be Arun - had drawn a pink heart on a yellow post-it and stuck in on her dashboard. Ila smiled at the pink heart and crumpled in into a ball. If only, she thought ruefully. She had his love and loyalty; as for his body, it was in offer for the pretty young boys he picked up every...

Rose Hoffman a trouvé un semblant de paix en intégrant la sororité des Pure Spirit. Mais lorsque Tayron « T-J » Price débarque dans sa vie en manquant de l'écraser, ce fragile équilibre vole en éclats. Membre de la Meute, une fraternité qui ne jure que par la fête et les excès, Tayron représente tout ce que Rose déteste et un interdit qu'elle ne veut surtout pas transgresser. Tayron est décidé à la prendre en chasse : il a vu le feu qui se cache derrière ses airs de fille sage, et il ne compte pas s'arrêter avant de la voir s'enflammer.

À peine arrivée sur son nouveau campus, Iris assiste à une vague d'hystérie dans les couloirs de la fac. Le groupe le plus sélect du campus vient de lancer une invitation : qui veut tenter de le rejoindre ? Les membres de la Meute règnent en maîtres sur l'université : tout le monde les connaît, et tout le monde veut en être… Sauf Iris, qui a des priorités bien différentes !

This podcast shares the lived experiences of mothers within our community from all stages and their motherhood journeys. It’s unfiltered, a space where we think out loud about muddling through the magical chaos and the things we wish we knew sooner.Disclaimer:The views and opinion on this podcast are personal opinion of the hosts and guest and not affiliated with any company. This podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes. The information provided is from personal experiences. Not professional medical financial or legal advice. There may be instances where the odd swear/...

La ville de Cinder Town regorge d'hommes et de femmes dangereux, qui grouillent dans les moindres recoins. Plongé dans l'ombre, Hush manipule la ville et ses habitants d'une main de maître sans que rien ni personne ne se mette en travers de son chemin. Quant à Ashlyn Frey, elle a choisi de se ranger et de devenir une honnête citoyenne, laissant derrière elle son passé trouble. Employée dans une galerie d'art, elle allie sa passion pour les œuvres uniques à sa volonté de rester sage.

Brought to you by Penguin. Winner of the Booker Prize - the beautiful, romantic and gorgeously philosophical Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner 'The Hotel du Lac was a dignified building, a house of repute, a traditional establishment, used to welcoming the prudent, the well-to-do, the retired, the...