by Bhavani Sundaram | Dec 15, 2025 | Short Stories
Once Mulla Nasruddin was looking unusually sad.A friend passing by asked him,“Why do you look so unhappy?” Mulla sighed and said,“My uncle died and left me ₹50,000 in his will.” His friend smiled.“That’s good news! Not everyone receives such a gift.” Mulla shook his...
by Bhavani Sundaram | Dec 14, 2025 | Poetry
Getting Through the Day There is an unbelievable amountwe are expected to cope with these days. You are supposed to have a job,a place to live,a family to support,taxes to pay—and somehow rememberevery password to Wi-Fi, mobiles, banks,and the endless doors of...
by Bhavani Sundaram | Dec 14, 2025 | Poetry
Changing the Batteries When a flashlight grows dim or stops working,you don’t throw it away—you change the batteries. When a person stumblesand finds themselves in a dark place,you don’t cast them aside either—you help them change their batteries. Some need AA —...
by Bhavani Sundaram | Dec 14, 2025 | Poetry
THE TRAIN At birth we boarded the train and meet our parents and we believed that they would always be with us. As time goes by other people board the same train and will be important – siblings, friends, children…the love of our lives. However, at some...
