Introduction Some crimes are loud. They leave blood, witnesses, headlines. Others are quiet. They leave data. This is a story about the second kind. Framed begins with a man who believes he understands his life—his habits, his routines, his silences. He trusts the...
Introduction This story begins with a table by a window. Two people sitting across from each other, pretending they are not carrying histories heavy enough to tilt the room. A blind date. One hour. Coffee only. Nothing that should matter. And yet. Blind Date is not a...
INTRODUCTION This book was not written to speak for dogs. It was written to make space for what they have always been saying. Dogs do not demand attention. They wait. They do not explain themselves. They remain. In a world that rewards noise, speed, and...
This is not a story about a life undone. It is a story about a life postponed. Many lives unfold not in bold gestures or visible failures, but in careful adjustments—in choosing what is sensible over what is true, what is expected over what is desired....
CHAPTER 1 The message came at 11:47 p.m. Just three words.“We need to talk.” Ananya stared at the screen, her heart thudding against the stillness of the night. Those words had weight — heavy, deliberate, final. She knew them too well. They were not...
INTRODUCTION The Quiet Wisdom of Animals In the hush of forests, along dusty roads, beneath moonlit skies, and beside quiet waters, animals are always teaching us—without words, without noise, without asking to be heard. They teach us patience by...
INTRODUCTION Every big story begins with something small. A question whispered before sleep. A pebble picked up from the road. A feeling that says, “What if?” This book is an...
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...
One day at sunset, the sun asked the world,“Who can replace me if I am not there?”All were silent… until a small lamp whispered,“I will try.” In a quiet village lived an orphan boy who worked in a small shop to earn his living. He studied alongside his work, and every...
Prologue – Written in the Stars We have all heard the saying: “Marriages are made in Heaven.” Some of us believe it, holding on to the idea that somewhere above, God is busy writing love stories, matching hearts long before they meet. Others laugh it off, insisting...
Introduction They say opposites attract — fire seeks water, chaos craves calm, and sometimes, the unlikeliest of souls collide to create something unforgettable. When Martini meets Tequilla, it’s not just a meeting of two drinks, two flavors, or two worlds — it’s the...
Author’s Note I wrote Widows of Vrindavan as a tribute to the quiet strength of Indian women who live, love, and rise beyond what society permits them to be. This story belongs to every woman who has been told that her life ended with loss — and to every friend who...
Introduction Stories often begin with words. This one began with silence. It was a silence that carried across Indian highways, through dusty fairs and forgotten villages — the kind of silence that hides behind the sound of applause and the cry of an animal pretending...
Introduction There are friendships that fade with time — and then there are those that age like fine wine, richer, deeper, and more intoxicating with every passing year. The Cocktail Gang belonged to the latter kind — five friends bound not just by laughter and...
INTRODUCTION Nestled in the misty hills of Mussoorie lies Oak Grove School, a place where mornings begin with the ringing of a bell and hearts learn the first lessons of love, laughter, and loss. In The Bell Rings at Dawn, Bhavani Sundaram takes readers...
Dedication To all the dogs who walked beside me, with wagging tails, soulful eyes, and boundless love. You were my companions, my teachers, and my healers. This book is for you— for the pawprints you left not just on the ground, but forever on my...
Introduction Happiness — a word so simple, yet so elusive. We spend our lives chasing it, believing it lies somewhere in the next success, the next relationship, the next milestone. But what if happiness was never meant to be pursued? What if it was always within us,...
Introduction Some stories are not written in ink — they are written in water, in wind, and in whispers the sea carries from one lifetime to another. When the waves spoke that morning, Sheila did not understand them. She only knew that the sea, her silent companion for...
Introduction They say that love is found in the grand gestures — in poetry, in flowers, in moonlit promises. But sometimes, it lives quietly in the steam of a single cup of tea. This is the story of Afzal and Sabeena, two simple souls from the heart of Delhi who found...
By 11 a.m., Sheila felt like she had already lived a full day. Tiffins packed, breakfast served, lunch cooked, her mother-in-law fed. Her back ached, her eyes burned, and all she wanted was ten minutes of silence. She dropped onto the sofa with cucumber slices on her...
After his wife’s funeral and the thirteenth-day rituals, retired postman Manohar finally left his village and came to Mumbai to live with his son, Sunil. Earlier, whenever he had suggested moving in, his wife would gently stop him.“Why should we interfere in our son’s...
Two Companions It was a sweltering summer day, the kind when the blazing sun forced people to hurry past and hide indoors. On the pavement, under the shade of a weary old tree, sat an old man. His eyes followed the rushing crowd, searching, hoping… that someone might...
Sylvie is one of the most beautiful and loving dogs I have ever met. Today, she is full of life—always ready for mischief, always seeking a cuddle, and without a doubt, the most adored member of the Friendicoes SECA family. Looking at her now, with her sparkling eyes...
The Ways of DeathThe other day, I went for the Bhog ceremony of my friend’s brother. He was sixty-three, a man in good health, no major illnesses—no one expected him to go so soon.They told me what happened that morning.He had gone out for some work and returned home...
How shall I describe Muthu???.. small steps, wet nose, wagging tail…little did we realize that he would soon become a part of our family. With the recent demise of our pet we were all very sad and depressed, but the moment this little bundle of joy entered our...
One afternoon, I sat quietly, watching a pair of birds building their nest in the cracks of an old wall.With tiny beaks, they carried bits of grass and wove them together— no stones, no pebbles, only soft strands of green. Days passed, and the nest filled with life....
Well, let me introduce myself to you all I am Moti and you may call me a street dog, stray dog. Pariah , a dirty filthy animal etc … it doesn’t matter to me not anymore cause in the end … I will still remain the same- a Street Dog…A Pariah for you all. Want to...
Imagine waiting for someone to choose you and staring at the same 4 walls as days/weeks pass by. This is a day in the life of a shelter dog. If you were to place a camera in their kennel to show exactly what a shelter dog sees daily — you would see countless people...
Its not only humans who can become best friends for life or have the good luck to find life-long friends…animals can have too … This is a true story of two friends Oscar and Whisky who were best friends till the end. The first time Oscar met Whisky was funny,...
They fell in love in the way stories are meant to begin — a man, a beautiful woman, and a life full of laughter. He adored her. Not just her looks, but the way her smile softened his days and her presence made the world feel right. Then, life shifted. A skin disease...
Ravi was totally fed up, he hated living in his father’s house and was waiting for the day he would be free from all this and have a home of his home and freedom to live the way he wanted. One of the main reason why he didn’t enjoy staying at his father’s house was...
Ana was a happy go lucky girl, loved by all and wherever she went she would spread her happiness and leave her presence like a fragrance of a perfume. People would look at her and say,” there comes our sunshine” … little did they know that the Ana they were seeing was...
THE COCKTAIL GANG One day five friends met at a bar in Goa, an old haunt actually called “Pedro’s Bar”, it had been their favourite since their college days and they were known as the “Cocktail Gang”. It had been almost 30 years and this reunion was fixed once a year...
Every season is a fun season in Goa but for me I love being there in the monsoons, the smell of wet earth is intoxicating, watching the rain fall all around you is exciting, going to the beach and seeing the waves competing with each other is a challenge...
It was a week after the funeral. She had buried her hard-working accountant husband, who had painstakingly worked from morn till sundown, risen from clerk to bank manager, sent two children to college and jobs abroad with the income, and given her a comfortable life...
Freddy, what can I say about him, all I can say is that he was the most soft-hearted, cuddly, Saint Bernard I have ever met.. People normally react with astonishment when they hear the word “Saint Bernard” they relate it immediately to a fierce, aggressive stay way...
THE MAGIC OF SEA-SHELL DOLLS This is a story of Mary and Peter. They lived by the sea-side in a small village in north Goa. Both were in the late 80’s and lived all by themselves in their small house close to...
What happens when two opposite poles get attracted??? You would expect fireworks, lightening, thunder …. true but this story of Martini and Tequilla is more than all this… if you are a real romantic at heart… then you will relate to this story …so sit back, relax and...
We have all heard the saying, “Marriages are made in Heaven”, many of us believe in them and many just brush it off. The fact is two people may love each other very much but may end up not marrying each other, while two people may have just met and within months of...