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As the neem tree fell… The delivery boy came up!

Humra Quraishi  tells the story of Zeb... a young unemployed boy, who gave birth to his new job…   It was a stormy and turbulent night but we had contin...

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The Indian Artist Book of Colour

Teesta Bhandare talks about how this book seeks to help cope with the stress exacerbated by an unforeseen pandemic, especially at a time when mental health has rightly entered...

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Not really needed now!

Why talk about the past… why talk of the future. Who knows what more is there… yet to be seen! - Humra Quraishi The interiors of the g...

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Who decides?

Newcomers we were to this survival game, to this locale, to this one-room setting, to this downslide, to this helplessness. We were new at sawing off names and surnames, write...

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What a change!

I turn towards him and stare at him – he’s a lump of flesh, which just breathes, writes Humra Quraishi He lies on the double bed, breathing heavily. In between i...

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That pair of eyes…

His words changed my perception to life and living… nudging me to accept whatever comes along in life, writes Humra Quraishi Over two summers back, during  one o...

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That Haze

Humra Quraishi  writes another stunning story, set in Lucknow where despite being in groups and communities, in crowded places, women look for escape from loneliness. Co...

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Conversion of sorts!

Nodding, I walked back, towards home… I opened the window to let in some fresh air but what came in the way were those dengue warnings flashing across the small screen,...

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Kashmir Valley’s Rafeeqa Khatoon

I had no choice but to walk on. But the weight of the apple stuffed bag was getting on my nerves, writes Humra Quraishi in her short story, Kashmir Valley’s Ra...

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Mr and Mrs Inn

After what seemed an hour, the rain fury finally gave way to just about a drizzle. Not letting the puddles coming in way, I rushed towards the outhouses, writes Humra Quraishi...

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THE STING BEHIND BOLLYWOOD PAPARAZZI

Khalid Mohamed, without being judgmental, reports on the love-hate relationship of the c...

May 12 2026

MAHOGATHA REVIVES MAHASHWETA DEVI’S LEGACY

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe reviews Mahogatha, a powerful Hindi theatrical adaptation of three...

May 11 2026

DAADI KI SHADI REVIEW ANALYSIS

Arnab Banerjee reviews Daadi Ki Shadi, examining its progressive premise, hesitant story...

May 10 2026