Reading Lounge

For your reading pleasure, we bring you a selection of short stories and articles written by upcoming Indian authors. Many of the articles here, have been written specially for The Horizons.
 

These stories have been sent by Smitha Bhat, a student of medicine. She has been writing for as long as she can remember, but, as she says "the getting published bit has been happening only for the last ten years!" Apart from writing, she enjoys adventure sports, travel and Hindustani classical music.

Listening in
I am lighting a cigarette as the first customer walks in.
Full Story

Trapped
I wish there was some kind of early warning system - something to tell us to taste carefully the last few moments of delight allowed us before we become caged. Nothing warned me. Full Story


This story has been sent in by Adhil Shetty, a third year student from Anna University, who says "I read authors such as Kerouac, Roth, Tom Robbins. If God gave me a wish i would wish to meet them in that order.... "

Dharma for Me
We took three days to get there changing buses, sleeping in small Inns and walking a lot. Lhasa was a beautiful town surrounded by gigantic mountains. Little boys in a monk's robes seemed to be the largest demographic group of the beautiful town. Full Story


Other Stories

The Gifts

AAAARGH!!

The Glamourisation of Desikachari

Fragments



A series of articles and poetry covering the many aspects of Indian lifestyle, culture and traditions - written for The Horizons.

 The Dogma

 In love with writing...?

 My first trip to India after a year's stay in the United States

 The Q Factor

 The Sleeping Beauty

 In Retrospect

 OM: beautiful, eternal symbol of all creation.

 Salutations!

 The Bindi - from the little red dot to the designer extravaganza.

 C for Coffee

 The New Millennium

Inviting Contributions
Is there a budding author in you? Short stories, general interest articles, humour - whatever your enjoy writing most - send in your contributions. And share your talent with the world!

Email Us for more information. We'd like to hear from you.

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