Stuck And Need Ideas How to Move Ahead

Hi folks! I guess you must have guessed by now that Adheer and Vidya are my protagonists who are destined to meet and fall in love. The problem is that now I've created these characters and characterisations (hopefully you are getting an idea of who and what they are as people), I don't know how they should meet! Should they meet in a work related environment? Should they meet in a non work related environment - like you know, at a public place etc. The thing with the former is that I'm not sure that their relationship should be defined by...

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Chapter 3

As Vidya watched the bus trundle away, she felt a tinge of sadness. It would be months before she saw her family again. She loved her life and her work here in Rajasthan. The last two years had simply flown past, so engrossed had she become in her work. But there were times, when she felt lonely and longed for family,  some companionship. She had been lucky that she found a place to live with the Agarwal family. Mr. Parmeshwar Agarwal was a retired bureaucrat. After 35 years of living all over the country, he had returned to his home...

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Chapter 2

“Is it really necessary to bury yourself in the boondocks to prove your dedication to society?” asked Arun irritably. Vidya looked at her brother and smiled. She knew there was a genuine concern for her well being behind his irritation. She also knew that he would be grilled by their parents for news about her life and lifestyle when he returned home to Chennai. It was usually her parents who made this trip to Barmer every few months – so they could get first hand reassurance that she was alright. This time they had sent Arun, her older brother,...

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Chapter 1

Adheer watched as the truck pulled out of the drive way. That was the last of his belongings, all packed and set. Another move, another destination, another chapter in his life. He turned and walked back into the empty house, taking a last look at the bungalow that had been his home for two years. He paused at the window in his erstwhile study and looked out, his thoughts taking him back to the last ten years. He had been on top of the world when he had qualified for the Indian Administrative Service. His grandfather, a doctor by qualification,...

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Introducing The Storyteller

“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” ― Philip Pullman For as far back as I can remember, I have loved stories. I love reading, writing and telling stories. I remember watching movies, then keeping my friends enthralled with a retelling of the stories I liked, adding my own mirch masala and interpretation to what I saw. My favourite kind of stories are those that...

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