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The Self-Hating Indian is a short story about a girl who detests everything about her culture

The Self-Hating Indian | A Short Story | December 2023

Meghana was excited. She was going on a picnic with her cousins the following day. Ten-year-old Meghana was obsessed with everything foreign. Lately, she had become pretty conceited as well. She had little regard for Indian culture. Her mother had often tried to knock some sense into her but to no avail. ♦♦♦ The next Read more…

Misha is left dumbfounded after Surini makes a startling revelation about the Dotakis

The Oksanic Dynasty – Part V

RECAP After her bizarre dream, Misha finally confronts her mother about the connection between the recent events in her life and their lineage. However, just as she startles Kelly with the eerie details of her dream, she is seized by a throbbing pain. The unbearable pain eventually relents, only to leave her face-to-face with a Read more…

Misha is bewildered to find the mysterious sparrow knocking at her window again

The Oksanic Dynasty – Part IV

RECAP After managing to escape from the clutches of Kelly, Misha makes it back to the safe sanctuary of her house. As the comfort of her bed and her fatigue drive her to sleep, she has a dream that seems too real to be one. When she wakes up, her suspicion is confirmed by receding Read more…

The Oksanic Dynasty is a story about the peculiar bond between Misha and a mysterious sparrow

The Oksanic Dynasty – Part I

She was exhausted, tired and spent. All she wanted to do was crash on her adequately comfortable bed and snore away to tranquillity. Her terrible grades and the immensity of the homework that awaited her, gnawed at the sanity of her mind. Her brain felt like a crumpled piece of paper and her heart was Read more…