BOOKS AMEYA

Two schoolgirls from different backgrounds sitting together, studying and smiling, symbolizing friendship knows no boundaries.

Pride and Prejudice | A Short Story

Vidya was a bright and studious young girl who had recently moved to Bombay with her family. While she took months to make new friends at school, her mother settled into the neighborhood with ease. She quickly formed bonds with neighbors and shopkeepers. The family also hired a new domestic helper, Dhanalakshmi Amma, who was Read more…

The Waste Way, or 'La Ruta del Despojo', is a story by Kattia Ochoa about affluence, poverty and redemption

The Waste Way (La Ruta del Despojo) | A Short Story | Kattia Ochoa

He was a fortunate man. He had never endured the hardships of suffering; his parents, the legitimate children and heirs of a prestigious family, had endowed him with beauty and radiance, which was also down to his most exquisite genes. Salvador del Castillo became great, tasted glory, made it to the top, and enjoyed immense Read more…

Celestial Telescope: A poem on Ameya

Celestial Telescope

Parched was the sky scattered with puffs cottony the blazing heat ball piercing the horizon with raw agony yet the farmer plowed the land and toiled and bruised, drenched in sweat heavens up above gambled and strings of silvery clouds won the bet.   Unhurried and carefree, wandered the little child o’ what fun are Read more…

Kane and Abel Jeffrey Archer Book Review

[Book Review] ‘Kane and Abel’ by Jeffrey Archer

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jeffrey Howard Archer (born April 15, 1940) is an English author and former politician. He was a Member of Parliament and deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, and became a life peer in 1992. His political career, having suffered several controversies, ended after a conviction for perverting the course of justice and Read more…

Manish was motivated to read by his insatiable thirst for knowledge

How an Ever-Inquisitive Manish turned to Books in Pursuit of Knowledge

Being inquisitive by nature, I always looked to be a part of each and every conversation around me. I seemed to have an opinion on every issue, be it economics, world politics, technology or entertainment. However, two things always prevented me from putting forward my thoughts in a convincing manner. The first was my glaring Read more…

Dosas for the demon is a folk tale from Kerala

Dosas for the Demon: A Malayali Folk Tale

Long time ago, there lived a couple in the village of Yelavathi. Their names were Amravathi and Thiruvillai. They were very poor and had to beg every day for alms. Each night, Thiruvillai would wish to have dosas but it remained nothing more than a luxury for the destitute couple. One day, when Amravathi had Read more…

No one has ever become poor by giving.

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Home: A Short Story about how Mumbai, the city of dreams, can be exceedingly unwelcoming and cruel

Home

They say all roads lead somewhere. But roads can be a home in themselves, too. Birsa had come to the big city, like many, to make it big in life. His family back in the village had been so proud. The youngest son of the family had come of age. The older brothers had been Read more…