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The orphan is a short story about two army cadets who are caught in the middle of a vicious ambush by the enemy

The Orphan | A Short Story | July 2021 | Anagha

The loudspeaker rang loudly as the Commander’s voice boomed through the hall. “On the ground in 10 minutes.” The cadets, who had been in deep sleep, woke up as if they had been attacked by an angry swarm of bees. It was 4 am, and the chilly winter breeze pricked at their skin-like icicles. Amar Read more…

Let Me Say it Now

Synopsis: Let Me Say it Now is the story of Rakesh Maria’s entry into the elite Indian Police Service (IPS) and his meteoric rise to the coveted post of Mumbai’s Police Commissioner. Breaking his silence for the first time, Maria reveals how he had to shrug off the pressure he was subjected to by his Read more…

Book review of 'And the Mountains Echoed' by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini

[Book Review] ‘And the Mountains Echoed’ by Khaled Hosseini

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1965. His family first moved to Paris, and finally to the US, where he pursued his education. In March 2001, while practicing medicine, Hosseini began writing his first novel, The Kite Runner, which was published by Riverhead Books in 2003. That was the dawn Read more…