Fiction

Memories of happy times with her parents living on a tea garden and later of life with her husband, Philip, colour Leslie’s present. In this exclusive short story for Verve, award-winning author Janice Pariat seamlessly blends the past and the present
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Marrying into a reputed family, the bride-to-be knows she will have a comfortable life and hence, endures the customary rounds of sari and jewellery shopping with a gaggle of ladies. In a short story written exclusively for Verve, author Kiran Manral gives the bridal tale a modern twist
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On a rain-drenched night, as rumbles of thunder rent the air, a horde of villagers gather in the darkness to watch the intruder in the fields. Renita D’Silva writes an exclusive, heart-rending tale of Hari, the man whose birth has defined his destiny
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When the death of China’s most famous artist provokes the protagonist to visit the country to find out more about the man who had fought for its people, a chance encounter with a traveller at the airport shows him the bigger picture. Award-winning author Anjum Hasan pens a thought-provoking short story exclusively for Verve
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She knows Greek and Latin, has written in Italian, and has won a Pulitzer prize. Jhumpa Lahiri makes it to Verve's International Impact list this year for her latest novel, The Lowland
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Dreaming of a free life, she tries to escape from her ordained fate. Rescuing and befriending a water buffalo as she runs away, she fights nature and destiny in a touching narrative. Verve presents a gripping exclusive extract from award-winning author Sujata Massey’s latest literary offering
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