It was the blast at a football stadium in Istanbul that turned Shams’ life upside down. Severely wounded in the attack, the 32-year-old well known fashion designer from one of the city’s illustrious families, took to the wheelchair after 40 days in the hospital. It was then that her fiancé, the scion of a leading …
Author: Sudipta Dev Chakraborti
Sudipta Dev Chakraborti is a Mumbai based journalist, Reiki Master and Certified Angel Card Reader.
Thoughts Of A Sentient Being
The Shiva temple where I live, has been in a state of disrepair since last few decades, but continues to draw devotees. It was built many centuries ago by a Muslim prince for his favourite nanny, who happened to be a Hindu and an ardent devotee of Shiva. He loved her more than his own …
The Dragon’s Tail
Uttarakhand is a state in North India, known for its scenic beauty and the great Himalayas. A large segment of the state comprises of coniferous forests, meadows and valleys. A small section of the subtropical pine forests, have been known, since time immemorial, to be the home of a creature of lore. The golden coloured …
Garden Of A Thousand Lotuses: A Fairy Tale
The Garden Of A Thousand Lotuses was once the playground of a prince and his consort. Today the place lies derelict and abandoned, but Chinima and her friends found it the perfect hideout to escape for a few hours in the afternoon, on their way home from school. They lived in the village nearby, where …
Quiet Flows the Invisible River …
They were three sisters – the Pure One, the Wise One and the Beauteous One. For thousands of years, they have lived in their essence of playfulness. Each representing a river, flowing never too far from each other. Their play determined the destinies of those whose lives were connected to the land from where they …
Soul Tales: Magical Fables
My very first ebook in the Soul Tales series, Magical Fables, is now published. A collection of short tales - the story of an unusual saint in a desert fortress ... the lost legend of a silent tribe ... an encounter with a forest deity ... a strange haunting at a seaside heritage homestay ... the …
Golden Antlers: A Christmas Story
The holiday season had just begun. The little village was lit up like a fairytale garden. Colourful fairy lights sparkled magically on the trees and the row of quaint wooden houses. The first snow of the season had started falling a few days ago, and a white fluffy carpet covered the streets. Though there were …
