In part five The bird flew out again. The sky was a warm blue, inviting and beautiful. It soared across it and then, came to rest on the branch of a tree. Restful. Happy. The trees rustled in the wind, the flowers shivered shyly and the bushes… What was that in the bushes? In the [...]
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The Cage – part six
Posted in Fiction, tagged Feminist Fiction, Fiction, Indian short story, The Cage on October 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Cage – part four
Posted in Fiction, tagged Feminist Fiction, Fiction, Indian short story, The Cage on September 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In part three She went back to Narayani for a while. She was sleeping. So she went back to the kitchen. It reminded her of him. Why had he been staring at her like that? What had he asked her? Why did he want to know who she was? And why was she feeling so [...]
The Cage – part two.
Posted in Fiction, tagged Feminist Fiction, Indian short story on September 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In part one Did you see the paintings in the corridor on your way here?’ she asked. The old Thamburati sat again on that armchair, fanning herself. He noticed she filled it quite completely. Her head looked small on her obese body. Her hair was thin and white. It was pulled back into a knot [...]


