The Silent Express

Day 1 The scorching Sun coupled by the humidity in the air has started torturing the people around, but Sunil has no time to pay heed to the rising temperature or the increasing discomfort. He is engrossed in his summer homework. “Sir will be furious if I am unable to complete the task.” He uttered under his breath as he sat out in the courtyard of is house with his notebook. Sunil cannot get his mind off the cane in the hands of his master and the scolding that he would be entitled to, if he is unable to finish the piece of work within the stipulated time period. The stagnant plants in the adjacent garden seemed to be witnessing the favorite student of   Ghatak Sir, struggling with the tough mathematical problems that he has been challenged with. “Sunil.” The sudden voice of Ghatak Sir took Sunil by surprise. “Oh, he is going to scold me now for not sitting straight while studying. I wish I saw him before.” Sunil thought as he stood up from his mat on the floor to...

Ravi saw her walking towards her.   The moon light draped her like a beautiful muslin gown as she walked slowly towards him. The moonlit night has turned the entire locality into a dreamy sequence. The love of his life is walking towards him. He jumped out of his seat and ran towards her. It is only a few meters now and they shall meet forever. But, suddenly Ravi saw another gleaming object in the bushes adjacent to her. To his horror, Ravi realized that the shining object is a large dagger. A man, wearing a dark mask over his face, jumped out of the bushes clutching the shining dagger in his hand. It was in no time that the man stabbed his love-the beautiful lass was put to death even before she can understand what was going on. “No!” Ravi shouted as he dashed towards the attacker with all his might. The assailant tried to escape but Ravi managed to dive at his legs and topple the man over. He jostled with the murderer and managed to remove the mask from o...

“Hydroxychloroquine” -Well I guess it is one of the most popular words on the internet right now, giving competition to coronavirus, COVID19, social distancing and self-quarantine (pun intended). India has been requested by so many countries to supply the formulation. But do you know that the history of hydroxychloroquine has a very intimate relationship with Tipu Sultan’s capital Seringapatnam?   Ever heard your parents or grandparents asking you to go and get a tonic for curing any ailment? Do you know that the origin of this term is also related to this chemical in a way? The drug even has a distant, yet not entirely irrelevant connection with Vijay Mallya. Finding it difficult to believe? Read on. How does it relate to Tipu Sultan? The connection dates back to 1799, when Tipu Sultan got defeated by the British army, under Lord Wellesley (well the fourth battle of Mysore is itself a intricately woven story of bravery and deception, but we will talk about that on som...

Chapter Zero “Oh, the rains again, damn it.” Bimal Mahato spat his anger at the unnecessary botheration that he was anticipating, thanks to the muddy roads and the humid weather in his village. He stood silently on the banks of the small river that passed through his village. It’s almost dry in the summers, but the monsoon brings out an entirely different, tumultuous form of the stream that swells enormously to threaten the existence of the very locality that sustains around it. There she comes. The girl he met on the banks of this river a year ago. The love of his life. You can read the entire ebook here on Amazon Kindle The Coarse Memory You can get the book for free on 18th April, 2020 (Saturday) as a promotion is live. You can also read it for free if you are a member of kindle unlimited. .                                               ...