Mehboob sits next to Taheera, his four-year-old daughter. Cross-legged on her bed, she rattles away names of people who have … More
Category: Stories
The Last Samosa – A Story for Children
Layla is in her bed, half asleep. She hears the clinking of dishes in the kitchen downstairs. She suddenly remembers … More
Zaitunay – An Olive in Hamra Street
On this cold November evening, apart from the coloured lights of shops and restaurant signs, soft blue fairy lights glow … More
No Rest for the Weary
Dhroom, click, snip, thunk, dhroom. These are sounds that defy the silence of the night, past midnight. The dhroom is … More
Obrigado, Bapoo
If you had been there, you would have never believed that Bapoo, my 94-year-old father, had late-stage dementia. I had … More
Keeper of Little Secrets
It is Family Day (Sunday February, 2015) and Taheera and Fazilla, the super aunts, and we, the grandparents arrive at … More