Elder’s Corner

Every festival has two stories, the one we celebrate, and the one we carry silently It was an Onam day. The sun was already high.Morning had passed quietly for the girl. She had started early,before sunrise. She walked through small lanes and open roads,carrying a basket of flowers on her head.Jasmine, roses, and small yellow

The Room With One Window Joseph Mathew was admitted to the hospital just before midnight. At that hour, the corridors were hushed, as if even illness had learned to whisper. The fluorescent lights glowed softly, not harsh like the daytime ones, but tired—like they too had seen too much suffering and were trying to be

God’s Own Country… Different Housing Rules Mrs Philomena Varghese of Kottayam was very proud of three things.Her house.Her garden.And the fact that people noticed both. The house had sixteen rooms, each with a purpose – even if some of those purposes remained undiscovered. Italian tiles gleamed like Sunday-morning shoes. The garden was trimmed so neatly

“Both Chickens, Please” Christmas was nearing, and the house was already preparing itself, even before the guests arrived. Our daughter was coming from Bangalore with her husband and the children. That meant early mornings, unplanned snacks, and meals that stretched beyond the table’s capacity. So one evening, my wife and I went to the butcher