“I uttered the wisest thing that you must say to an angry woman - “I’m sorry.” — Mita Jain Copy Share Image
“For them, wives were never the better half. They were better and the half merely existed.” — Anju Shylaja Kumar Copy Share Image
“Where are the coconut trees bowing allegiance to the wind, the wide open spaces, the verdant green fields?” — Renita D'Silva Copy Share Image
“Everything in this world happens with a purpose. You are born in this world with a purpose, you are chosen by purpose.” — Udai Yadla Copy Share Image
Whole life is a search for beauty. But, when the beauty is found inside, the search ends and a beautiful journey begins. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The time is ripe for young Indian authors writing in the English language.” — Anurag Shourie Copy Share Image
“You are a girl, Shirin. Girls don’t run around naked.’‘Why?’‘They just don’t.” — Renita D'Silva Copy Share Image
“What better hiding place than an old, woodlice-ridden album of photographs!” — Renita D'Silva Copy Share Image
“I watched the rows and rows of chappals left by devotees outside the Hindu temple and wondered if the homeless boys who… — Renita D'Silva Copy Share Image
“But what Mayil liked the most was how birds behaved when they disagreed. If one bird was angry with another, it simply… — Priyadarshini Copy Share Image
“The letter she was waiting for was no ordinary one. It contained a very special flower that bloomed only once in twelve… — Priyadarshini Copy Share Image
“She looked so beautiful, with every smile of hers, I was falling for her. She had the perfect set of teeth for… — Pritam Banikk Copy Share Image
“All the children loved Ezhilarasi’s stall, and they visited her every day. They cherished the woven ball the most since it lasted… — Priyadarshini Copy Share Image
“Have you been reading those books that clueless illiterate Duja in charge of the lending library lets you borrow?’ ‘No, Ma.’ ‘Then… — Renita D'Silva Copy Share Image
“There’s a great drought in my village. People are dying. The price of rice and pulses has rocketed. There is no water… — Renita D'Silva Copy Share Image
“It’s beyond your consciousness that your soul lingers with the person you love and hence your mood will affect the one you… — Udai Yadla Copy Share Image
“As the postwoman waited, she dreamed of all the things she liked….Tiny postal stamps with colourful pictures. Thick postcards with exotic fragrances.… — Priyadarshini Copy Share Image
“The three flower shops were obliterated. The petals of the once-dewy flowers and their sellers' flesh burnt together. The people reacted and,… — Rohit Gore Copy Share Image
“Bela had thought she knew what love felt like, but when she saw Sanjay at the airport after six long months, her… — Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Copy Share Image
“Even the Hindu neighbours had no way of figuring out what the priest recited, though it was in their mother tongue, Marathi.… — Kiran Nagarkar Copy Share Image
“In India, as in other poor countries, we have a line that is invisible and abstract and yet more powerful and pervasive… — Kiran Nagarkar Copy Share Image
“What wouldn’t my people give for a few bites of the biryani she ordered me to throw away yesterday because she said… — Renita D'Silva Copy Share Image
“When you have power and use it for destructive purpose: you don't deserve it.” — Udai Yadla Copy Share Image
“We remember how to live only when something reminds us that we are still breathing.” — Jai Prakash Acharya Copy Share Image
“But he’s an untouchable, Shirin.’ ‘He’s my Untouchable Prince Charming, then. Only I am allowed to touch him.” — Renita D'Silva Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, it is easier to leave things as they are, rather than to fight, go against the flow.” — Renita D'Silva Copy Share Image
“What am I doing here, Reena? Why am I dancing to the tunes of that old hag?’‘You are saving your family.” — Renita D'Silva Copy Share Image
“I happened to pen some literature, alas, in an utterly unliterary era.” — B.S. Murthy Copy Share Image
“She liked the way a ray of mild autumn sun infiltrating the thick cluster of trees caught a reddish orange leaf swirling… — Renita D'Silva Copy Share Image
“Neer asked Champa to turn around and keep her feet in the water. Champa could feel its rush and she laughed when… — Priyadarshini Copy Share Image
“Neer picked up two water plants that floated nearby. She looked at them and told Champa that these flowers looked different every… — Priyadarshini Copy Share Image
“Grandmother Nila wove them into a beautiful patchwork quilt. She also included Oyila’s baby clothes. This patchwork quilt was filled with memories… — Priyadarshini Copy Share Image
