Practice of Relativity
(This is a sequel to the short story ‘Relative Frequency’ written by Chandra Shekhar (1985), published in Volume 1 (October 2025) of Kattangal Chimes. If you haven’t read it already, please follow the link https://kattangalchimes.in/relative-frequency ) Rema Premnath (1985) Jim was gone for almost a month now. He was keeping me posted almost daily about […]
UFO
Jayaraman C (1985) It was my first flight to the place that had filled my childhood fantasies with stories of love, wisdom, and passion. The Arabian Nights still haunts me. My friends had cautioned me: “If you are seated near any woman, especially in purdah, please change your seat.” They gave me many such warnings: […]
Relative Frequency
Chandra Shekhar (1984) “It’s sad,” I said. “But Uncle Kevin was 98. He had to go someday.” Jim scowled. “Easy for you to say. He was my only relative.” Jim was the only son of an only son who had married an only daughter. His grandparents had no siblings, nor did their parents. I, on […]
Biomess
Chandra Shekhar (1984) “I’m now going to put the bacteria in,” said Dr. Adams. “Observe what happens.” She added a drop of a greenish liquid to a beaker containing a thin paste made from dried leaves. The drop instantly diffused through the mud-like slurry, tinging it green. “Now count to ten,” she said. Just as […]