The Malleshwaram Trio

The Malleshwaram Trio

10 Min Read | 12 Loved | 75 Views
10th Sep 2025 | 9:11 PM | Druva Karthik

After a restless week at the hospital attending back to back surgeries, I was finally at home in Houston, sinking into a long overdue nap on a Saturday morning. The phone rang. Half asleep, I reached out blindly and cut the call, convinced it was just my alarm. A moment later, it rang again. Annoyed, […]
The Girl I Met on the Metro

The Girl I Met on the Metro

12 Min Read | 31 Loved | 226 Views
5th Sep 2025 | 11:11 AM | Druva Karthik

Everything feels perfect before marriage, laughter, latenight talks, endless hangouts, but some moments can never be recreated. They can only be felt, like a soft echo in the heart. We were a group of four friends, bound together since school days. Our bond had been effortless, stitched with secrets, mischief and unspoken understanding. But nothing […]
Threads of a Teenage Heart

Threads of a Teenage Heart

9 Min Read | 18 Loved | 171 Views
1st Sep 2025 | 9:12 PM | Druva Karthik

It was the summer holidays of 1981. I had just finished class 9 and was about to step into 10th. Our home was a small flat in Bombay, perched above streets that never slept, a place where every sound and sight felt alive. Bombay wasn’t just my city, it was my whole world. I loved […]