SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

“SOPNA” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

Submitted to Contest #12

“Hello, I am Sopna here and I am coming there right now. Your friend BK had directed me to be there”. Saying so, she went to the address given to her. She found Hemant Kumar waiting for her. As soon as she alighted from her car, he held her hands in ecstasy and applied extra pressure on her wrists while taking her inside. There was a reason for his explicit excitement. Both Basant Kumar, better known as BK for his close associates, and Hemant Kumar were close friends personally and at the same time arch rivals in their business, vying for ea...

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“KARUNA AND MOHAN” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

Submitted to Contest #12

   Tara’s happiness knew no bounds. She was overwhelmed with joy. Reason --- she could hereafter be called by her original name, Nayantara. Thanks to Karuna who made it possible. Nayantara lost her ‘nayan’ that is, eyesight in her childhood due to a minor accident. Now after about fourteen years, she got her vision back. Her parents wanted that once she could see, after the successful operation she must open her eyes first upon the image of Lord MURUGA, their family deity. But Nayantara flatly refused. Instead, she insisted sh...

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“CATALYST” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

Submitted to Contest #11

A Picture is worth more than thousand words… was the tagline used by Gopakumar’s company for the ‘Drawing and Painting’ competition conducted exclusively for the teenage students. The contestants were required to submit their entries through schools or colleges. There was good response. He could easily select and keep aside the prize-winning entries. One particular entry from a school student was really eye catching and stood apart from the rest. He had a genuine doubt whether it was done by the student or anybody else in their name. The cla...

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“I AM NEXT” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

Submitted to Contest #10

Mahesh rang the bell and waited. A lady opened the door and peeped out. Seeing Mahesh and nobody else, she promptly told him t amounto come later, as her husband was not at home and immediately closed the half-opened door, almost slapping on him. Mahesh was used to such cold responses. He knew very well that her husband was very much at home, but not willing to see him. He went to the next person in his list, Dr. Girish. On ringing the bell, door got opened. After formal greetings, Mahesh told him about the purpose of his visit. Dr. Girish p...

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“TEST OF TOLERANCE” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

Submitted to Contest #10

Tring … Tring… Tring… Shantaram lifted the receiver from its cradle. Before he would take the call, he knew who was calling. Yes. The same person! The occupant in Room no. 104. -  Mr. Lobo. This was his third call. On earlier occasions he called Shantaram, the receptionist, only to lodge complaints against occupants in the neighboring rooms. He would first ask for Room boy. When Anantu, called on him for carrying out his errands, he would immediately complain about one or the other occupants in the nearby rooms. Once...

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“PENDENT” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

Submitted to Contest #9

Devaki, the maid servant, while sweeping, picked up a piece of paper lying on the floor and gave it to Vasudevan. He realised it was a prescription from a doctor from a fertility centre. “My goodness! Who requires assistance-, my son or my daughter in law! He wondered. Since it was a highly personal topic for open discussion, he decided to meet the doctor and find out. He had his own fears of some unknown bitter curses raining on his family. Some years ago, he had a neighbour who came to reside in the next portion. They had a peculiar proble...

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“RAMANA” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

Submitted to Contest #8

Ramana was at the driver seat in the BANANA Ride. Behind him, were the four girls (Anita, Vanita, Sunita & Vinita). He was about to start, then, Anita said, ‘I know scootering. I shall drive and you just guide. It will be very thrilling to go riding the waves.’ Ramana wanted to caution them. Driving a scooter on plain roads in mainland, was far-far different from riding on the tides. He was there to take care of them and ensured that all had worn life jackets. They were tourists. They had come to Goa seeking fun and thrill. Why shou...

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“SINNER THY NAME SAVIOUR” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

Submitted to Contest #7

“Thief Thief… Killer..Thief, Thief” yelled Malati at the top of her voice. The whole hospital got alerted. The security guard rushed towards her ie. towards the incubator room. He saw a lean man holding two just born babies in his two arms. The guard lost no time in overpowering him. Malati almost snatched the babies from the thief and put them back into the incubator properly. The snapped wires were also set right. She was so much shaken by the incident that she was still shivering. Luckily, she spotted the thief in time – or else it would ...

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“CURSES ARE WELCOME” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

Submitted to Contest #6

                  Ganesh exclaimed. ‘Wow, the rooms at Dindigul are booked. So, we can leave comfortably for Kodaikaanal. At Kodaikaanal, anyway, the guest house is already reserved for us. Pray to God that we have a happy and safe journey’. Tarun said, ‘Dad, I am eagerly looking forward to this road trip. The hill station, curvaceous roads, hairpin bends, green stretch, dark clouds chasing us, beautiful botanical garden, pillar rocks… all that I have r...

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“COMPENSATION” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

Submitted to Contest #5

CompensationA prince charming came riding on a white horse. He was disturbing Malini.… very much disturbing her. A perfect daydreaming… virtually dreaming during daytime. He came, he went, whenever she was free and alone, be it day or night. Just then a notification on her mobile phone drew her attention and brought her down to realities. Wow! A message from Ragini! She was coming to India after a gap of two years and was keen on meeting all friends. OMG! What a great surprise! Ragini was very charming. She was no doubt, beautiful earli...

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“THERE CAME A BIG SPIDER” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

Submitted to Contest #4

There Came A Big Spider…Chandran, after reading an item of news from The Hindu paper said aloud “Because of these people only, it still rains on earth”. Bhuvanaa busy in her morning chores, heard him say something, turned to him with a questioning look. He read out the news item loudly for her – “Kaushal, a multi-billionaire turned philanthropist by setting aside half of his wealth for charity. Bhuvanaa told him that of late, quite a few are very lenient – particularly from the corporate sector and spared a chunk of their bounties for social...

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“DREAM CATCH” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

DREAM CATCHAnand was in high ecstasy, when he got a mail declaring him to be the winner. His joy knew no bounds. A local magazine had conducted a pictorial story contest, for which he had sketched a few strokes. Wonder of wonders, his entry was adjudged as best and he was declared as winner. The prize was ‘all expenses paid for a trip to Coorg with a two day stay at a Resort meant for two persons.’ Actually, the prize offer was the major attraction and source of inspiration for his participation. He had been otherwise also, wanting to go the...

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“BUTTERFLY” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

Submitted to Contest #2

BUTTERFLYSeethamma‘s cellphone was ringing for quite some time, calling for her immediate attention. As soon as she picked up, Lakshmi came on line and enquired whether she was there for tomorrow’s recitation of hymns and mass prayer at Kapali Temple. Seethamma expressed her inability, as she had already agreed to attend another engagement, more important than this. She would be staying with a lady patient for the night at the hospital. In the general ward of that hospital, outsiders were not permitted. But in special ward, one family m...

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