http://www.boloji.com Boloji is the world's biggest Articles Database. en-us Sat, 09 May 2026 12:49:46 -0500 Sat, 09 May 2026 12:49:46 -0500 http://www.boloji.com/feed/stories-rss.xml Boloji rk@boloji.net (Boloji) ideas@ekant.com (Ekant Solutions)https://www.boloji.com/articles/55413/instinctsThe question they asked me when we met for the last time occurs to my mind again and again. What confidence in those eyes! Those four eyes haunt me still. They keep shooting repeatedly piercing questions. Three years passed since they asked me the question that got stuck in my heart like a dagger. If I had plucked it out and put it down on paper then itself, there would not have been so much agony.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55413/instinctshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55410/when-a-couple-metWhen a Couple Met follows Vijay, a young software engineer preparing for civil services, and Priya, an outspoken NIT graduate who challenges him to talk honestly before agreeing to marriage. Over coffee they debate careers, gender equality, freedom, dowry, and family expectations, exposing tension between modern ideals and hidden hypocrisy. Misunderstandings follow, yet a later encounter clears the air and they choose an imperfect but hopeful partnership. The story is at once romantic, conversational, and rooted in contemporary Telugu culture and urban middle class dreams.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55410/when-a-couple-methttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55409/the-party-animalThe Party Animal follows Nishita, who aches for glittering ceremonies and visibility, and her husband, Suraj, a weary clerk bound to a government post. Every function turns into a test of worthsilk, gold and Instagram glamour against duty, sleep and ethics. The pressure for status exerted by his wife nudges Suraj towards petty graftuntil a harsh posting to remote Tekugudem confronts the couple with silence, distance, and animals.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55409/the-party-animalhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55392/war-and-loveMy life is smoke filled. There is no fire in this life now. This body will not be converted into ashes. The hut of my life has completely been smoke filled. The cow-dung cakes used for cooking food have filled the house with smoke. Look at my hands, sir. Look at the holes, sir. For a little light as small as a glow, my entire house has been filled with smoke. My body is not fit for the cremation ground. It is not fit to live in the house. I have lost all desire and hope on this, my life! sir. What has been left in this body, in this life, sir!Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55392/war-and-lovehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55391/a-phd-for-mr-swarupA retired headmaster, Ram Swarup, pursues a late-life PhD to reclaim respect after a rigid career and a distant family. Steered to a dubious institute, he grinds through coursework under a weary younger professor until pride, conflict, and a disastrous train journey to Chennai strip away two years of research. In losing his notes, he confronts aging, grief, and the difference between learning and the desire to be honoured.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55391/a-phd-for-mr-swaruphttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55390/tears-in-rain"Tears in Rain" follows Kamalakar, a Hyderabad bus conductor torn between duty and family as his father fights for life in hospital and his young daughter reaches puberty on the same rain-soaked day. Through crowded buses, hostile supervisors and anxious phone calls, the story reveals the unseen emotional burden behind public-service smiles, exposing how ordinary workers quietly bear impossible choices, financial strain and love that has no time or leave.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55390/tears-in-rainhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55379/clothesSome garments which hearts and minds wear are seen outside the wearer. Some remain unseen like under garments. We cannot say for certain why minds wear these garments. Some wear these clothes out of fear from life. Some others wear them to show off that they are different from others and are greater because of their pride, authority and social status. This kind of exhibition is called by some as splendorMon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55379/clotheshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55372/luncheon-with-lachman-sethThe underpaid English teacher Ramprasad tutors business tycoon Lachman Seth, who is preparing to travel to Australia on a business trip. Ramprasad secretly hopes to gain wealth and status so that he can rescue his resentful marriage to ambitious Savitri. A promised luncheon exposes the billionaires surprisingly simple habits, his painful kidney-stone story, and a stark lesson about moneys limits against the bodys needs and how death acts as the great equaliser. Ramprasad returns home changed, confronts Savitris status anxiety, and quietly reclaims dignity over envy, accepting their modest life with wry clarity.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55372/luncheon-with-lachman-sethhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55371/distant-dreamDistant Dream uses magic realism to enter the fractured psyche of a young, educated man in rural Telangana who cannot meet rigid social expectations. Jobless and stripped of social standing, he is quietly excluded from the marriage market as parents refuse him their daughters. Under this pressure, his mind conjures up a sensual, supernatural lover”part hallucination, part refuge”turning psychic collapse into an oneiric sanctuary where desire, shame, and failure fuse into unsettling, seductive escape.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55371/distant-dreamhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55362/the-lesson-life-teachesSat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55362/the-lesson-life-teacheshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55360/the-unwritten-chapterThe Unwritten Chapter follows the ageing feminist writer Vasuda Devi as illness, lost independence and a Diwali-night asthma crisis force her to confront the blind spots in her life-long critique of marriage and family. Through meticulous present-past weaving, the story explores care, vulnerability and interdependence, culminating in her nephews calm rescue. Without disowning her politics, Vasuda revises them, discovering a late, quiet ethics of reliance, reciprocity and rewritten convictions.Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55360/the-unwritten-chapterhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55359/love-maybeLaila stared at her phone like it had personally betrayed her. You gave my number to a stranger? she said, her voice hovering between disbelief and accusation. On the other end, her best friend laughed. Not a stranger. Romeo is my cousin's friend. He's nice. Stable. Not weird. That's a low bar, Laila muttered.Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55359/love-maybehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55357/the-theftThe Theft frames a chance encounter between a thief and a stranger as a nested tale that steadily folds back on itself. The thief's proud confession becomes material for a second plot, told by the stranger in cool, cinematic detail. Investigation cliches, WhatsApp policing and CCTV create a low-key whodunit, yet the real puzzle concerns identity, trust and control. As the twist exposes the stranger as a plainclothes police officer, the bar setting turns faintly unreal, blurring trap and confession.Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55357/the-thefthttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55343/saravva-and-friendsWe discussed many things the other day till late in the night. After you left, I began to think. New thoughts came up. How trickish life is! Life thinks differently from our thoughts. Not only in my case, things happening in your life also reveal how strong and powerful social conditions are. We congratulate you on your decision to give a new shape to your life with determination. We compliment you on speaking your mind without hesitation to think of marriage again at your age, whatever people may say. The woman who enters into your life at your age must be able to mix freely with the members of your family and friends and not remain only as a companion.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55343/saravva-and-friendshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55337/moment-to-momentMoment to Moment is about a young womans tense midnight journey from a Bengaluru bus stand to her hostel in Electronic City. As fear and suspicion grow while a stranger follows her through deserted streets, the narrative explores urban danger, womens safety, and the fragile boundary between mistrust and human kindness, ending in a powerful twist that reaffirms empathy in a hostile world.Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55337/moment-to-momenthttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55331/talking-in-coupletsOn a busy street in Delhi, between the clatter of plates and the chatter of customers waiting for panipuri, Harsh Bhatnagar quietly observes the world around him. For many people, life is about earning a livelihood and grinding through responsibilities, often burying their passions deep within. For Harsh Bhatnagar, a panipuri vendor on a busy street in Delhi, life is about doing his job while sprinkling it with two poetic lines that together form a complete meaning.Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55331/talking-in-coupletshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55330/housewifeYes. She is his wife. It is said she was born as his wife! Her parents celebrated her marriage by force in her tenth year itself. She also does not deny it, and it happened a long time ago! She was his wife four years ago. But now? We cannot say so. As per law, if a husband and wife do not live together for two years, she can get divorced from him. At least she has the right to say she is not his wife. She can lead an independent life.Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55330/housewifehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55320/marriages-are-made-in-heavenA retired lecturer hears about his former students nephew, a brilliant software engineer pushed into an arranged marriage with a modern, independent woman. Their lavish, horoscope-approved wedding hides deep incompatibility. The bride imposes strict conditions for the marriage to work, clashes with traditional expectations, and the relationship soon collapses into estrangement, abuse, and a domestic violence case. Through their story, the narrator contemplates money, dowry, changing values, and the fragility of heaven-made marriages.Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55320/marriages-are-made-in-heavenhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55311/when-the-birds-leftThey did not go back immediately. Carol suggested they walk further in, and Amit agreed, though he was no longer sure what they were looking for. The path narrowed, bending through a stretch of low trees where the air felt marginally clearer, as if the smoke had hesitated before entering.Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55311/when-the-birds-lefthttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55309/spring-thunderYour question is clear enough. I do not have a clear answer. It is proper that you should decide the way of life for yourself. So, though the answer is known it is not proper that it should be told. I have come across some such situations and I will place them before you. It is better for you to decide taking into account all aspects. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55309/spring-thunderhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55306/a-providential-encounterStepping into a sprawling park nearby, Latha headed towards a lonely bench to sit on the horns of a dilemma. Soon, as if they got wind of her morose mood, the monsoon clouds began to engulf the setting sun to sync the environs with her gloomy demeanor.  But yet, unmindful of her bereft state, the charm of her middle-aged form enlivened the surroundings, emanated by the eyes of the beholders. If anything, enhancing that sense of espial, the romantics among them envisioned her maiden frame entwining her man as an ever-eager creeper. All the same, lost in her thoughts, she was oblivious to the goings on around her enchanting presence. Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55306/a-providential-encounterhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55298/lakshmamma-and-reenaWith Reena's proposal, Lakshmamma became the hot topic for three days. Reena's idea was to find the secret of Lakshmamma's success in life. When Reena revealed her idea, all the women got interested to learn more about it. Lakshmamma was happy that her experiences which were found useless by her daughter Sameeraja, were thought useful by all the ladies, particularly by Reena. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55298/lakshmamma-and-reenahttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55295/why-what-dont-knowRaamaa Chandramoulis Telugu short story, WhyWhatDont Know, follows Chinmayi, a wildlife photographer, whose work with bar-headed geese mirrors her search for purpose, freedom, and the meaning of human bonds. Blending ornithology, Indian philosophy, feminism, and questions of destiny, the story contrasts the purity of nature with the toxicity of civilization, exploring how love, parenting, and attachment inevitably transform into letting go.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:54:42 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55295/why-what-dont-knowhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55289/pensioner--home-makerMadhavi worshipped at the Shirdi Sai Baba temple on Thursday and returned. She had taken an oil bath, decorated her feet with lines of red powder mix, applied turmeric and sandal paste to her cheeks and adorned her hair with flowers. She offered the flowers, holy ash (viboodhi) and sacred patri leaves to her husband and touched his feet. She pressed the small gold dises of her necklace (Mangala Sutra) to her eyes in reverence. Ramachandraiah, her husband, placed his hands on her head and blessed her.Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55289/pensioner--home-makerhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55277/the-forgotten-wombThat day is as fresh as the morning dew on grass—the day Pitaji had to give me away like an object. He had taken a loan from the Lodhi emperor to expand his goldsmith business into neighbouring villages but could not repay it in time. In a fraction of a moment, I was taken by the Lodhis. That day, I emerged from my la-la land and became an empty jar, devoid of emotion.Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55277/the-forgotten-wombhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55275/made-for-each-otherThe four of them lived together in the same room for two years, cooking their food. The final year degree examinations concluded. During their stay together for two years, they became very close to each other. They had to vacate the room in two days and go away to their places.Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55275/made-for-each-otherhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55267/the-neuro-chipped-manThe Year 2050. Hyderabad City, Dawn.  Though the sky is still draped in layers of darkness, the city blazes with the neon glow of a thousand lights. The rhythmic hum of auto-drones in the air is the only melody in this mechanical world.Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55267/the-neuro-chipped-manhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55253/the-allianceWhy do people break alliances? Why do they make alliances? Are they made only to fulfil necessities? Are relations not necessary if there are no needs? Born as human beings if relationships are not nurtured and developed what is the use of human birth? Tut… tut…’ thought Yellaiah putting down the receiver impatiently. He nodded agreement to whatever Karunakar said on the phone for quarter of an hour from the other end.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55253/the-alliancehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55244/night-flowersAnnayya! You lost much in your life because of your ideas. The light of your life seems to be moving towards the west. Your friends stopped away long ago. They are enjoying benefits more than they deserve. What you have done so far is enough. It is the youth who have to do what you have yet to do. The youth will do it. You know that I do not live long. Won’t you fulfil my last wish?” Prameela was sobbing….Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55244/night-flowershttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55236/the-unfinished-portraitA grieving painter revisits a secluded forest valley he once frequented with his late wife, Sandhya, an acclaimed artist. There he meets Niharika, a young painter struggling to complete an unfinished portrait given to her by Sandhya during a fatal bus accident. Discovering the painting is his wifes last work, he realises its knot and incompleteness are its strength. Preserved as-is, the portrait later wins an international art award.Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55236/the-unfinished-portraithttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55232/son-in-lawThe son-in-law of the house takes the place equal to the eldest son of the family. The eldest son is next to the father. If you don’t take it up, how can this marriage be celebrated? akshmirajam, the younger uncle asked. Mittapalli Ravindra did not speak up nor nod his head.Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55232/son-in-lawhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55226/seven-stepsSeven Steps explores broken marriages, misuse and reality of domestic violence cases, and the stigma faced by divorcees in contemporary Indian society. Through Hemanth and Priya”both scarred by failed relationships”the story highlights honesty, consent, and emotional readiness in marriage. As they reject haste and choose friendship first, the narrative upholds equality between men and women, the value of truth over social pressure, and the need to rethink marriage as a thoughtful, shared journey.Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55226/seven-stepshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55224/naanammaAnnayya’s letter… naanamma’s death anniversary... come without fail… Have eight months passed since naanamma passed away… she moves about before our eyes, we feel… did naanamma really pass away… is she not a part of me… half of me is naanamma herself… the remaining half is amma… amma and naanamma together is me… Do I have a separate individuality for myself without both of them… I don’t know… those who know about it have to confirm it.Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55224/naanammahttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55218/the-grass-is-greener-on-the-other-sideA Telugu student's dream of America turns sour amid crushing fees, dangerous part-time jobs, visa pressures and broken relationships. As Siddharth witnesses violence, loneliness and moral drift, his illusions about the 'land of opportunity' unravel. With Lahari, he chooses to return to India, seeking peace, family and rootedness over dollars. This poignant story questions migration myths and shows that true fulfilment lies in familiar soil, not distant, glittering hills.Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55218/the-grass-is-greener-on-the-other-sidehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55212/vedavathiVedavathi’s elder sister Gayathri came to her parents in her seventh month of pregnancy. Vedavathi was doing her Intermediate then. Badarayana Sharma, Gayathri’s husband held Vedavathi’s hand one day. When she complained to her sister about it, her sister laughed it away. She said that brothers-in-law have that much right over their sisters-in-law.Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55212/vedavathihttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55203/varalakshmiVaralakshmi was not ambitious by nature. She was happy with whatever she got. She was born after three boys and her parents accepted her as a gift from the gods. So they named her Varalakshmi. As soon as she was born her father’s sister, Bhoolakshmi claimed her as her daughter-in-law.Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55203/varalakshmihttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55196/the-man-with-a-missing-headThe Man with a Missing Head is a thought-provoking short story that explores identity, ego, and the illusions of power. After retirement, NarayanaMurthy is stunned to find his face missing in the mirror”an allegory for the loss of self that comes with the end of authority. Through his search for meaning, the story poignantly reflects how social status, recognition, and self-worth intertwine, revealing the emptiness left when external validation disappears.Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55196/the-man-with-a-missing-headhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55195/pain-of-the-voicelessPain of the Voiceless explores justice, empathy, and the duty of rulers to hear the unheard. Through a parable of a prince learning to listen beyond noise, it highlights the moral responsibility of those in power to understand the suffering of the voiceless. Linking ancient wisdom to modern governance, the story urges compassion, awareness, and humane leadership rooted in the ability to truly hear silent pain.Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55195/pain-of-the-voicelesshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55192/the-exitA newly married manager returns home after a week in Delhi, yearning for his wifes warmth and affection. Instead, he finds vanity, indifference, and a marriage built on wealth and appearance rather than intimacy. His longing turns to disillusionment, his desire into self-knowledge. In one night of conflict, Sukumar recognises his bondage”financial, emotional, and sexual”and breaks free. The story traces not the loss of paradise, but the quiet triumph of a man reclaiming his dignity and freedom.Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55192/the-exithttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55185/relationshipsThese days the auspicious time for celebrating marriages is being fixed in the morning hours. This arrangement creates no problems for anyone. Bathing can be finished at home and lunch could be eaten immediately after the muhurtha, the auspicious time, and leave for home. Conversation takes place only till the lunch is eaten. Later the marriage pandal is empty.Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55185/relationshipshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55182/i-would-have-kept-it-close-to-my-heart-...In Id have kept it close to my heart, a former student recalls his youthful, unspoken love for a classmate, Mahitha. Their story unfolds through stolen glances, a letter never given, and a reunion years later when truths finally surface. The quiet ache of what might have been lingers beyond time and circumstance. Written in tender, reflective prose, the story explores innocence, restraint, and longing”an elegy to first love cherished in silence and remembered with a bittersweet calm.Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55182/i-would-have-kept-it-close-to-my-heart-...https://www.boloji.com/articles/55181/sound-and-furyIn Sound and Fury, two retired lecturers visit their dying friend Raghu, once a handsome, carefree man who squandered his wealth and happiness on drink and company. As he lies in the ICU, memories of his wasted youth and lost marriage surface, exposing a life consumed by excess and regret. His final written words echo Shakespeares despairing line”life as noise and emptiness. A quiet, elegiac tale about friendship, folly, and the emptiness behind pleasure.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55181/sound-and-furyhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55179/image-and-reflectionImage and Reflection is a haunting psychological drama about Vidyasagar and Sumitra, a married couple consumed by suspicion, pride, and emotional isolation. When jealousy festers into madness, love turns destructive. Set within the fragile world of middle-class domesticity, the story charts Sumitras mental breakdown and tragic self-immolation, leaving Vidyasagar haunted by guilt and reflection. Blurring reality and hallucination, it explores the shadows of desire, repression, and the unseen battles waged within the human mind and marriage.Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55179/image-and-reflectionhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55178/from-anuradha-with-love-...In From Anuradha, With Love by AmpasayyaNaveen, a lonely sales executive in a Vijayawada hotel wrestles with desire, guilt, and memory. Haunted by his wifes absence, he seeks diversion in a call girl, only to confront the depth of his love and fidelity. Through intimate dialogue and psychological realism, the story explores loneliness, moral conflict, and the fragile boundaries between passion, remorse, and redemption.Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55178/from-anuradha-with-love-...https://www.boloji.com/articles/55166/the-democratic-emperorThe Democratic Emperor by Mangari Rajender Zimbo, translated by Rajeshwar Mittapalli, is a sharp political satire centred on Emperor Kambhoja, a monarch who experiments with democracy and judicial independence. When the system he creates begins to challenge his authority, his cunning minister devises a way to restore control”revealing the timeless tension between power, reform, and self-interest.Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55166/the-democratic-emperorhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55163/the-changing-worldPrasad was a young, energetic engineer. He saw an MS-DOS computer for the first time. As the green characters shimmered on the gray screen, his eyes lit up with joy. With his fingers dancing on the keyboard, the machine felt like magic to him.Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55163/the-changing-worldhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55138/a-rose-that-spokeAir drifted through my nostrils, filling my hollow chest. Before my eyes opened, my mind awakened, cautiously whispering: Allah… what more could You possibly have left to show me? When I finally looked, I found myself standing beneath a canopy of strange trees. I felt joggers run through me, literally passing through my ribs as if I were made of nothing but light and longing. I was a ghost in the gardens named after the dynasty that birthed me, loved me, and then broke me.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55138/a-rose-that-spokehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55128/the-bridge-she-crossed-aloneThe rain had finally washed Cambridge clean. On King’s Parade, the pavements glistened like polished stone, and the clouds drifted in loose curtains across the pale sky. Elizabeth Langford stood by the window of her apartment, hands folded loosely, eyes tracing the slow movement of morning light over the spires of King’s College.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55128/the-bridge-she-crossed-alonehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55127/the-bridge-that-she-never-crossedSat, 13 Dec 2025 10:30:22 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55127/the-bridge-that-she-never-crossedhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55117/julianaThe rain whispered softly upon the glassthousands of delicate taps like forgotten memories seeking return. From her London flat, Juliana Reid watched the city dissolve into a silver haze. The sky drooped low; the streets shimmered with wet reflection, and the fragrance of rain carried a wistful sweetness. Somewhere, a distant clock chimed six, and the air seemed to breathe with melancholy calm.Sun, 07 Dec 2025 06:56:41 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55117/julianahttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55116/a-promise-in-the-mistThe autumn fog had settled over the cobblestone streets of Cambridge, softening the edges of the world and lending it a dreamlike quality. Alec walked briskly, his coat collar turned up against the chill, his heart beating faster than the rhythm of his steps. Today, he would tell Dazy the truth he had carried in his soul for yearsthe truth that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her.Sun, 07 Dec 2025 06:58:13 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55116/a-promise-in-the-misthttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55101/ultimate-peaceTen years ago, Rapolu Yallaiah took voluntary retirement. This scheme was not in vogue then and of course there was no name for it. He used to work in Bombay cloth mills. His daughter Vimala grew up and reached the marriageable age. Till then he could manage his family without wanting. He was at a loss as to how he should celebrate his daughter’s marriage as he could not raise a loan. He resigned from his job in order to get the provident fund amount.Sat, 29 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55101/ultimate-peacehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55092/the-dark-flowerAdam Drake was the only son of Edward and Margaret Drake, a couple known for their decency and quiet refinement. Edward, a retired bank manager, valued honesty and restraint above all things, while Margarets grace filled their home with affection and prayer. Adam grew up in that environment of discipline and devotion, inheriting both his fathers integrity and his mothers tenderness.Mon, 24 Nov 2025 22:07:34 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55092/the-dark-flowerhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55091/the-life-of-julian-hartSun, 07 Dec 2025 07:09:46 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55091/the-life-of-julian-harthttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55090/a-review-of-ramulus-love-eternalThe provided excerpt, though brief, is a potent and emotionally charged piece of narrative that encapsulates a profound critique of social evils through the intimate, suffering lives of its two central characters, Suvarna and Bhagyarekha. It is a story not just of individual sorrow, but of a systemic failure that pits the powerless against an immovable, corrupt system.Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55090/a-review-of-ramulus-love-eternalhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55077/love-eternalIt was evening by the time Suvarna reached her hut. She had left in the morning to work as a coolie at a building site. Her two children who were playing in the dirt ran to her on seeing her. “I told you that you should be reading and writing till I came. Why are you playing?” she asked them annoyed but held them close to her lovingly.Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55077/love-eternalhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55076/am-i-mum-or-dadBala…oh, how many years has it been? The second I spotted you yesterday, I knew, I had to sit you down and untangle this knot of secrets choking my heart. You flickered into view and I froze: Is that really her? Then I saw it, that jagged scar slanting down your forehead. Yeah, that one. No doubt left. It was you.Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55076/am-i-mum-or-dadhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55064/what-was-in-the-pastWe do not experience now the love we had known in olden days. We will not get back the old times. The affections of earlier days were entirely different. Now there is no fear, no devotion. Everybody acts and thinks freely. You find only selfishness everywhere. If you want to drive away dishonesty we must get a military government ……. The other day the motor got burnt. When a request was made for a new transformer, each fellow…….Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55064/what-was-in-the-pasthttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55050/journey-of-life…… The boy is a soft-ware engineer in Bangalore. I got the bio-data from the marriage bureau. I spoke to the boy on telephone. I think this alliance would be settled. I learn that they are not keen on dowry. They said that if the girl is qualified to be a soft-ware engineer in the States, they are satisfied.Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55050/journey-of-lifehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55042/an-hours-lifeHe is standing in front of a hotel. Outside, the corporation’s lights are glowing. The flow of the populace has started towards home.  Standing here and there at the corners of the road, night rovers are chit-chatting. Like bats, don’t know where these people have come from. They come out at night. Those shabby beards, dirty lungis, tattered shirts, and unkempt hair—all amble freely in the night. Don’t appear in the daytime. Everyone is a gentleman in the day.Sat, 25 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55042/an-hours-lifehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55041/affectionsBefore money, authority, power, caste and selfishness love cannot hold its sway thought Kanthaiah again. Kanthaiah wanted to catch a bus. He sat on the bench in the hut hotel opposite the Jagtial new bus station. While reading the paper he started glancing at the name plates of the buses that were going into the bus station. The buses he wanted to board were coming and going. But he did not move from his bench.Sat, 25 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55041/affectionshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55025/heritageI don’t want that village alliance. I am not a little girl to be told which match would benefit me. Why don’t you listen to me when I say I’ll not marry till I secure a Group I post or a lecturer’s job? Each person has his or her own assessment of life. I may not be as experienced as you are. I am working as a teacher. I am also working in a village school. Don’t I know the mentality and attitudes of villagers?Sat, 18 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55025/heritagehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55016/the-old-sareeRelatives had been visiting Rajeswaramma throughout the month and she had no breathing time. Their arrival increased from the time Lavanya, the third daughter, came home to be delivered of her second child. Relatives had been coming and going in connection with the marriage alliance of the fourth daughter who was doing her P.G.course. Sat, 11 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55016/the-old-sareehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55013/the-crimson-strangerIt had been six months since I broke up with my ex-boyfriend, who also happens to be my colleague. Just looking at his smug face boils my blood. 'Enough is enough. What happened to real men? Where have they gone? Can someone point me in their direction, please?' I said sarcastically in a loud tone. Shelly, my office bestie, who had been patiently listening to me, suddenly swooshed her office chair next to mine.Sat, 11 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55013/the-crimson-strangerhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55012/post-box--a-short-storyAn autobiographical story of a Postal EnvelopeSat, 11 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55012/post-box--a-short-storyhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55011/beauty-what-is-it...Waves crash onto the shore in a rhythmic dance, bearing mysterious tales from the depths of the ocean. Along the edge where the waves kiss the wet sand, Soumya treads carefully, her heart caught in a fierce storm, her mind shrouded in doubt.Sat, 11 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55011/beauty-what-is-it...https://www.boloji.com/articles/54996/parallel-linesParallel Lines portrays a marriage that begins with warmth yet steadily deteriorates. Avinash and Dedipya enjoy affection and comfort at first”endearments, shared laughter, nights at resorts, and an image of harmony. Pressures soon intrude”parents requiring attention, money disputes, suspicions, and wounded pride. Their bond frays as arguments intensify, tenderness turns to bitterness, and one moment of mild violence seals the break. The story illustrates how love falters when egos grow stronger than trust.Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54996/parallel-lineshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54978/missingTwo years ago, Rajitha and Sandeep Raj moved into our apartment complex. She was under sixty-five, he was under seventy. Their home was in the next block, and their love story was like a beautiful painting. Wherever they went, they held hands, gazed into each other’s eyes, and filled their moments with laughter and walks, savoring life. Watching their bond warmed the heart.Sat, 20 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54978/missinghttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54956/nagashala--2The road to the north was merciless. Mountains rose like jagged teeth, their peaks shrouded in mist and snow. Valleys sank into shadows where rivers, swollen and angry, clawed their way through stone. Wind screamed down the ridges with icy teeth, biting into flesh no cloth could defend against.Sat, 06 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54956/nagashala--2https://www.boloji.com/articles/54947/nagashala--1This is a story written in the form of a tale, yet it seeks to portray historical events. It captures the turbulence and upheavals that shook India between the 2nd and 5th centuries, and how society and daily life unfolded during those unsettled times. In that era, neither castes nor professions were fixed; both were in flux.Sat, 06 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54947/nagashala--1https://www.boloji.com/articles/54938/sunshineI started my two wheeler and honked twice to flush my sisters out of the house. Those brats really should be made to walk to their school. I have to drop these princesses and then go to my class, I muttered. Preetham and Prathima rushed out and climbed the pillion giving the bike a good rock and wedging their lunch bag between my feet. “Can’t you both come on time,” I yelled, but got only silly giggles as answer. They made it to their school on time, but I had to rush in just before the gates shut. Sat, 23 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54938/sunshinehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54931/valuesWhen society learns to see a human being beyond caste, religion, region, family… only then will we truly see each other as human. Until then, we live in frames, in cages, in values imposed on us. Generations drag on, bound by rules made by others. And in the end, what remains? Merely continuing this system, these values, these traditions unchanged?Sat, 16 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54931/valueshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54923/her-loveShe is like the fertile earth, quivering with delight at the first monsoon droplets, her spirit awakened by nature’s tender touch. She sways like tender branches, stirred by the whispering breeze, brimming with joy as if reborn. Her steps are buoyant, like a young maiden dancing in the bloom of youth, her heart alight with newfound vigor. A radiance gleams in her eyes, a spark dances across her face, unlike anything I’ve ever seen.Sat, 09 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54923/her-lovehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54896/which-way-are-we-headedWar is a terrifying force, a dark shadow that smothers compassion with hatred in human hearts. Behind this veil of blood, humanity helplessly counts its wounds. The sound of bombs echoes across borders, mingling with cries of anguish and the silent weeping of unheard hearts.Sun, 20 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54896/which-way-are-we-headedhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54873/puppy-loveI was twelve then. With a square drawn on my head and the hair in it collected in a ponytail, the remaining hair drenched in sweat and  falling on my shoulders, large mischievous eyes, the skin burnt in the summer sun to an ebony brown, I was like any other inquisitive school girl. I was walking along the space between the train tracks, with Jaggu, my cousin. I was questioning him for the umpteenth time why we are baking in the sun.Sat, 05 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54873/puppy-lovehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54867/the-power-of-vastuThe Power of Vastu by Ampasayya Naveen, translated into English by Rajeshwar Mittapalli, is a satirical short story exploring blind faith in vastu and the obsession with superstition among susceptible people. Centred around Bhavani Devis belief that her familys misfortunes stem from architectural flaws, the narrative unfolds with irony and insight, ultimately questioning the power of vastu when fate, deception, and human folly unravel their carefully constructed illusions. Sat, 05 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54867/the-power-of-vastuhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54866/a-page-from-the-book-of-lifeExactly fifty years ago today, they opened the book of life together. They came from different castes, religions, and culinary traditions, with disparate financial backgrounds and life experiences. Yet, the love that blossomed between them erased these differences, uniting them as one. Defying their families, they built a life together, becoming not only partners but also the closest of friends. Even now, like the gentle warmth of the morning sun, they remain an extraordinary couple, bound by love.Sat, 05 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54866/a-page-from-the-book-of-lifehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54859/education-misspelled'Hearty congratulations on your success. It’s an achievement which others are not able to dream of. It’s so remarkable that I can’t but appreciate you whole-heartedly,' said Vivek to his boyhood friend, Vigyan.  'Thank you very much for your appreciation. I’ve achieved a little. I’ve to achieve a lot in my life. What I’ve achieved is a little but it’s not an achievement I got overnight. In the journey of my life in the field of education, I’ve witnessed many ups and downs. I was able to face difficult problems and bitter realities. This is the result of my fabulous plans and stupendous hard work in the field of business,' said Vigyan.Sat, 28 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54859/education-misspelledhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54858/an-end-without-an-endIt is the enigma of life in that death impacts the living in ways varied, so it seems. When I heard she died, well after her death, I was doubly pained. Not that it was any untimely for she lived long enough to become a great-grandmother. Even then, death, after all, is death that is finite. But she made hers, an end without an end, haunting me no end. Sat, 28 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54858/an-end-without-an-endhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54845/companion-shadowI received your long letter. I now understand the ups and downs of your family life. Thank you for your concern about me and the love you have for me.Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54845/companion-shadowhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54841/marriage-or-love'Love makes lovers live together in hearts. Love leads lovers to marriage, for a legal bond to live together lifelong. Marriage is in fact a mask to say that they are a couple but not a pair of lovers. Marriage is a bond to live together but not the sign of love and the fruit of love...Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54841/marriage-or-lovehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54825/poriIn a cool A.C. room of Tristar Hotel, two people sat quietly. The woman’s age was indeterminate. There was sorrow in her eyes, but her face carried the grace of someone well-educated. The man was a journalist and a writer. They both sat on chairs, with a water bottle and two used cups resting on the teapoy between them.Sat, 07 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54825/porihttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54807/youre-the-one-for-the-next-life-tooYou're the One for the Next Life Too! Telugu short story by Aruna Kumari MR, translated into English by Prof. Rajeshwar Mittapalli, is a poignant Telugu short story that explores familial love, generational bonds, and a mother's enduring sacrifice. It highlights the deep-rooted values of care, gratitude, and emotional legacy across time.Thu, 29 May 2025 22:50:15 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54807/youre-the-one-for-the-next-life-toohttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54751/the-green-lightMy father left me this business. Huge. Big money. Money, money, money. Money is raining here. What should I do with this money? What did my father do with this much money? Money-addict perhaps he was. Just collecting money, more money, his wild passion. And he left it all, to me. Me! Who doesn’t even know what money is, what is its use, or where to store it? Charities, so many of them already. You never know whether they are charities for sure, or all fake, useless.Sat, 19 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54751/the-green-lighthttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54717/snakebiteShort story-Translation from Telugu into English-Human nature-Relationships-Opportunism-Trust-Betrayal-Dowry--Selfishness-Greed.Sat, 29 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54717/snakebitehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54696/man-has-gone-beyond-meA lone girl, nine or ten-year- old, on a desultory road. Her eyes red with crying. Stains of tears imprinted on her cheeks, though her tired tears had dried up now. Her hair, dusted, knotty, covering her face, she was not even trying to put them back. Anger makes her face abnormally red. She is walking fast, furiously, as if to catch someone who is trying to escape. She doesn’t bother about the wind blowing her skirt or the sun blazing her body.Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/54696/man-has-gone-beyond-mehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54683/swara-and-sameer-a-unique-tale-of-music-and-natureThe connection between music and nature has existed since time immemorial. Sometimes, the rustling of leaves carries a melody, and at other times, the raindrops create a rhythm. This is a story of the magical union between a musician and nature—an extraordinary friendship.Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/54683/swara-and-sameer-a-unique-tale-of-music-and-naturehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54665/the-melody-of-musicRohan, a young musician, attempts to understand and satisfy people's emotions through his music. He meets his friend Priya, who is a psychologist, and learns about the psychological effects of music. Rohan helps a young man Karan, who suffers from stress and anxiety, and helps him control his emotions through his music. In the end, Rohan's music brings a big change in Karan's life and he is able to control his emotions.Sat, 15 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/54665/the-melody-of-musichttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54640/secretTelugu short story-Translation into English-Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/54640/secrethttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54614/ripples-of-courage-a-journey-through-fear-identity-and-justiceAmit woke up abruptly, his chest heaving and his face drenched in sweat. The remnants of his nightmare still clung to him. He had been walking along a deserted road when a group of boys began chasing a small child in a white cap. The boys, invoking the name of a divine entity, mercilessly attacked the child. Amit had rushed to intervene, only to be overpowered and beaten himself. It was the sharp sting of a blow in the dream that startled him awake.Sun, 29 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/54614/ripples-of-courage-a-journey-through-fear-identity-and-justicehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54604/grandma-at-a-5-star-hotelOur wedding anniversary was drawing near, and I thought this would be the best opportunity for me to persuade my 80-plus grandmother to accompany us for the buffet at a nearby 5-star hotel. At first, she was astounded at the very suggestion, protesting vehemently that octogenarians like her, clad in nine-yard sarees, did not visit hotels in the first place, leave alone posh ones.Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/54604/grandma-at-a-5-star-hotelhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54578/the-raped-brideHer wedding was drawing near and there was just a week left but to Kalpana, it appeared like one whole year. Anything might happen in these seven days, supposing Kailash changes his mind. There is always the possibility, one can never trust men, one moment they are all sugar and honey and the next moment harsh and dominating, she thought with a sigh. Only the other day her aunt, who was an inveterate gossip, had remarkedSat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/54578/the-raped-bridehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54577/the-vanishing-truth-a-mind-unveiledSat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/54577/the-vanishing-truth-a-mind-unveiledhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54571/masses-and-a-manSet in the early 1960s, the Telugu short story "MASSES AND A MAN" by Vakati Panduranga Rao, translated by Rajeshwar Mittapalli, explores the identity crisis of Venugopal, a government clerk, amidst the growing "mass mentality" of an advancing civilisation. Through his struggles with overcrowded buses, a dehumanising workplace, and a frustrating shopping experience, the story depicts the diminishing individuality in Indian society. Written as a prescient commentary on social changes, this short story concludes with Venugopal finding a fleeting sense of solace and underlining the human need for recognition and self-worth in a rapidly transforming world.Sat, 23 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/54571/masses-and-a-manhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54569/skeptic-concernsThe story holds a mirror to the precarious conditions undergone by today's job seekers both in India and abroad. The uncertainty has its own impact on the family members. Since it is a universal phenomenon. Parents have their own expectationsand obligations. They are prone to tension and fear resulting from the uncertainty of their children when they fail to achieve their expected placements in MNCs. Sat, 23 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/54569/skeptic-concernshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54558/our-people--their-peopleThe short story "Our People - Their People" by Ampasayya Naveen, translated from Telugu to English by Rajeshwar Mittapalli, explores the contrasting experiences of two elderly couples visiting their children in America. Through intimate and reflective dialogue, the story underscores family dynamics, generational divides, and the emotional complexities and challenges of maintaining relationships, offering a poignant look at how expectations and realities clash in a foreign setting.Wed, 28 May 2025 23:01:48 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54558/our-people--their-peoplehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54539/milkA realistic short story written in poetic language by B.S. Ramulu, "Milk" deals with themes of poverty, labour exploitation, and maternal sacrifice in rural India. Translated from Telugu by Rajeshwar Mittapalli, it tells of a mother's struggles to balance the demands of servitude and family while exposing the systemic inequalities that govern her life.Sat, 02 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54539/milkhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54485/the-sweet-secretA man of the untouchable caste as per the deliberate labeling of the clever and privileged for their dominance, superiority, and prestige, fell in deep thoughts. He was a man of principles: liberty, equality, and fraternity. All thoughts flowed in an endless stream in his mind, pinching all times:Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54485/the-sweet-secrethttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54471/a-pityThe parents searched for a girl with a B. Tech or M.S degree for their son, Subhash, working in the UK as a software engineer. They found Prema with the required qualification.  Since it was her long-cherished dream to settle in the UK, her parents were also in search of a suitable match there for their daughter, Prema.Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54471/a-pityhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54423/behind-the-loudest-laughLata Sonawane’s tone is confident. Not many of her peers can communicate with such ease. Nine times out of 10, you will hear her laugh before seeing her svelte frame wrapped in a neatly wrapped sari. She greets me with this same guileless laugh as she wonders why I would be interested in knowing about a widowed mother of two whose work includes hand-washing other people’s underwear.Sat, 10 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54423/behind-the-loudest-laugh