Fiction, essays & technical notes

Writing.

Mananaमनन

Short fiction and essays: tenderness, restraint, and the rituals that carry histories.

Two men in period dress standing outdoors beneath trees
Film still from The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015) · Directed by Matthew Brown.

०१ · Novels and Books

Crossroads at Interlaken

Between two lakes in the Swiss Alps, a town built for in-between things. On a snow-locked night, an Indian quant and a Pakistani psychiatrist drop their defenses to test a dangerous question: what happens when you stop hedging against feeling?

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She Wore Gold of the South

Written at 24 in Hong Kong. A story of tenderness, restraint, and the rituals that carry entire histories.

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०२ · Short Stories

What the Cat Saw at Leopold

A short story draft narrated by Whisker, the old cat at Leopold.

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The Nicest Wife

"Love is the discipline of attention." A coffee shop encounter that begins with a cruel bet and ends with a devastatingly tender realization about the fragility of trust.

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