Subhir Adhicari

The visitor

May 29, 2023

She came everyday- all six seasons. Around nine in the morning, she would knock at the main door of my aunt’s house in Model house, Lucknow. She knocked and stood quite till my aunt came out of her kitchen with a chapati rolled with Ghee and jaggery. She stood with...

SPACE

May 8, 2023

The maid laid everything on the dining table and as usual said” Uncle, I am leaving, close the door”. Nikhil babu was watching TV. Some debate on rising prices of cooking gas. It was a heated one - more heat then the gas would produce. He slowly lifted his body...

Top five Anime with most gory and bizzare scenes

April 12, 2023

Though most people’s minds probably go to live action gore fests when the spooky season comes around, Since the ‘60s, Japanese animators have been enchanting viewers with haunting myths. Often creating original stories or adapting terrifying manga tales, horror anime has become a powerhouse space for some of the most...

HOLI HAI

March 7, 2023

Every Holi, I mentally revisit my old mohalla in Kanpur. It was near the main station and inhabited by both hindus and muslims. There was a main lane going past our house with bye lanes on both sides. Our house, in which we stayed as tenants, was a big house...

VALENTINE’S DAY IN RETROSPECT

February 25, 2023

14th of February. On way to attend a shraddha ceremony, I stopped at my regular flower shop to buy some flowers. I generally do not give bouquets to people. It is a waste of money. It is held in the hands of the receiver for few seconds before being consigned...