Some stories come true… this one didn’t

September 17, 2001
10:00 am
New Delhi
She should have been sitting here for the last 10 days. She felt guilty… but it had not been possible. She had been busy with other things, her life to be precise. Why would a 19-year-old want to sit here?
Anyway, her life had crumbled and now she was here, at [...]

It could happen to you

Mumbai: A 25-year-old resident of Bandra was yesterday ordered to be sent for psychiatric treatment by the district magistrate court.
Jahnvi (name changed to protect identity), it is reported, may be suffering from acute schizophrenia and may have a multiple personality disorder.
Jahnvi’s plight came to light when she registered a complaint at a local police station, [...]

Ketaki Karpe-Kolgaonkar, 4 months old

I am 4 month old, but my mental age is greater than that. I have a secret. I’ve met “adults” who’ve had the same mental age as mine. That’s no secret you say?
I have no toys. My parents get me toys and I give them to my toy-hungry day care friends. If you ask me, [...]

Vahishta Mistry doesn’t ask for much

My fake life consists of:
sex food music movies sex sex food music sex food sex food sex music
movies cats food sex sex sex music websites sexsex food music movies
sex sex food music sex food sex food sex music movies cats food sex
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Why I like my real life… coz the fake one could have been chillingly real: By Raji M Chacko

My parents were good people. I was brought up to be a good boy. And now 30 years later I am paying the price.

That was how my stream of thought was flowing as we waited at the traffic light. Me, my good wife behind me, leaning against me after a day of shopping at [...]

Swati Sengupta

On Thursday, I woke up to find my roommate metamorphosed into a dog. When I opened the door for the milk and paper, she ran out and stood panting on the road. Which was a good thing, for it meant she wouldn’t (couldn’t) borrow my clothes for days on end any more.  
I bathed early [...]

Sorry, it’s really long. No, I won’t feel bad if you don’t read it. Really. Okay may be just a bit. But don’t let that force you

It’s 2 in the morning. Mitali, aka SuperCopyIdiot swings into her colonial mansion somewhere in south Bombay after a hard day of fighting crimes against animals. Really cute animals.
And investigating paranormal activity.
And fighting bad taste. Some really awful taste.
The mansion was really quiet at this time of [...]

This, sweethearts, is a day from my fake life

 
6.00 am: My alarm rings… I lounge around in my bed till my handsome hunk of a husband gets up and prepares my morning coffee just the way I like it — hot, creamy and just slightly sweet. He serves it with a bowl of fruits and the morning’s newspaper

7:00 am: I go for a [...]