Sharika Nair

Oct 29, 2024 | 101words.org | Sharika Nair

I had taken five minutes for a shower; just five goddamn minutes. Now flour and apple juice lie splattered on the kitchen floor, making a glutinous mess. This means getting down on my knees and scrubbing the floor. Again. My three-year-old stands there, sticky flour in his hair, his Spiderman pajamas completely soaked and stained. “I just wanted apple joosh,” he whispers.

Sep 26, 2024 | outofprintmagazine.co.in | Sharika Nair

Prakash shifts the bulk of his weight onto his right foot as he stands on tiptoe and reaches for the cardboard carton, filled with packs of Carefree sanitary pads, on the topmost shelf. He will have to work fast to finish restocking their glass display case with the white packs printed with dainty blue flowers, move on to fixing the detergent display that a customer had carelessly knocked down earlier, all before Shankaran ammavan comes by to check the ledger at 5 pm sharp.

Sep 21, 2024 | thepunchmagazine.com | Sharika Nair

I reconstruct my first meeting with Shravan, altered with the weight of forensic evidence. I still attempt to solve this cold case from my youth. Yes, it was murder, but not the fun Agatha Christie kind. It was a boring slaying; an annihilation of my dreams. Not a malicious homicide either. Involuntary manslaughter, by negligence. There are no red flags that stand out in my memory. Convent school English, sociable, nice smile. Shravan radiated warmth.

Jul 31, 2024 | meanpeppervine.com | Sharika Nair

| Sharika Nair | July 2024 | Short Story |The first night Maya (Illusion)The luminescent pink and green from the neon signage of the bar across the lane casts a mini spotlight on his feet. Kabir wriggles his toes and watches the colours dance. He turns on to his side and looks at the alarm clock on the side table. 1.42 AM in red blinks back at him. He watches the clock till the numbers change to 1.54. He gets up then, and pulls on a hoodie.

Apr 11, 2024 | yourstory.com | Sharika Nair

Priya Krishnan’s daycare has established a successful chain of preschools and centres under two brand names KLAY (B2C model) and The Little Company (B2B model)Most urban working couples live in nuclear family setups and therefore are dependent on daycare facilities for their children’s safety and also to ensure that the child is intellectually stimulated and physically active. Priya Krishnan established her first daycare centre at Whitefield, Bengaluru, in 2011 on these principles.