Sid-O-Scope

"I thought I was in hell already, what can be worst than this? - Is this the right question to ask while being chased by a bunch of angry tribal warriors?" he asked himself as he pushed through the dense trees, "Stress on 'angry' and super stress on 'tribal'. Their spears are laced with poison that can kill a fat rhino in a shot," he reminded himself, "The fat rhino for lunch was tasty by the way." He was called 'The runner' by anyone unfortunate to know him. Not because the Runner was running from almost every police department in the world. Also not because he had spent most of his life running from the situation. He was a messenger and was very expensive and very exclusive. His clientele included people who had 'few' disagreement with the general law. He delivered goods, messages and items to any location possible with one quality that the regular courier service never offered, no paperwork. It was also one of th...

When Netherlands Marathi Mandal said they were keen to publish a Marathi Story in their 2016 Diwali Special, it was an honor. Having never written a Marathi story before, it did pose a challenge to reinvent me. Marathi was one of the first languages I read into, it is the language that I think in.Writing in a Diwali special is a big honor itself, as Diwali Special or Diwali Ank as we call them are an integral part of Marathi culture. This is a surrealistic experience of our favotire Runner who as always is keen to run.  Presenting before you, my first story in Marathi- मृत्यापेक्षा जलद .     एक गंमत अशी आहे कि , आयुष्य किती मूल्यवान आहे ह्याचा प्रत्यय सर्वांना ते संपायच्या काही क्षणा आधीच येतो . पण आपण किती संकटात आहे ह्याचा प्रत्यय आला कि आता किती आयुष्य राहिले ह्याचा आभास होतो - असे फालतू विचार नेमेके धावतानाच का येतात , हा प्रश्न त्याला पडला . मुळात एका डोंगराच्या उतारावरून स्वतःचा जीव वाचवत , भयंकर आणि...