Urmi Chakravorty, Author at FemAsia Magazine

Urmi Chakravorty

Urmi is a multiple award-winning freelance writer-reviewer-translator living in Bangalore, India. A former educator, she holds a Master’s degree in English Literature. Her personal essays, short fiction and poetry have found space in over sixty literary venues across India, the USA, UK, Africa, Singapore and Canada, both online and in print. A passionate traveller and tea snob, Urmi’s other interests include music, photography, and spending time with her community dogs. Urmi’s writings can be read here: www.wordsnverses.com This is her website www.wordsnverses.com

Fictional Arts

The Weight of Unburdening

Peace Villa – their home. A misnomer, if ever there was one. A sprawling grey mansion, its bleak greyness punctuated by cheerful red tiles on the roof. A verdant carpet of moss breathed colour and soul into the austere brick walls. Colour

by Urmi Chakravorty

Empowerment

A Bed of My Own

This is embarrassing! Creak, crunch, heave – the bed announces even the slightest movement I make. As if it wants to spill the secrets it’s been carrying through these years. Of sweet-nothings whispered, of promises made (and broken), of sultry passionate nights,

by Urmi Chakravorty

Fictional Arts·Literature·Poetry

When Fire Met Water

When Fire Met Water Stop acting coy now, and come right back here! Don’t you dare raise your voice…stop testing my patience! Did you say no? Thwack, thwack!! Try saying that again! Ambika sat up with a start, beads of sweat lining

by Urmi Chakravorty

Fictional Arts·Literature·Storytelling

The Colour of Hunger

“Is the meat ready? How long does it take to cook, you lazy bitch?” I vigorously move the ladle in the wok as Salailen hollers from the living room. “And make sure you make it red hot and spicy – not the

by Urmi Chakravorty

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Urmi Chakravorty

The Weight of Unburdening

A Bed of My Own

When Fire Met Water

The Colour of Hunger