DevVani - Short Stories

  Hiren always loved the Handvo made at home by his wife Meenakshi. It took little time to make but he sure loved it. Hiren was getting late but he still waited for the Handvo to be ready. Once Meenakshi served it, he had stomach full servings, said good byes to his wife and two children and left for work. Hiren was working as a captain with S.K. Fisheries in Diu. He used to set sail twice every month into the high sea to get some of the choicest of fish which were in high demand in the Gujarat market. Some of the catch would include high value fish like Pomphret, Threadfins, large king prawns. Over the past some years the high value catch had become tough to get due to increasing number of fishing fleets and climatic changes due to industries coming up in the nearby region and SEZs getting announced near the coastal area. Hiren had to often set sail in the high sea in order to get a decent catch. Sometime the sail would be for 10 days, some times for 12. Sometimes the boat would r...

Surendra was a cotton farmer in a small village near Anji area in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. He had a family owned land which was used to produce cotton. Over the years Surendra produced cotton from the land and was taking care of his family comprising a wife and three children. Surendra woke up in the morning with the sound of heavy rainfall. His heart sank. It was mid of October and rains at this time were not common in Maharashtra and also were not good news. He was hoping that it stopped raining immediately or sooner but not later. He looked up to the skies and said a silent prayer to the rain gods to stop. The story in Vidarbha region had been consistent. The weather had been completely unpredictable. It would either not rain or it would rain out of the season ruining the crops. Surendra was worried because last year had been a complete disastrous year for the crop due to famine and this year will continue to be disastrous if it doesn't stop raining. Surendra's ...