English Short Stories

Krishna Festival Stories

Some stories belong to specific nights and sacred days. These are the stories of Janmashtami — the night a prison cell filled with light. Of Rath Yatra — the day a king becomes a servant and pulls his Lord’s chariot through the streets. Published ahead of each festival so you arrive at the celebration already carrying something meaningful inside you.

Vasudeva crossing a flooded Yamuna river at night holding baby Krishna above his head — Janmashtami story
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The Night The River Stepped Aside

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe prison cell had no window. Vasudeva knew this because he had counted the stones in the wall so many times he could close his eyes and see every one. One hundred and forty-three stones. He had memorised each crack, each dark stain, each place where the mortar had crumbled