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'The Stolen Necklace' -- Top Seller (Criminology)
Happy to share that ‘The Stolen Necklace’ is still finding new readers, three-and-a-half years after its publication.It is a Top Seller in the criminology category on Amazon (logo on top left in...
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A year after her death, Mother Teresa is still IN
COLUMN: Tunnel of TimeBy Shevlin SebastianIt is 9 a.m. Sept. 4, the day before the first anniversary of Mother Teresa's death. A stream of visitors flows into the Missionaries of Charity (MC) house in...
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The colour of friendship
COLUMN: Tunnel of TimeBy Shevlin SebastianI remember the day my friend Supratim revealed to me a hidden aspect of himself. It was a Saturday evening, sometime in 1992. We were sitting on a bench in...
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Our Centre of Gravity
By Shevlin SebastianA few days ago, members of my maternal family held a mass in honour of the people who had passed away. They included parents, uncles and aunts, grandparents and relatives.After the...
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The Burnt House (this is a short story about a riot victim)
By Shevlin Sebastian Black stains on the outer walls. Bricks lying in the courtyard. Dark brown spots in front of the entrance. He bent and peered closer. Blood. In the tiny courtyard, a rose plant...
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'Phut Phut' -- a short story about a hitman in Kolkata
By Shevlin Sebastian The bees buzzed among the roses in the garden. At one side the mud had been churned up. Dry, red mud. Outside, the sidewalks remained empty. A lizard lay still on the low wall....
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What Happened That Day -- a short story about crime in Mumbai
By Shevlin Sebastian Rohit sat behind the steering wheel of a Kia Seltos, humming a Manna Dey song, 'Zindagi Kaisi Hai Paheli.' The car idled at a signal in Byculla. On the seat beside him, a revolver...
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War Minus The Shooting
By Shevlin Sebastian COLUMN: Tunnel Of Time When Uruguay, the last South American side, went out of the 2010 World Cup, our hearts were truly broken. It was going to be an all-European final on Sunday:...
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Short Story: 'The Earth Remembers'
The Earth Remembers Many thanks to noted Kannada author, Dr. B.R. Satyanarayana, for translating a short story of mine about Native Americans. It was published in Prajavani, which is one of the...
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'Politicians lit the fuse'
Column: Tunnel of TimeShevlin Sebastian talks to a rioterFourteen-year-old Afzal of Jannagar bustee spoke of what he did on Monday, December 7.“After the mosque was razed, my mother looked at...
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Many thanks to award-winning journalist Fr. CM Paul for this write-up
Captions: Swimmer Loraine Varghese; children's book author Vernon Thomas; my photo by Ratheesh Sundaram Fr. Paul was former editor of The Herald, Kolkata, founded in 1839, and is now the Vice...
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Condom’s Query
COLUMN: Tunnel of Time By Shevlin SebastianA huge cry erupted in Condom Parliament on the first day of the Assembly session: “Condoms of the world unite!” After the shouting died down, all the...
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The life and times of Leander Paes
Tennis star Leander Paes joined the BJP on March 31, 2026. Earlier, in 2021, he campaigned for the All Indian Trinamool Congress in Goa but did not contest the elections. This time, there is talk that...
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During my time in Sportsworld, I would take a news item and convert it into a...
News Item: Zico’s frustration apparently got the better of him 36 minutes into the second half of the game between his team, Kashima Antlers and Kawasaki Verdy in the J-league in Tokyo. This was when...
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Shevlin Sebastian's journey through journalism and storytelling
Photo by Ratheesh Sundaram. In a Bangalore bookstore Many thanks to the creativebrandsmag for this write-up:...
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Art That Changes You from Within (A Journey Through the 6th Kochi-Muziris...
Photos: Curator Nikhil Chopra; the theme of the Biennale; Assamese artist Dhiraj Rabha with his work; Kerala artist KB Shajith's 'WipingOut'; ‘The Parliament of Ghosts’ by Ibrahim Mahama of Ghana By...
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Many thanks to South First for their coverage of the Thajudheen case
https://thesouthfirst.com/.../congress-bets-on-aisha.../A stolen necklace, a wrongful arrest, and Kerala’s landmark public law remedy. The real accused, a habitual offender was arrested only later,...
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A book, 'The Stolen Necklace', that played a role in a landmark court judgement
Caption: V. K Thajudheen (left) and Shevlin Sebastian On Thursday, January 8, 2026, Asaf Ali, former Director General of Prosecution and counsel for VK. Thajudheen sent me a court judgement.These are...
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From the Centre to the Margins (Life in an Upscale Retirement Home)
By Shevlin Sebastian“She’s only 60 but she slipped into dementia,” said a woman, as she pointed at a closed door. “60 is so young,” said the shocked visitor. “Yes, but she couldn't handle her husband’s...
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Meet Zeenath PA, the Kochi Social Worker Whose Handmade Wigs Are Helping...
By Shevlin Sebastian Reshma Nair (name changed) woke up one morning and felt a lump in her breast. When the doctor examined her, he confirmed her worst fears. She had breast cancer. She embarked on a...
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