Telugu short stories

Musings

A collection of original short fiction written in Telugu (తెలుగు) — stories about memory, family, small-town life, and the people who stay with you long after you stop reading.

Written by Khalil Ganiga. Looking for the AEM and developer writing instead? That lives on the blog.

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ఇష్టం

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ఇష్టం

A boy is told he loves music before he ever finds out for himself, and grows into an adult who can no longer tell the difference between what he wants and what he's simply never refused.

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ఇష్టం

ఇష్టం

A boy is told he loves music before he ever finds out for himself, and grows into an adult who can no longer tell the difference between what he wants and what he's simply never refused.

రెండు గీతలు

రెండు గీతలు

A story about how a single, silent moment can split a life into before and after.It follows a woman standing at the edge of a choice where fear, memory, and hope collide, and nothing remains simple anymore.

బతుకు లెక్క

బతుకు లెక్క

A quiet story about choices, hope, and the fragile math of life.Sometimes the numbers never add up the way we expect.

పునర్జన్మ

పునర్జన్మ

A powerful emotional drama about pain, resilience, and the slow rise of a woman shaped by years of struggle.

బల్లి పిల్ల వేదాంతం

బల్లి పిల్ల వేదాంతం

A tiny creature’s journey through fear, curiosity, and discovery unveils the hidden wonders of a human world, weaving a tale of innocence, quiet wisdom, and unexpected revelations.

మాయమైన దారి

మాయమైన దారి

A fictional solo bike ride through rain-soaked hills and villages unfolds into a journey of reflection, unexpected encounters, and small, meaningful moments.

గోధూళి వేళ ఆమె అడుగు

గోధూళి వేళ ఆమె అడుగు

Sometimes the heaviest truths come not in answers, but in silence. Alala Daari is that silence turned into a story.

సారిక నుంచి ఫోన్ వచ్చింది

సారిక నుంచి ఫోన్ వచ్చింది

This is an emotional story about deep inner struggles and the complex journey of trying to connect with someone in their darkest hour

ఎర్ర సైకిల్

ఎర్ర సైకిల్

Some memories never fade—like the joy of your first cycle ride. A gentle journey through childhood, family, and the little things that stay with us forever.

చీమల్ని ఎంచిన యువకుడు

చీమల్ని ఎంచిన యువకుడు

A young man's easy habit of talking to strangers on a park bench draws out a grieving old man, in a gentle story about memory and the quiet comfort of being heard.

కథల మాయలో రచయిత

కథల మాయలో రచయిత

A Vikramarka-Betala style fable about a writer who quietly trades his readers for an AI that never stops analysing his work, and what's lost when validation stops costing anything.

గోపురం మీద ఏనుగు

గోపురం మీద ఏనుగు

A story about an ancient Shiva temple deep in a forest, linked to a string of mysterious deaths and a curse the village would rather forget.

ఇడ్లీ శెట్టి

ఇడ్లీ శెట్టి

A quietly devastating memoir of a wandering stranger who becomes part of a street's daily life for years, and the discomfort of realizing how easily a community can forget someone who never asked for anything back.

శిథిలాలయం

శిథిలాలయం

Four friends visiting a crumbling old Jain temple end up arguing about ghosts, adrenaline, and whether fear is ever really about what's outside you.

మనుషులు కష్టం

మనుషులు కష్టం

A chance reunion with an old college friend, once carefree and privileged, now reshaped by a father's death, a betrayal, and years of hardship into someone who finally understands what people and money are really worth.

Queen's Well

Queen's Well

The story is about a mysterious path, once avoided by the villagers, which holds the key to unresolved events from the past.

Stories in the corners III

Stories in the corners III

A late cycling ride is interrupted by an old man sitting near a roadside grave, whose quiet complaint about a son who calls once a month like clockwork says more about distance than money ever could.

కోడి బువ్వ

కోడి బువ్వ

A father's pride over his son's college results turns into a medical emergency that exposes an uglier story about growth-hormone drugs in factory-farmed chicken.

Stories in the corners II

Stories in the corners II

A back-and-forth between two friends about how much you owe anyone who asks a simple question, argued mostly through village directions and half-remembered movie dialogue.

కాకి గుడ్డు

కాకి గుడ్డు

A boy convinces his family he's carefully hatching a crow's egg in a sealed box, and the joke he's really playing on everyone becomes clear only when the box is finally opened.

రాణి బావి

రాణి బావి

A late-night drive to pick up his wife takes a frightening turn when Ravi stops for two hitchhikers near a junction the whole village refuses to go near after dark.

Stories in the corners

Stories in the corners

Two friends plan a faceless YouTube channel from a roadside bench, and the conversation drifts into a running, only-half-joking taxonomy of the most exhausting people in every extended family.

నా కత

నా కత

A first-person account of failed coaching camps, homesickness, an engineering degree nobody was excited about, and the long, unglamorous road to a first job offer in Hyderabad.