Editorial Policy
Nikki Kahani is an author-written literary publication focused on original short stories, poems and thoughtful social commentary. This policy explains how material is created, reviewed, edited and maintained before and after publication.
1. Purpose and editorial identity
The primary purpose of Nikki Kahani is to present meaningful written work in Punjabi, Hindi, English and other supported languages. The website is designed around reading and discovering original literary content. Publication decisions are based on creative value, reader usefulness and relevance to the site's literary purpose.
2. Authorship and originality
All stories, poems and literary commentary published on Nikki Kahani are written by Balvinder Singh Bison. The writing is original and is not copied, rewritten or reproduced from another author's work. The author is responsible for the concepts, characters, narrative treatment, language and final creative expression of every published work.
Literature often explores universal subjects such as family, relationships, faith, social customs, conflict, loss, humour and everyday life. A broad subject, theme, situation or plot premise may therefore resemble one found elsewhere. Such natural similarity does not mean that another work has been copied; the actual writing, characters, dialogue, structure and presentation published here remain the author's own.
Quotations, factual references or source material may occasionally be used when the context requires them. Such material is kept limited, relevant and attributed whenever reasonably possible.
3. Editing and publication process
Before publication, content may be reviewed for:
- clarity, grammar, spelling and readability;
- story structure, continuity and presentation;
- accurate titles, categories, language labels and summaries;
- unnecessary repetition or misleading wording;
- copyright, privacy and general publishing concerns; and
- language that could unfairly target or demean an individual or community.
4. Use of AI-assisted tools
After a work has been written by the author, digital or AI-assisted tools may be used only as editorial aids for tasks such as spelling correction, grammar improvement, formatting, translation support, title suggestions or exploring alternative phrasing. Use of an editing tool does not transfer authorship and does not replace the author's creative control, final review or responsibility.
Nikki Kahani does not aim to mass-publish automated pages merely to increase search traffic. The author reviews the final work and remains responsible for deciding what is published, revised or removed.
5. Fiction, satire and sensitive themes
Literary writing may discuss religion, politics, social customs, corruption, death, relationships, inequality or other sensitive subjects. Fictional characters and situations may also resemble real social experiences. Such material is intended as literature, satire or social reflection—not as an instruction to harm, hate or discriminate against any person or protected group.
Strong criticism should address conduct, systems, decisions or ideas rather than attack people solely because of religion, caste, race, gender, disability, nationality or another protected characteristic. Older archive material may be reviewed and revised when its wording no longer meets this standard.
6. Accuracy and literary context
Stories and poems are creative works and should not automatically be interpreted as factual reporting. When an article makes a checkable factual claim or discusses a current policy, product or public event, reasonable efforts should be made to verify the information and distinguish fact from opinion or fiction.
7. Corrections and updates
Published material may be corrected or updated to fix factual errors, language problems, broken formatting, inaccurate labels or policy concerns. Minor editorial corrections may be made without a separate notice. A substantial change may be explained on the page when that context is important to readers.
8. Reader comments and submissions
Reader feedback is welcome, but comments may be moderated or removed when they contain spam, personal attacks, unlawful material, hate speech, threats, explicit abuse or content unrelated to the published work. Publication of a comment does not mean Nikki Kahani or the author endorses the commenter's views.
9. Copyright and permitted use
Unless stated otherwise, original content on Nikki Kahani is protected by copyright. Readers may share links to published pages. Copying, republishing, translating, recording or commercially exploiting complete works requires prior written permission. Please also review the website's Disclaimer and Copyright page.
10. Advertising and editorial independence
Advertising, sponsorship or affiliate relationships must not determine the literary opinion expressed in a story or article. Any material commercial relationship that could affect a reader's understanding should be disclosed clearly. The presence of advertising does not represent an endorsement of every advertised product, service or claim.
11. Contacting the editor
Readers who identify a factual error, copyright concern, attribution issue or content that may conflict with this policy can use the Contact page. Please include the page title or URL and a clear description of the concern so it can be reviewed properly.