There is an undeniable joy of digging into the sourness of mom’s pickles, or opening up a cookie box that instantly hauls you away to grandma’s kitchen. Their old aprons splattered with bits of food. Their warm hands feeding you ...Read More
Walking into Pizza Metro Pizza, felt like crossing a threshold of time. One step inside, and I was instantly transported to Italy. To my left was a vibrant mural of a busy, colourful Naples market, reminiscent of an Italy I only ...Read More
Realized yesterday, I speak to my pav wala, istri wala,paper wala,kachre wala, watchman almost everyday and yet I never ever asked them their names.
Today I did, and they were so happy I did.
I am happy too. Now I don't need ...Read More
Eating the wind, I race through the night.
My eyes, like a landmine...
Deathbed for an unsuspecting insect,
who just lost its way.
I jostle with the cobbled roads,
crater like pits, trying to suck me in...
Their void, no less than mine.
The road is now ...Read More
Her eyes gleamed brighter than the pretty gold ring shining on her frail finger. She stared at it in shock and awe, examining her finger from different angles and muttering in utter excitement, “This is for me didi? Really! This ...Read More
Lately, Lord Krishna is a regular visitor in my REM sleep.
The other night he was standing on the ghats of Benares, mesmerizing all with his melodious flute. Our eyes met with an unexplainable longing . Slyly he beckoned me to ...Read More
The sun had begun to set on the horizon. Chanda’s frail arms could no longer carry the weight of Bablu. Cold and tired, she put him down on the cobbled pavement. The old mansion looked deserted. Chanda and her brothers ...Read More
Your heart must have skipped a beat when you first heard my heartbeat,
Your brow must have frowned. How couldn’t it?
You had nothing
You must have spent many sleepless nights
But look Maa, today here I am.
Maa…
You held on to me in your ...Read More
And yet again in a case of sexual child abuse, a three-year-old girl is raped, by her FATHER. Not once, not twice but several times. And as if it was not enough that the child was violated by someone who ...Read More
You know, I am tired of your excuses. Sorry just doesn’t cut it anymore. It’s like we are going around in circles.
Squares.
See? How juvenile.
I am kidding…am sorry…I am really very sorry.
Can you please be the man I imagined you to ...Read More
Yesterday, my doctor had advised me that I should not be at my computer for too long as it will only aggravate my cervical spondylitis. It was not something I could take lightly. The pain in my neck was indeed ...Read More
It’s 3.41:am and I am awakened by a gory nightmare. My sister’s foot is being ripped off by an overgrown beast. As if that were not enough, another beast joins in to feast on the severed limb as I struggle ...Read More
