Not Easy But Worth It..

Not Easy But Worth It..

It is not easy, to love yourself,  when you seem unimportant and seem to  not contribute to a life It is not easy, to believe in yourself,  if you are not doing anything apparently meaningful It is not easy, to see that, what you’ve built your entire life on, is  a shaky foundation ready to crumble anytime It […]

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Because She Walked…

Because She Walked…

You can’t unmake or remake .. or break her.. because she picked her scattered bones from the womb of the earth, from thirsty sands and ocean pits and glued them to her soul with warm blood, hot tears, sweat and sticky hope.. and built  herself limb by limb from a faint heart beat, a fading pulse. You can’t because she […]

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The Price of Truth…

The Price of Truth…

Truth is hard to speak. And harder to live. No one knows that better than a journalist. After 16 years of working in the media and assorted newspapers, I have no illusions left about the purpose of reporting. The hunger for truth does not alone drive the media houses. They tell little but sell a lot more.  Yes, new stories […]

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The Last Mile…

The Last Mile…

Time heals all wounds, it also wounds all heals. Patience fills the thin gap between cure and disease.  Like a barbed wire, Time entangles the feet… Digging into the flesh. Biting the heels. It won’t let you run. Can we escape to redemption? Maybe. Time heals all wounds only if you break free from the shackles and run. Run […]

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For Sher Khan…

For Sher Khan…

Last year around this time, we mourned the passing of Sher Khan. One year on, we  still have not got over his departure, but we remember him with love and gratitude.  The day he died,  just about everyone at Cattitude (the Trust we run in Chennai for cats in distress) was crying. The trustees, the shelter […]

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