I am sitting in a cab that rushes at 80 kms an hour. My gaze is fixed on the clear azure sky, but my mind is muddy; the noise in my head is deafening. The driver sings along to a retro song that is on the radio. On any other day, I would have smiled the […]
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The Return of Magic
As the breathless blurbs go: he’s back! After 19 years! And so are Ron and Hermione! And Hagrid, Snape, Cedric Diggory and Dumbledore, (don’t ask), Moaning Myrtle and oh, quite a few of the Hogwarts lot we have come to know and like. It’s a new adventure, it contains all the requisite dangers, and never mind that […]
Big Magic: The Art of Saying, Yes
2015 was the year of letting go; it was the year of saying no. What I reckoned as my dream job began crushing my soul. I said no to it, and went back to my desk job. When I was stuck in a crevice created by a moral dilemma — should I let my furry-friend go on […]
Azaan….
For some afternoons now, I have been listening to the Azaan. Its hauntingly beautiful melody floats over the houses, slips through the lanes to reach me. I don’t really know where it comes from; it doesn’t sound very near. But sound has a way of getting through. The muezzin seems to put all the power of his meditation into […]
No Magic..Just Life
Facing the challenges in life is simple. There is no magic involved. There is no hidden agenda to be discovered. There is no secret ingredient to be added. There is no super power to be awakened. All it takes is a little more time. A little more thought. A little more persistence. A little more […]
Magic…
Run into the strawberry field Pale pink and straw With arms wide open Let loose. Free fall The wild grass tickles the spine.. An orgasmic wave passing through the body Breathe. Open your eyes to the vast sky-a mystical ceiling inscribed on which is the secret of life Hidden behind thought bubbles drawn all over […]