To one who believed ‘life is a celebration’
white bu shirt, white trousers, white shoes, a glistening bald head, black shades and a charm that caught attention – those are the first memories I have of this man. Going back 24years in time…. It was a bright sunny afternoon and I along with…
People or Places?
In the last 45 days, I read 3 books – all three of them on the same theme. Visiting places through the lens of people. People – who have been part of the place for years and generations; people who migrated a few years back…
Ravana ko maarna baad mein, pehle dhoond to lo
Ravana ko maarna baad mein, pehle dhoond to lo The first step towards killing the Ravana is tough. But the zeroth step towards the same is tougher – Finding the Ravana. Yeh kalyug hai, itna bhi mushkil nahi hona chahiye Ravana ko dhoondna (it shouldn’t…
The Kid who poured warmth!
“He walked into the room empty handed but with a baggage of his thoughts. Last few days had been tough for him questioning the status quo and the decisions he had made for himself. Not all things matter but few matter more than rest of…
To Survive!
All those who survive are the winners and all those who win are the survivors. Is it? And is it so important to win always in that case? All of us are blinded by survivorship bias, not by choice but by default. From the…
We are all a Jar full of cigarette butts!
Yes. Strange though it sounds! It always amazes me that how day after day things seem to be all still yet when you look back at the years; nothing seems to be constant – not even a fraction of it! But it makes me question…
Zindagi is not so Dear after all!
The lines ring hard in my ears “Jab gusse ko express nahi karne diya, dard ko express nahi karne diya toh ab pyaar ko kaise express karenge”. I can’t thank Gauri Shinde enough for bringing this phase of mental trauma, that each one of us…
What it takes to educate a single child?
A teacher alone? Or books shall be sufficient enough? Maximum we can think of is a combination of both so as to ensure that what is there in the books reach effectively to the students. Unfortunately this is far fetch a reality. I have always…
Life, Goals and The Alternate Cinema
As the time approaches, the wedding craziness seems to be getting stronger and fervent. There is a lot of chaos in the head among which you are expected to rest in peace. Ironical, it may sound; the reality it is. And so do, of late,…
The phone, it rang!
It was a cold Sunday evening when I had fallen asleep while catching up on a book. I think that is what treats me best – a cup of tea with something good and powerful reading and all of me succumbing into the wraps of…