Where is home?
In a city that didn't belong to me, I found a home. But in the city that I was born, I have struggled.
In a city that didn't belong to me, I found a home. But in the city that I was born, I have struggled.
I waded through the mud at night and woke up on the shore. It's over at last I thought. But there it was, waiting for me like a faithful loyal…
I visited TISS almost after a year. 8 years ago many of us walked through the same leafy lanes and entered the hallowed portals which we called classrooms. For many…
When rain came to the city I huddled under my umbrella there was no place to go so I kept on walking until the tide came in and took me…
Over the last one year I have visited Koramangala on a few impromptu trips. In these short bursts I have managed to live at some of the semi-budget properties around…
Tne chill has returned. After a long time it feels like the Bangalore that I used to know. The Bangalore I left behind. The sun goes missing for hours and…
The cold weather and a pretty long day led meant that my feet automatically veered towards the Tibetan place located right on the rooftop of a small building. Just like…
A post in memory.
A space creates magic. A simple room with a floor mattress and some fairy lights can become warm and inviting with the right person. But spaces have to be curated.…
When a book ends, it leaves a lingering feeling of the world left behind. The two moons of 1Q84 continue to haunt me. It would be nice to be in…
13 years after it was released, I found a copy of it at my trusted Atul Book Depot. It was at the time when I was on a Murakami trip.…
Flying out in the rain means there will be turbulence. The way the aircraft lurches when it enters a cumulonimbus cloud is just breathtaking, quite literally.
It is a hot morning. Blazing summer sun in the sky. There is no autorickshaw in sight. The queue is long and all of us are keek to get indoors.…
what does it take for us to bow down in silence? a humbling event? Like a flood that washes over house or the deep respect for the memory that lives…
What does a space bring that people don't? Spaces are cauldrons of memories for people People prepare memories in these spaces Spaces remember even if people don't objects in the…
An amble through Vasai is always nice and welcoming. For many years I have frequented Vasai and loved its lanes. Got a nice opportunity to visit Salt Pan, a modern…
There's so much to say but words fail me daily. There's a lot to be let go but isn't that the hardest part? When it doesn't rain in June, a…
Just the Netflix sounds in the sky. Where do we go when it rains? When there is no place to call one's own.
a headache so severe that you black out You say a few lines And the you pass out
The rains have come to the city. But where is the respite? Often times we feel the secret to achieving solace is resolving external situations.
skies turn orange in june when the sun has not set at its usual hour. Normally it is supposed to be raining by now but it hasn't come yet. Though…
sometimes no matter how far you go, you can never escape your roots. never forget where you came from. No matter how you have come far.
It is time to renew the contract. The contract of hope. After a year of hustling, it is time to renew that. How did the weeks pass? Did I expect…
What am I doing ? I have no clue just like you. Maybe you are On track unlike me Younalways knew where you wanted to be
Every ticker is a burst of renewed hope. Each seat won. Each seat lost. India has won today. It has made me more hopeful of tomorrow than before. A smashing…
It is a hot balmy evening here in the city. But a nice cool breeze blows occasionally. Teasing our parched souls. Our souls long for the cool intimacy of the…
There is an evident optimism in the air. Even though the Mercury has not dipped. We know that things are going to change. Scorching summer will end. We are confident.…
There are few activities in life nowadays which force you to not use your phone. Getting a haircut is probably one such activity. For the 20-25 odd minutes that you…