Laser Focussed
Rushikesh Kulkarni There are many distractions. Everything seems fun. Everything seems possible. But the eye of the fish has to be the only target. So many eyes to shoot.
lost
there is no map there is no compass the stars are hidden behind a veil of grey clouds where do we go from here I don’t know. Directionless but raring…
Dialectical Muse
The city behaves as you do. She responds to your tone. She reacts to your actions. She is not your muse. She is independent, brazen and fierce. I miss her…
Moving Mountains
If only moving mountains was possible, I’d bring one down for you. So that you could build your cottage in the woods. And water your! plants in the garden. While…
Rains once again
The rains in the subcontinent are settling in. Even as flood wreak havoc in Assam, landslides in Uttarakhand and the usual chaos in Mumbai – rains have not lost their…
Swimming Against the Tide
The tide is coming in. But you need to get to the other side. The other side of the world? That’s where solace is? Who knows. There is only one…
Dark Spaces
Dark Spaces brought out fear once upon a time. Now they bring solitude. wonder what is it with silence and darkness that they seem to be magnetic.
Chaos in the Clouds
A chaos has ensued in the clouds that’s the way it goes in July is the sky bawling this month? or roaring like a Leo?
On the need to break and build
Building something is a simple concept. You start with an idea and then you add components to it. You continue to subtract and add as you shape the idea and…
Rains
When the rains come, they bring with them the freshness, the promise of tomorrow. But they also bring with them the horrors of yesterday. Rainy season still remains my favourite.…
Share autos
Sharing an auto is always an interesting experience. It is an exercise in patience, compromise and discomfort.
Up in the air
On my way back today, I started to watch Up In The Air on the train. I don’t know why but it seemed like a good choice in the moment.…
Skipping Puddles
It rains now and then like it did on that day in June, after a long hot summer.
Angsty Evening
Where is a desk when you need one. A bed is perhaps the last thing you need. But a bed is all you get. For many years I didn’t sleep…
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.
Melancholia, my only friend
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…
Nostalgia Central
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…
Rainy Days
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…
Living it up in Koramangala – Hotel Reviews for the Business Traveller
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…
Cold Evenings
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…
a thenthuk hug
rushikeshgk2 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…
In memoriam
A post in memory.
Need for Spaces
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 the story ends
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…
Escaping into 1Q84
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.…
Turbulence
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.
No solace
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.…
A silent remembrance
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…
Meaning of Space
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…
Sunsets in Vasai
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…
So much to say
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…
tudum
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 few lines
a headache so severe that you black out You say a few lines And the you pass out
Where is Tomorrow
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.
Orange Skies
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…
Going back to the roots
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.
Renewal of Hope
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 To Do
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
A dawn of hope
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…
A balmy evening
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…
Waiting for the Rains
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.…
Saloon Works
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…
Trade-Offs
The world is crazy We all know it But yet we bet on things that we don’t understand We trust our gut in the moment and then take the shot…
Escaping into Other Worlds
Imagination also needs stimulation. Have you noticed that? Your mind is full of ideas when you read something interesting. Or when you have been on a trip to wide open…
Aftermath
The aftermath was not beautiful. It was painfully confusing at best. I lost my appetite that evening. I remember distinctly because there was bombil fry for dinner. No other fish,…
Someday
I wish I could see the entire city from where I sit. The slums, the sea and the hills together. So that I know where I come from and where…
A clammy morning
The humidity was out to get you today. As soon as I hit the road, damp patches appeared everywhere. As I sat on the bench at the station, my brow…
Mystery in Mahim
This is not the post I intended to write about Mahim. That will be a different post. But I just finished reading Murder in Mahim on the flight and I…
A day with books
A day with books Seems like a day well spent A happy day with many trips to lands faraway and a foray into lives of imaginary people of opening new…
Ubuntu – Joys of Working Together
There is a joy in solitary work. Deep work is possible and you can work without distractions. Getting into flow is also likely to happen and of course pomodoro and…
Midair Dreams
I was falling. It had been a good take-off but I was certain that I was falling. The aircraft was plummeting towards the ocean. What was the reason? I don’t…
The Issues of the City
As the city goes to vote tomorrow, it is pertinent to think about the key issues that Mumbaikars currently grapple with. Housing: Owning a house within city limits is becoming…
Slow Mode
everything is moving slowly painfully deliberate Slower than the Churchgate slow which ambles about On the western line the sun is beating down and the aam panna doesn’t help like…
A Detour
Sometimes I feel like I have gone astray. Even though this path is the often trodden one. Why do I then feel like I have made a detour? And come…