Ever since the song “Kabira” came out, we started singing it to my five-year old nephew, Kabir… to make him smile, to wake him up, to handle his tantrums… But the song no longer holds the magic that it did… It’s been a month since Kabir smiled his full-blooded ever so innocent smile… When I Read more about Kabira…[…]
Life always finds You… finds ways to leave you speechless and dumbfounded. I’ll try and give the What and How a shot though. I’m on my way back to “my India” from Brisbane, Australia on Cathaypacific flight CX 102, seat 59G; as I sit here, my heart, despite much cajoling, is making this droopy face Read more about HEAVEN – LEFT, RIGHT & CENTRE[…]
I’m afraid of rain and the storm Of winter and the sombre feeling it brings along I’m afraid of the heat of the sun And of the things I wish I’d never done I’m afraid of flying high when praised to the skies More so of lying low as people walk past by I’m Read more about AFRAID![…]
He was a misogynist. Hated every woman ever since his mother had left his father for her lover. He had looked at every woman with an unprecedented scorn ever since, even his 17 year old precocious neighbour couldn’t escape his wrath. He never gave her as so much of a second glance. But she was Read more about Love gets him into more trouble than hate ever could ![…]
It’s strange… because I have never really felt this strong a need to write about anybody … and that too an actor… a star…yes, that is what he is… A Shooting Star…right up there… the one you wish on… It’s surprising because I knew so little about this guy… and yet it’s as if he Read more about Joseph Gordon-Levitt[…]
The last few days have been difficult for me… difficult by my standards… I am a very fortunate person otherwise… almost falling into the “born with a silver spoon” category… but due to some wars waging within me, I’ve experienced tears and more tears…. I guess the reason has been that someone I’ve loved most Read more about FAR-FLUNG[…]
I am a Man Love me as I am… Life has never been more tough With people voicing their opinions And acting a little rough They judge me, they hate me They do whatever they can But I, too, am God’s creation Love me as I am… In this world of materialism People have lost Read more about LOVE ME AS I AM[…]
Have you ever wondered how a joint family operates? Live together, eat together, sleep together? Is that how it goes? Or is there something more to it than meets the (naked) eye? Joint family? I put a question mark here because even after having stayed in one for twenty five years, I am still not Read more about THE JOINT TOMB[…]
Beneath all the humor and self-deprecation
Lies a heart,
Who does not understand a thing about the world,
Has no clue where to start. […]
I never thought I’d ever like to put this horrible experience into words but then I thought Why Not. I might just succeed in overcoming the shudders I feel everytime I recall it, I might just break into a smile or it might just suddenly make others feel good about themselves because as they say…One Read more about SLICE OF LIFE[…]