This afternoon as i was walking in the basement with my son, a monkey strolled past us, walking gingerly on the boundary wall. I smiled, as i often do, when i see an animal. I asked my son, “Did you even see the monkey that walked past us?” “Oh! No,” he replied. “Observation, monkey is…
In the expanses of the universe, And the limitations of our minds. Of dust filled clouds, And clear blue skies. From dark to light… And dull to bright. I am you and you are me! In the incorporeal we are embodied. Clearly we were made the same. Stardust from the beginning of time. Then how…
Is it nostalgia or, Did I get a whiff of you? From decades ago, As I leaned back on my pillow! You were never here, So why do I smell you? That musky sweat, It can’t be true. Now I just wait for Sunday I wait for your message. I smile as I anticipate… What…
Radhika is surprised to see her first crush’s post pop up on her Facebook timeline just after her divorce. What happens when she decided to catch up with him…
A blueish vein of light Exploding my cosy corner of sin The darkness is blemished by it Its purity i do not reckon. What power it wields Over my crowded loneliness This electric silence is aroused By whispers and tears alike I feel empty inside, Beholden by this intrusion. Don’t ask me to explain this…
While the country was wishing each other a Happy Independence day on 15th August, we celebrated the 1st birthday of our beloved four-legged son. Wolf came to us from a foster and so we have no clue when he was born. The vet speculated that he was about 2.5 months old when we got him,…
Even as a child, Shraddha loved dogs. There were pictures of her at two years of age, touching a big boy doggie at one their family’s annual holidays. They weren’t allowed pets at home. Shraddha and Bhakti’s mother hated animals. Naturally, they weren’t allowed pets. The closest they came to having pets was when a…
“Look look look Uzair!!! Everything is soooo breathtaking”, Deepa squealed into Uzair’s ears. “I can see Deepa”, Uzair said stiffly, wishing she would talk softly or tone down her excitement a notch. But, he cocked his head ruefully as he looked at her innocence and joy. All he could see was the blue-green waters silently…
What happens to Smriti when her husband returns from the dead after more than 4 years! Pain, turmoil, and a happily-ever-after? Read on to find out..
Stories that i wrote in the late 90’s and early 2K when every young adult goes through a roller-coaster of emotions…. Butterfly! In its deepest shade of blue wings, with the powdery streaks of silver and black running the span of its wings, it sets off the artistry in every little fluttery creation of our…