A life
1 // Severed ends It has been a week of contentment that was preceded by a week of staggering anguish. No sleep gave away to anxious dreams. …
What is the deadline on hope?
Mummy got sick again. This time she left and did not stop at packing bags. R & papa were in charge of safety, I of mitigation. We …
I am
I feel physically incapable of carrying the expectations I have of myself. I would love to blame my parents, relatives, over-achieving cousins, media, and society but I …
I am alone at home
I am alone at home. Mummy is in Pune. Papa is visiting a site. Ruchi is at the office. Goldie is playing dead because mummy is in …
Period of panic
A weird thing that happened to me in these months of panic, that’s the working title till I find something catchy, Period of panic?- is that I …
Warts and all
Remember that aunty you meet every few years at family festivities, who says “you’ve grown so much, you were this small when I last saw you” or …
Of calm joys
Goldie limps when he walks but I see that he hasn’t lost his spirit. He still chases rocks with the same fervor. On our way back, there …
Kochi
The best thing I did in Kochi apart from eating like papa-mumma never give me food at home is watch a Kathakali performance at a local theatre. …
Blue skin
I spent the whole day staring at one wall or another. Not in a sad way, just in a “there are too many things I want to …
Connection
In the past months, the situation in our country didn’t help with my distress. Social media, news channels, and newspapers showed so much apathy and hatred, that …