AR and VR

“hauled out of the garage it rammed through the window in a house new-age carrying a monster within called Rumpelstiltskin the children prepared they are not scared it is a new tool they are no fools” “Stop”, screams mindful Mandy, “can’t you make it a space rocket with an alien inside? I don’t like this … Continue reading AR and VR

Who is in the driver’s seat?

“It’s a chair”, the child was exasperated with her mischievous nudging. “Look again. It looks like an insect is in the driver's seat. Years later, the child was indeed in the driving seat. He handed over the keys of the remodelled vehicle to her. “This will be your food truck. I will pay the salaries … Continue reading Who is in the driver’s seat?

Fungible

The fluidity of rivers connects concrete boxes and makes the walls transparent. When you see, you are tempted to talk. Yet, you prefer connections with those who are like you. Everything else generates suspicion. Tom waves through the translucence, “Hey, your life fascinates me. Tell me more about what you do and what drives you … Continue reading Fungible

How Legends are Built

This is the best award acceptance speech of the year. “No one becomes an achiever or a star or a legend without the support of teams – both visible and invisible. Some people make your art presentable by polishing it, and there is a fan following that grants you celebrity status. One can create art … Continue reading How Legends are Built

Back Home

Happiness lives somewhere under the white roof in green fields of regeneration. I hope recycling transforms shapes but retains the purity of the core. How does one define joy? A moment of exhilaration, trust and pleasure creating awareness of the privilege of existence. Decades ago, it was a smile. Now it is a smiley. We … Continue reading Back Home

House of Scrooge

House of Lovecare its currencyHospitalityits hallmark one daya beggarspreads deceptive palmswe never refusedso borrowed to helpfell victim to usurygot driven to penury the rascal lives therewe were thrown-inevitable heartbreakchanged our pathto a once-warm homegroaning undermultiple stakes You have a rightto demean or despisebut I’ll not leta beggar in disguisedeflate, downsizeor capitalizeon generosity I’m happy being … Continue reading House of Scrooge

Uniqueness

It takes courage to stand alone. It takes time to accept that you may be shunned by a community for being different. There is someone out there pouring venom because you dare to reach out for something they did not think about. It takes protective armor to keep the sarcasm from damaging you. Uniqueness is … Continue reading Uniqueness

Dinosaur

ferocious, by all meansready to devour light-heartednesswith its forked tongueoscillating between agesIt is but a memoirof a buried culture It pops out of pages of historycrosses geographies of the minddestroys civic sensein an alien languagecauses incalculable damagewith a different mathundefined in scientific methodsnot punishable by extant laws only to reclaim a partof belongingslong since abandonedmetamorphosed … Continue reading Dinosaur

Tribe of hunters

I walk on these streets like a hawk, though outwardly in casual mode. Why is that girl looking forlorn? Why is this guy staring at the window on the third floor? How many secrets does the hawker on the street carry? He tells me that the bazaar on the next street is called ‘Chor Bazaar’, … Continue reading Tribe of hunters

The break of dawn

“When you don’t feel up to the task, check the premises you are coming from because there’s a contradiction somewhere between belief and action,” her mentor’s words ring loud in her ears. “Beliefs do change”, she tries to convince herself. “People believe because they’ve got to believe in something, and what they choose is something … Continue reading The break of dawn