“I salute you.” The surgeon smiled at his mother’s expression.” “But why, Mom, you are an accomplished actress yourself, and have won many awards.” “I learnt knitting long before I learnt acting. If I got a stitch wrong, I’d had to dismantle and re-do the whole thing. It induced discipline in me. Then, theatre performances … Continue reading Discipline
“How did the two of you meet, Mom?” Children get incredibly curious about their parents’ past lives at times. “There were no café dates, but everything to do with working together on a food truck. When we were all fagged out at close of business, Richard took the trouble of concocting something unusual from leftovers, … Continue reading Compatibility
I stop in my tracks with squeaky sounds from Angel’s bedroom. But I remember having locked the door properly. I switch on the lights to see a few toys displaced. A toy car comes rolling towards me as if the driver has lost control. Teddy’s face looks crestfallen, and all other soft toys look deflated. … Continue reading Missing You
His thoughts turn to his first visit to a candy store with the 500-rupee note his aunt gave him. Greedy is the only label he can put on that version of himself. He ate too much too fast, and landed in the doctor’s clinic with a stomachache. Sania’s message causes heartache. She is the best … Continue reading Too much too soon
The magnificence of curtains is unable to contain the discord inside, or conceal the beauty of the open sky outside. The contradiction is stark and conclusions unspeakable. He wonders if there is a proscenium outside, where a prologue on the drama is delivered to onlookers. It will prepare them for dialogues that are yet to … Continue reading Let the mob decide
Bridges are fascinatingespeciallywhen they lead nowhereit makes me curiousabout the charms of nowhereand underestimate the groundthat feels trampled beneath my feetwhy is it so defiant? Bridges are addictiveThey impart a sense of achievementof having crossed chasms or oceanswhen all that lies belowIs deceptionIt makes me feel worthwhileAt least for a while Bridges are neededto connect … Continue reading Nowhere
“I was ‘born to the manor’ as you like to say, and the accident of birth has always overshadowed my efforts. I can’t call them achievements though, not yet. I don’t deny the privilege for I did not know where all that I took for granted was coming from.” The superstar’s son is awarded the … Continue reading Dawn
Meeting ex-colleagues after long is a double-edged sword. We start getting into zones we want to forget, after the initial euphoria fades. Anyway, they were here …. lunching together at the same place, where they did years ago. “Hank, why do you think we did not rise as fast the current generation does?” Tom spoke … Continue reading Regretfully yours
sometimessiblings kill a storyandfriends take it ahead… a shared historyshared assetsshared homedefeatedby shared thoughtsnon-judgmental companionship,mutual respect and carenothing more… maybe a spousemaybe a houseclash of interestsin an unfair willdrives apartthose nurturedin the samebody and heart then there’s somethingcalled personality…scattered genesin different patternswith exposureto different worldsphilosophy, allegiance-being true to selfmeans ditching an opponentin a sibling’s garb … Continue reading Siblings
The Moon is a hot topic of discussion and not so blue. There’s a sense of jubilation all around, as Vikram and Rover send messages from the moon. The craters are like potholes on the road. Oxygen accompanies them in their search for hydrogen. And that sulphurous smell … Moonlight drips from blaring television screens, … Continue reading Indian Moon
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