Today, Tristan decided to be a pirate. I secretly envied the richness of his imaginary life. He chose a new character to act out every day. I encouraged it, as it inculcated the habit of reading. Videos give a different lens, so I just want him to read and enact it out. I enjoyed the … Continue reading Lens
World Pulse, an international feminist initiative received this message from unidentified Afghan women, “We have lost everything that we created for ourselves in a single shot. Help us by keeping the issue alive. Keep talking about it.” What do you think can we do from social and physical distances light years away? What happens when … Continue reading Momentum
“I read the author’s first book and could barely recognise it as her writing style. It’s not about slamming it as a bad first effort. It’s about the evolution and the journey to excellence we are all on.” “There is a deterioration in some cases.” “I prefer to call it diversion to other unknown fields. … Continue reading Evolution
I’ve heard stories about black holes. People lost and never found are supposed to reside there. Is a black hole really black, or just a space where gravitational and other powers do not work? It means existence is not relative to any other force. If I meet any of the other people lost before, how … Continue reading On a different plane
“Winning a beauty contest in a small town is giving you tinseltown dreams.” “Watch me as the ripples grow into a splash, and then a storm." She did grow into a storm, as scandals surrounded her films and relationships. She had grown bigger than her own expectations. They meet again, years later. She is honest … Continue reading Water
August approached in a golden sweltering haze. It does every year, as Leo season begins, and astrologers start writing rosy forecasts. In a few days ….life goes back to normal, with all its struggles, joys, sorrows …. as it was before I turned another leaf in the book of Time. How do we end up … Continue reading Counting steps
The Instagram coach promises to share a secret treasure at the end of the program. She speaks about the art and science of video making, and leveraging Instagram for profits. The entrepreneurs and wannabes are thrilled. How can things be so simple and so effective? She makes it so easy for them. The coach sighs. … Continue reading First Selfie
Why do we expect weatherto go by the calendar?There’s a will ticking inside....It finds ways to manifest Why go by the calendar?We celebrate inconsistencyIt finds ways to manifestWhy always do what you expect? We celebrate inconsistencyOscar Wilde instructs a childWhy always do what you expect?You're smart, you're imaginative Oscar Wilde instructs a childDon't go for … Continue reading Consistency
I knew it before landing in this jungle of well-dressed thorns. They don’t like people who know better than them. They speak to you as if obliging. They probe further to know your alignment to power bases. And that man with one eyebrow quizzically raised… I knew it he will walk away after knowing who … Continue reading Recluse
She is refreshed by familiar smells after a tiring day - smells that take her back to student days. It’s the same track, same route and same sights from the window. She looks around in the compartment, and finds the commuter profile changed. People are glued to their devices, rather than chatting and playing games. … Continue reading Years later…
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