Not So Public Affairs

The uneventful nature of life these days has made this blog rather lifeless. There is work, there are some movies, and there are some uneventful social meetings. I hardly switch my laptop on these days, and I am more disciplined at work too. The past two weeks have been spent in unbelievable exhaustion and a … Continue reading Not So Public Affairs

Dull Afternoons

Today I scribbled something on my palm after about ten years. And I am hating the ink which has not gone even after two rounds of washing hands. I remember how no day used to pass during those school years without ink all over my left palm. I remember sometimes I even showed off my … Continue reading Dull Afternoons

Offload!

Chashme ke bina nahi dikh raha. “Familiarity breeds contempt.” “In the long run we are all dead.” I had forgotten your smell. They never need to see me or talk to me to know that I am happy.  Sooner or later loose ends do get tied up. Just when I was beginning to feel that … Continue reading Offload!

The 12th State

My latest addition to the very slowly moving list of states that I’ve stepped foot in is Rajasthan. I know it is almost shocking that having lived in Delhi for the longest time I could never venture a couple of hundred kilometres into the west. But whadyaknow! It just happens sometimes. Finally it was Ridhima’s … Continue reading The 12th State