I last posted on this blog about six months ago. I have tried multiple times during this period, only to long press the back space key in the end. Most of 2022 and 2023 was uneventful, unambitious, for no particular reason. I have come to realize that it is only me to blame for lack … Continue reading
Not necessarily the road you have been taking so far is the right one, just because it is straight and looks nice. A little right, or a sharp left might be the right one. Maybe even a u-turn just to take that fork you had missed a while ago should be okay too. This morning, … Continue reading
I don’t know if my perception of reality has changed or if it is the reality of perception. I have been having self-doubt about a lot of things which is wearing me down. Almost all of this has to do with people and about the right thing to do. Here I am picking up few … Continue reading
I was so frustrated the moment it happened, for most of the moments that followed. The only respite would have been letting go off that steam by shouting out loud. But I also knew that over time I had learnt to internalize such steam. The probable reason I was also calm outwardly, is because I … Continue reading
Three things is a podcast from the news media company Indian Express where they talk in-depth about three most important news stories of the day. While this post is not about that, I want to use the number three along these lines to write on topics of interest. Starting the first one with three things … Continue reading
One evening last week in the township, I saw a bunch of kids circled around something. It was a young pigeon cooped up. The kids said it had fallen off from somewhere and was probably hurt. First thing I observed on picking it up was its completely broken off lower beak. My initial guess looking … Continue reading
I have been planning the plan of a house for some time now, just a plan with a placeholder for start date. The concept of living in a metro in a flat doesn’t appeal to me where you live on top of other people (and their expectations) as well as below others (and more expectations). … Continue reading
We all understand how water is important for our well being. More than food, it’s necessity is paramount in a living beings life. What is not very much understood or felt explicitly is its need for mental well being. At least in my case. Here are few examples I can think of from within my … Continue reading
There is no name to this relationship with you. I wonder if what I feel can even be classified as a relationship. I wouldn’t call you a friend. Something like a mother? Or a sister, does it matter? Though I insist there can’t be a category of what I took you to be, one thing … Continue reading
Extent of how powerful a movie is is indicated by how deeply it has been able to touch you. From a movie makers perspective, there is a balance to be made here: number of persons who can relate to it against the depth of the message it caries. A light comedy usually with a shallow … Continue reading
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