This last week I had been watching a show — The Circle on Netflix. Initially was looking for a light watch — seeking primarily a ‘comedy’ experience. I felt this would be the classic American parody where you keep laughing at the American IQ level and feel good about yourself! …

“Ghar ki murgi dal barabar..” — we often come across this saying that sums up all the tangible desires in our minds. The meaning is simple — once you have the taste of the outside world (in this metaphor, an OOH chicken prep), you would treat the one at home…

My Moment of Truth — Averee Burman (19th December 2020: 9 months into the Quarantined life) 11th May 2020: A phone-call to disrupt the tea-time. Broken voice of a broken-hearted mother — “Your brother is no more!” I had never known grief to be so profound and so silent. It…

Almost a year of being a Dog-ma. In every possible way a kaleidoscope of emotions, thrills, hopes and dreams. She has taken me to the moon…

Standing face to face, Retracing the routes of origin- Some discarded, Most forgotten. Bound by the same blood, Conjoined and plagued- By the same memories. Life had found us, Confounded at the sudden equilibrium- Where silence artlessly, Formed the words. And wordlessly - Thought trails, Tendrilled into our hearts. The…

Letter for my Brother (Delhi — 2014) Standing face to face, Retracing routes of origin- Some discarded, Most forgotten. Bound by the same blood, Conjoined and plagued- By the same memories. Life had found us, Confounded at the sudden equilibrium- Where silence artlessly, Formed the words. And wordlessly - Thought…

My earliest memory of my brother was when he was 4 and I was 3 — and our grandmother was bathing us together. My brother had poked my belly, laughing at my baby fat but kissed my forehead, when he saw me go red in anger. He was always the…

August 15th , 2017. “Dry day in all senses — blistering weather outside and no scope of buying my booze for the night. How will I live through another night without my placebo boosters? Why did I not think of stocking up?”, thought Aman — furious at his own callousness. …

The cave-man is often an allegory that is abused. When used, causes ruffles and ego hurts — however deep-down everyone knows the truth. Plato, in one of his theories, had brilliantly used the allegory to talk about the shackles of ignorance that blinds us from our ‘goodness purpose’ All that…