I walked around the kitchen in fast paced steps, ‘Ammi, how much longerrr?’ ‘Almost done!’ she said while moving the ladle around the kadhai. Then she quickly picked up a big bowl and I squealed and went to stand closer to her. She carefully took out ladle after ladle full of the halwa and poured…
Category: Philosophy
Each of us has a wonderful story to tell. Each one of us is an amalgamation of diverse experiences and wisdom. Each one of us is unique and hence, possesses distinct qualities that define the person that we are. But, many of us are bound by a string, a commonality, so to say. Womanhood. Womanhood…
My professor took the class for an extra 20 minutes today and now I’m late. Already annoyed at my professor and the heavy and unpredictable rains of this city, I board the bus to Mangalore City with just 45 minutes for my train to leave the platform. I get inside the crowded bus with a…
“Winter is coming”, the Starks reminded everyone time and again, with their motto and their words, warning of the dark terrors that come with it. While winters in the real world are much less horrific (and thankfully, without zombies), they have, since the beginning of time, been associated with darkness, hardships and even death. This…
Walking down the street, whistling through the smoke screens that surround this urban life, I can’t help but be amused at some of the scenes that humanity finds no hesitance in showcasing to the world. At one corner I hear an agitated encounter between two strangers, who clearly have better things to do, but somehow…
The smell you get when you open a book is perhaps one of the strongest pheromones for all bookworms like me. Engrossed in a book in your comfy chair with a sweater on, sipping on hot chocolate when it’s raining outside is the ultimate utopia. The reason why people read books can be varied. Be…
7:00 PM Ting! Facebook, internet troll at work, click, reply, Scroll… Random nostalgia looking at memories … Scroll… unrecognizable transition to sadness over not having met someone for quite a while, Ting! Snapchat, that person you never talk to in real life snapped you, click, snap, “Is this envy? No, I’m happy for her.” Ting!…
This piece is not one of novelty or inventiveness. This piece is meant to do one thing: to attempt to put into words the completely unoriginal and banal thoughts that pervade some of our minds. It is filled with clichéd ideas and repetitions of old concepts. Please bear with me. Time Many years back, in…
You feel dazed. You feel like you’re out of breath. You feel empty. You feel horrible about yourself. You feel like you’re the root of all problems in the world. We’ve all been there. Yup, even the ones with the glittery Instagram posts and hundreds of likes on Facebook pics. I feel like we need…
I usually have a terrible time sleeping on buses, and a recent trip home was no exception. I try to keep a movie ready to watch on my laptop, but this time the Power-Cut Gods conspired to ensure that it wasn’t charged. So remembering the recommendation of a friend, I procured a copy of Genesis…