We We the new, we the willing, We the excited, brimming with hope, We the travelers, with our towels packed, We the seekers of the sun and afternoon warmth. We the unprepared, the very scared, We with our union, we with our shared dressers, We with our different tastes, We with our own ghosts notwithstanding.[…]
Two for Ewig Like it has been often, one of us is in a train again. This time I am headed away from her. We would however meet again soon. But that next time would be in very special circumstances. We would be then us. Bound be legality and recognized by love. I have played[…]
Pit stop rush Time has turned ferocious and I can’t for the life of it, attempt to slow it down. I am guessing it has always been fast. But I suppose, when one is younger,one tends to think there is always the second half. And now when I am in the second half, I wished[…]
The fall out There is no good way to say this. So I shall just say it and hope that you can let me explain myself before you reply. The truth is that I am no longer in love with you. And it is not easy for me to say that. We have been through[…]
I can’t recall exactly when I developed my extrovert features. As a child, I was shy and kept mostly to my own means. Ours was a small apartment in Nashik with a massive living room. When guests would arrive I would usually be called out of my bedroom to come say hello. I would obediently[…]
I have called it poetic before. But ironic is more like it. India’s Independence Day is also the day I started on an independent journey eleven years ago. India went through a freedom struggle of significant proportions where countless died and the country itself tore apart along the lines of religion. I achieved mine with[…]