A typical Indian-Maharashtrian Sunday morning starts. The setting is a small town named Nashik located east, west, North, South of much bigger towns. The father is home for the day. The 16 year old son now awakes due to a combined effort of his mother switching off the ceiling fan and his father drawing the[…]

Another July comes and another year notches up. This year you started with an eventful summer/fall but ended with a summer best forgotten. Do you remember the beginning of the end? We both thought that the New Year would bear good gifts. And surely, you have recorded my change in domain. I changed my towns[…]

After watching the movie, I imagine critics scurrying to their writing machines to stack up severe criticisms on M Night’s “Lady in the water”. They, no doubt, will speak of the movie’s predictability and how there is a complete lack of surprise endings or ghosts talking to kids. I only hope they have enough grey[…]

This bag of pain is NOT A TOY. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. Adults are advised to handle contents carefully. This product is least harmful when opened in the company of other responsible adults. Do not take with other prescriptions of pain, physical or emotional. Unless specially advised, the dosage depends on loneliness/mugginess of[…]

It was the eyes that did it. Sure, they were heavenly green but most importantly they were substantial in proportion to her face. The nose was perfect, the cheekbones impeccable and lips beyond earthly comparisons. If one had to find a glitch then the purist would assign that to her strong chin. However, I have[…]

They said, “Yes. We know it hurts. But you must be strong and give it time. The pain will recede. Focus on what lies ahead after you recover!” I shake me head in dismay and correct them. They finally get it and come back with, “Oh, We thought you were talking about your leg!” I[…]