Everything around seemed to be an aching reminder of the muted past. The wafting aroma of strawberry cake from the nearby café piqued my nostalgia. The first bite of the cake was exclusively for...

I still quaver with rage for the way I was made to depart. The hysterical wails of my grieving family made me antsy but I was helpless that day.I’m jolted back to the present,...

A few decades have passed by since I last heard that kinda ‘music’ (if at all, I can call it music).As an adolescent my sense of music was rock-bottom in the truest sense. My...

It’s the same nightmare! Every time I see her ascending the stairs to that picturesque but haunted palace. Extreme fear floods my body coursing through every vein, bone and organ as I see an...

 Since my childhood, I was coddled and cosseted by my parents and grand-parents. As a result, I’d unintentionally fanned the notion of being everyone’s favorite and hence grew my nascent version of “Philautia”. Also,...

Svale used to say, “Consider yourself a newbie while learning, and life will reward you opulently with lessons that are worth cherishing”.   Despite being a recipient of the Magsaysay award for his exemplary contribution in the...

Shankari’s past and present are far removed from each other and she’d lived many lifetimes in between breaths.Today she’d completed her happy second year of city life. Shankari wasn’t equipped for so much happiness,...

The wafting aroma of honey cake from the nearby café triggered my nostalgia.‘Twas the same café that had witnessed two souls falling in love. The mandatory tea, honey cake and shortbread cookies were her...