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...

Since the time I was born, I was incarcerated within the morbid, chaotic prejudices. I yearned for a breather to break free the feigned passage of time. None seemed to approve of my ‘non-girlish’ dreams I...

Every evening, Debbie still plays with that carton. “10, 9, 8, 7…..1… ready or not, here I come”! she squeals with joy. Uncovering her face, she runs around their verdant green backyard looking for...