Though I have not been posting here for a long time, this post cannot be missed. This year is going to be really special. Last year I introduced my fiance to my sister. They have not yet met. Because of the corona virus spread and the consequent lockdown they had to get introduced to each other virtually. Ten years back when my sister was driving…
Bands and Bonds – A Short Story
Rangan never understood the fascination of his younger son with rubber bands. He was sitting on a bench in the railway station. It doesn’t matter which railway station or waiting for which train, he was just in a railway station looking at the empty rails and the cleaners sweeping the railway station before the next train and eager passengers arrive at the station. The afternoon…
Book Review – The Eminently Forgettable life of Mrs. Pankajam
Full disclosure : I was a part of the writing group in which the novel was submitted for critique in its raw bones. I thought it was brilliant then and I feel it is mind-blowing now. It is really hard to review a book which is written by one of my favourite writers. This is the same reason I don’t write reviews of Murakami’s books…
Same Battle; Different Scars
Like the last time, this time too the lockdown is very strictly maintained in our apartment complex. Even the people who gathered around to play the Indian version of Ludo with the steel dice and stuff are now shutting down themselves at home looking at the severity of the second wave. Ours is one of those newly developing gated communities in the suburbs. To be…
Love in the time of Corona
Its one day after the valentine’s day. Most of the people use this day to look back on how the previous day went. I think it is a good time for me to look back on how the previous, crazy, bat shit year went. When you get older and probably wiser, you think about a lot of things. A lot of things about which car…
International Men’s Day – November 19
Happy International Men’s day to everyone. This year’s theme for the Men’s day is Better health for Men and Boys. We are living in unprecedented times. One can proudly say that we are in one of the pivotal moments of the history. We are not affected as badly as the generation which fought world wars and plagues. But still, this year made a dent on…
Happy Happy Birthday
I can’t believe my sister is getting old along with me. I always thought I will get old with the grey hairs ans missing tooth and she will be the same college girl. When I think of her, in my mind she is still the carefree girl riding her activa, expertly manoeuvring in crowded streets or if I push my memories a little hard, driving…
Madras Day – Migrant City
In 2008, I had to go to a tier 2 town in Eastern Tamilnadu for a friend’s wedding. I got off from the train in a city and traveled to this town in bus. I had a coffee as soon as I got down the bus in a tea shop. I was given a glass tumbler and the price was nominal. I always confuse my…
Arth Sathya – Short Story
“You are so very jobless. At least let me do my job” this is a favorite sentence of my girlfriend to tell it to me. I am kidding. I have this knack of annoying her all the time by calling her at work and telling her I have nothing to do. I always had something to do. At least I had the resources to do…
Changing Times
It was around 2004-2005 when I came across the word blogging. I was working in a browsing center and had a lot of time to check emails. I was part of numerous yahoo groups which shared jokes and beautiful pictures. After a point of time, I got comfortable reading long paragraphs and decided I should have a space to write too. Thus began my journey…
