I am 40, what now?

here we are! In 2 days I’d be turning 40. I suppose its a milestone to have survived till now, I have many friends and family who have celebrated this milestone with utmost display of fun and exuberance. Birthdays are never very enjoyable, I have tried to downplay them for atleast 10 years or more […]

death of childhood

Past two weeks we visited home, in India after 4.5 years thanks to COVID restrictions. India has changed, and is constantly changing. I being an NRI and a tourist this time, will not pass judgements but I will share what I observed and it bothers me to no end. I saw a child no older […]

2020

Only 2 weeks are left of this utterly ghastly abomination of an year. I do have some gratitude to express, my immediate family which is now spread across the world, is safe and healthy. We still have jobs and have the privilege to work from home. There is hope, the vaccine for Coronavirus is already […]

Kindness

Its been a few years since I have scribbled here. The world is different now, my life is quite different now and I am different now. I do not visit the blog often, but when I do at times I do not understand why did I write a post and sometimes it feels as if […]

Halloween Horror

Years ago on a dark autumn night one which none can love with any delight. The ground was still yellow, and the glowing pumpkins were mellow. Back then I was a damnable fellow, No less than a devil’s bedfellow I was still a teen, And it was only Halloween My evil wits had already […]

In Wasabi, I met my Kryptonite!

Ah, wasabi and I haven’t been friends, we started off on the wrong foot. Twice I my life have I tasted the vile thing, both of the times it has snuck up on me in a work situation where I did not have the luxury to extract myself from the room. The first time was […]

Chipped Away

Years ago, the world was your oyster The paths were beautiful and the will had muster Dreams were meant to be realized there And steps took you somewhere. Days passed and the hope as chipped away By emails, by meetings and on the keyboard it was tapped away Desires, and dreams went astray For you […]

Where did the popcorn wallah go?

Tan..tan..tun…tun..tan…the chimes of his sickle shaped utensil hitting the dark iron wok could be heard atleast a block away. Each afternoon, around the last few minutes of the 13th hour I could hear him approaching. I’d be usually be sweating in my school uniform, just arrived from school, with my mother bidding me to change before […]

Why we must stop linking the World Cup Victory of Germany with its past!

Two days ago, I witnessed, along with over 200 other people the 113th minute goal by Goetze. It sealed the FIFA World Cup 2014 for the German Mannschaft (team). Those few split seconds at the end changed to resounding display of sheer joy. I noticed people crying on this victory. For a country where football […]