Those were the days when I was having difficulty in the simple act of staying alive. Arguably no one was choking me or holding a choloroform soaked handkerchief to my nose, nor was there any lack of vitamin B12 or iron or iodine in my food. I was a victim of huge expectations from my own life, influenced by how the influencers show off about the bigness of their small lives. However, the real reason was also my boss and my family and my landlord who were all the time pretending to own my life and had me pretty much … Continue reading The Grafitti vandal’s resourcebook

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I had to vent what I felt. I have been trying to understand what was great in Sushant’s acting and I could not find too much. Maybe I’m not a good critique and if you have better knowledge, please enlighten me. I feel Sushant Singh Rajput was not a great actor of the likes of Nawaz or Manoj Bajpai. However, he was more than a decent actor. And for some reason, unlike most other star-based movies, the story is consistently more important than this hero himself in his movies. His acting was a very rational one and in many places, … Continue reading The death of Sushant Singh Rajput? Or his Life?

(Intro: I love you deer. Written on Sunday, 14Feb2016. This date matters. Submission to TataLitLive my story contest 2016.)There was an old deer in the jungle who was always afraid of being the last one in his herd when the leopards came. He was counting the last days of his wholly lonely life. Now, at the face of death, his heart was sinking. “I can do nothing. I’ll wait for whatever happens.” he thought. One day, they saw a hunter approaching and the herd ran in frenzy. The hunter was however, a wildlife researcher, a young woman in twenties. She … Continue reading I love you deer

I wish to write. But who should I write for and what should I write? Well, one thing is for sure. The kids are the future and the youth is the present. And being a part of the present myself, there are a lot of questions that come to me on a daily basis, including, and most importantly, what is something worth doing? Am I the first to ask questions about the meaning, and point of life, or in fact, to ask the God above, “Can you suggest me something meaningful and productive to do?” Well, of the people who … Continue reading Writing my way to a better life