The house by the railway track with a porch where I will stand and watch the trains pass by, whistling and rattling, is all my heart desires. As I stand and watch, I will wonder about those people occupying the coaches in the trains, about … Continue reading A house by the railway track
When opposites merge
Light and shadow Life and death, love and loss, black and white… examples of opposite words right, they contradict each other. Yet there comes a point when we realize these words are not opposed to each, they exist because of the other and one leads … Continue reading When opposites merge
Addicted to Romance
The romantic me I have often wondered why I am hooked to romance/romcoms/romantic comedies where the protagonists meet their soul mates, find true love, dream jobs, dream homes et all, and all is well in the end. I have watched romcoms like While You Were … Continue reading Addicted to Romance
When big dreams fail, flowering cacti bring cheer!
Has it ever happened that you put everything on hold because something that you yearned for all your life finally seemed so nigh? Something that you wanted with all your heart; your dream come true moment. The promises, the plans seemed so real that you … Continue reading When big dreams fail, flowering cacti bring cheer!
When calendars graced our walls and diaries kept our secrets…
The lovey-dovey wall calendar 🙂 There was a time when we ushered the new year with wall calendars. As the old year would near its end, we would wait for our father to come home every evening with wall calendars and journals of the year … Continue reading When calendars graced our walls and diaries kept our secrets…
Death of a Mobile Phone
That's how she takes a selfie She’s dying on me, at a time when I can’t afford to lose her. Not that I am brimming in love for her, it’s just that I can’t afford a new one at the moment – a new mobile … Continue reading Death of a Mobile Phone
The paradox of time
Time, the thing about time, it’s fleeting, yet we want to hold on to it. We know this moment will pass leading to the next, some things will change or maybe most things. Yet we wish we could arrest some moments, knowing full well how … Continue reading The paradox of time
Agartala in a limbo
When does a small town grow up? Or does she really grow up? Deep in our hearts, we want our small towns to be that lazy little place where we can return to once we are tired of all our quests. Caught between the urge … Continue reading Agartala in a limbo
You are not there, yet everywhere…
At cousins wedding years back. Babi, fearing winter, always overdressed! Is death the end or a new beginning? What lies beyond death – oblivion, darkness or a new light that washes away the worldly woes? What about those who are left behind? How do they … Continue reading You are not there, yet everywhere…