The maniacal bus drivers never stopped the bus, even at the designated bus stops. They only slowed down the old, rickety and monstrous vehicles. One had to push people aside, make their way to the exit and then jump off before the driver slammed his foot down on the accelerator pedal. I guess I pushed [...]
“Rahul bhai? Can you call me back when you’re free. It’s really important”. “Alright”, I said to my younger brother. An hour passed by and I remembered that I had to ring him. I picked up my phone and punched in his number. He picked up at the very first ring. Without wasting any time, [...]
I have a strange problem these days The power to hate with all my heart Is ebbing by the day I want to hate the English {They ruled us for the two centuries} But Shakesphere sidles up To whom i owe so much I want to hate the Muslims But ghalib stands before me Tell [...]
This is the real life story of a man who dared to believe until he realized he had ‘friends’ – You see a girl in college and there’s instant infatuation. You can’t explain why you like her but you do. The next thing you do is you try to know more about her through your [...]
The month of June, I would say was a heart-breaking month. It marked the demise of the biggest superstar in the history of mankind. Michael Jackson. How I learnt of his death was, I read it in the newspaper. I can’t recall the exact moment but it went on something like- ‘At about 3am last [...]
This is the story of my family, probably yours too… My mother; it seems that she told everyone “I will be very happy in life once I have a child”. Soon I was born… did she become happy? Then she said she would be happy if I grow into a healthy child… then she said [...]
So, I’m at the English Book Shop in Sec-17 going through some books. I’m pretty involved, oblivious to the surrounding. I sense something green move past my back. But, I’m engrossed when suddenly the fragrance hits me. It’s splendid. I instinctively turn my head left and there SHE was. Now, I’m not much of a [...]
The following Letter was written long time back. Atleast I believe, this is what each and everyone of us would wish to be or would like to share…. Nothing is more tiring in life than having to constantly explain yourself. So, what does it means ? It means, in today’s world of betrayal, no one [...]
I am a novice when it comes to relationships. But, I often wonder what love is all about. Are we just in love with the idea of love ? I have seen people fall in love or should I say ‘dive’ into it. I hear people ask the question – how one can fall in [...]
Why do people believe in anything? There can be a lot of reasons for believing. There are a lot of concepts in the world about everything. Even a small issue which must not be having much importance in our lives must be having a lot many philosophies behind its origin. For example, some people believe [...]