Between Strides

Storytelling to a 28-month-old baby, who just can’t stop bawling

I didn’t find the best stories waiting for me at the destinations. I found them hiding in the little moments that passed between my strides…

When a street vendor found his entire day’s stock spoiled, he saw it as an opportunity to connect with his customers.

It’s not about righteous punishment for the lying boy, but about the failure of the village as a safe community.

Why I am writing everyday. Gratitude is the key.

If someone bullied you at school, would you be able to love this person?

A retired one-hit-wonder-writer sets out on an impulsive quest for finding a reason to love again.

Legends that my grandma tells me about Jagannatha

Sometimes, it is just the mundane things that make your day. Especially when you are at Marina Beach, Chennai.

Prof. Subash C. Mishra taught me one of my most important lessons at IIT Guwahati. And he taught me this lesson outside the classroom.

The hunt for the next paperplane begins. And we meet an old friend.

A poem I wrote in the style of 19th century romantic poets on the taboo topic of lesbian love.