Exile

Friday, 17:57. Tapovan Express rolls in at Platform 1. The rickshaw-vala fumbles to find a five rupee coin in his breast pocket. The train leaves in three minutes. Sakshi can snap at him any moment now, but she controls herself and tells him “Laukar kara dada, majhi train sutlela.” (Hurry up brother, I’ll miss my…

⚛ Atomic Habits

Why another self-help book?

I’ve spotted Atomic Habits multiple times at airport bookstores, have people recommend it to me and have watched a few Youtube videos by James Clear, the author. But I’ve always been sceptical of books in the self-help genre…

Teenage Vegetable Danger Hurdle

(Because I like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

The Gurgling Toilet Ghost

We are at Nani — Nana’s¹ house and it is haunted. Of course, it wasn’t always like this, it all happened today and…

Together we move

Part 1 of 3

Chiti’s Bobbing Antennas

Somewhere on the edge of a dusty forest lived Chiti, a small worker ant, in a large colony with hundreds of her sister ants. She was young, just a few weeks old and like all other ants, she worked day…

Today is a Happy Day 😀

In my attempt to be a happier person (my birthday resolution), I woke up with a clear conclusionー today is going to be a happy day, no matter what. You see, the last few days hadn’t been so. My forceful bids at writing had been sort of unsuccessful which left me a little cheerless. In…

From finger-pointing to acceptance to taking charge.

Chiti’s Bobbing Antennas

Part 2 of 3

“Antennas Up!” 
“Ants March.”
“Left, Right, Left.”

It was the same drill every morning, wake up long before sunshine, line up in team Bravo, gawk at all other ants…

Shoplifters — A Review

I’m no expert on Japanese cinema or culture, my casual connoisseur perspective has been shaped by what I’ve watched…

The Sport

The not-so-melodious voice in the audiobook lectured through the headphones. It was talking, but she wasn’t listening. She needed the…