Opinion

Once upon a time – a time far away, we wrote letters to communicate. We learnt where to add the name and address of the sender and sendee, we wrote a subject line, we added a greeting. We wrote about… Read More »A fairytale

When I was younger, religion seemed something lofty to attain, pious, precious. Rituals, on the other hand, seemed superfluous and trivial. Today, religion is at best an ambiguous presence I am happy to leave alone. It is the rituals today… Read More »The gift of Rituals

Its strange sometimesHow right you feelAll along through everything you don’t seeAll along feeling so right – Until one day you see the lightBut till then you float, you flowMuch less in control, you let it goSo one day when… Read More »Feeling right

I was reading J Krishnamurthy’s book – The first and last freedom where he talks about seeking and finding happiness or gratification. Something about what he had written, sparked a memory somewhere. It was probably 1997. We had organized our… Read More »Reading Vikram Seth

“There is no happy ending. But there is the day. The sun, the rain. The chance to say I love you. The willingness to forgive. The courage to remember. The opportunity to be kind. The ability to laugh and to… Read More »

There is no beauty in tragedyThere is no time to wasteAnd I love movies like Chandni Chowk to ChinaThough this too might be a phase

What am I holding on to?Change that clinks in my pocketIs that a reassuranceA rational explanation of “what is”Why does it then weigh me down?Its only change after-all

I just read about a cancer patient – a young 18 year old who lost his life to cancer. But he did it while fighting back and living life. Sometimes when I read these stories, I am ashamed I ever… Read More »Lesson about Life