Hope

While coming from Bhubaneshwar, I clicked this picture, which I believe captures India well. We have a few things, a few works, a few shiny things, and a few under construction. Everything is working on a track laid long ago. It reminds me of lines from Mira Nair's Salam Bombay, where a young hopeful guy …

A chance

I know you always believed in me and my ability to settle us. I have failed a big time. At age of 26 I'm yet to figure how to take things forward. How we can absolve this whole situation. For last four years my simple thought was to get into services, probably diplomat and take …

हारे हुए लोग कहाँ जायेंगे

हारे हुए लोग कहाँ जायेंगेहारे हुए लोगों के लिए कौन दुनिया बसाएगाउन पराजित योद्धाओं के लिए ,तमाम शिकस्त खाए लोगों के लिए। प्रेम में टूटे हुए लोग,सारी जिंदगी को कहीं दांव लगाकर हारे हुए लोगथके-हारे लोग, गुमनाम लोग वो बूढ़े पिता जो अब अकेले रह गए हैंवो कल्पनाओं में खोया रहने वाला बच्चाजो परीक्षा में …

Elusive dream

I am sorry I failed. I lost everything for which I worked in last 7 years. I lost everything in 1 day. It doesn't matter how much you have done for something, at the end it the luck and day that counts. You can have given your 100% or given whatever you have in it, …

Fear

Fear starts in my stomach. Clenching, twisting and cramping. I am frozen. Immobile. I can hear the thud, beating for escape from my chest. An 1My scalp tingles, goose bumps spread across my skin with speed. My jaw grinds. My mind is electric but my body still, waiting. My knees are locked, buttocks clenched and …

Is this love enough?

For most of my life I have been in firm believer of romance. I don't think any person ever stops searching for it. Some found early some late. They say things happen when you are not searching for it. that's true for love, thing u r seeking is seeking you but when and how you …

A 🎈 balloon Seller

It was hot dusty afternoon of may 2008 in Jhansi. Peeping out of old residential quarter in cantonment I see a red and yellow balloon talking to loo and old fragile body peddling cycle. Occasionally blowing a whistle. He came every afternoon. Kids would run out towards him with their mom yelling from behind. 2 …

Month with Red Vented Bulbul

The red-vented bulbul is a member of the bulbul family. It is a resident breeder across the Indian subcontinent, including Sri Lanka extending east to Burma and parts of Tibet. They often breed and lay egg at human spaces. This time they choose my house. This is third time bird has laid eggs , earlier …

Bewildering Soul amidst Pandemic

World around is griped inside the four walls. Some have tin roof others under concrete wonder. Some alone in sweat pants families apart and other relaxing anxiously with love ones. While we all are in same Strom we all have different boats. Even with such disparity on display around us we all are connected- connected …

Summer is around

Windows that closed at the beginning of fog are open. Breeze is hitting on the sweating naked bodies. Waning moon of Ramzan is melting in the clear dark sky. Distant, kalopsia gulmohar is firey red like never before. Separated by the metal fence resembling just like lovers locked staring at each other from liquid crystal …