I didn’t want to write about Priyanka Reddy. I believe it achieves nothing. I still feel the same. I stopped reading print media in 2012 after the Delhi case because I didn’t have the mental strength to go through the same gruesome headlines day after day. Every time something as heinous happens in our country, … More Ashamed and powerless
Recently after a jolly good time, my friend made good on his promise to create matrimonial profiles for the both of us. I chuckled half amused and half nervous, knowing fully well I’ve a weird bunch of friends. Little did I know it was a serious proposition at around 2 am, my profile was well … More Life of a smoker
“You need to chill”. If only I had a dollar every time someone told me that. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve struggled with not being ‘hyper’. What is a perfectly normal response (according to me) to situations, is usually a grotesque overreaction to every else. Apparently my face completely transforms into that of … More Anxiety – my companion
As a millennial I am absolutely spoilt with the choices life gives me. Food? There are three apps for hundreds of restaurants serving thousands of dishes anytime you want to feel like ordering. Entertainment? Hundreds of websites offering thousands of options on my phone, laptop, TV, PC, anytime or anywhere I want. As Wi-Fi permeates … More The comfort zone
I’ve discovered a superpower. It was something that was always inside of me but I was not allowed to use. Now, finally, I use it with an inordinate amount of enthusiasm. Almost as if I were making up for the lost years when I couldn’t employ this silver bullet. As the ‘information age’ is turning … More I don’t know
Yesterday evening was a gruelling experience. And that’s not because my rickshawala conned me into believing that he had change for ₹500 and wasted enough of my time to ensure I missed two jam packed locals. It was because it confirmed what I was suspecting for a long long time. That deep down, I still … More Rekindling my romance with Cricket
Friday night, a bar in Navi Mumbai with a close friend. I was having vodka with some Sprite. Having worked the entire week, the weekend before that and the week before that, the lethargy could be seen on my face. My friend asked me if I could carry on as I defied her doubts by … More Accepting adulthood
I’ve no idea what I am doing. Well, I’ve no mission. All my life I had some objective that was given to me or I had created for myself which drove me to wake up in the morning and look at the day as something to triumph over. I had to beat the day and … More Clueless Millennials – Fighting the Existential Crisis
“Beta, travelling in Mumbai is suffering. You either accept it or stop travelling.”. These words from my dad in late 2010 felt like life slapping me into semi adulthood. You either accept the situation and make the most out of it or stop complaining and let things happen or quit altogether. Travelling in Mumbai local … More Mumbai Local
I just had a heartbreak. Things didn’t work out the way I envisioned them but I guess it’s for the best. I do not write this with any malice or ill will in my heart but rather a tinge of amusement. This article is not about the other person (who’s an amazing individual) but about … More Heartbreak in the digital age
Pol Ke Bol! 