The sweet smell of petrichor,promises of a cool showerlike waves on a scalding shore.We await the rainsto kill the dour weather As clouds rumble and thunderwe mutter a fervent prayer..It's been too long,the summer severe and strongThe mind is griped by guilt, we have done many a wrongAs if...
Udaipur- not smart but definitely a culturally rich city!
A 5-hour journey, further delayed by connecting flights, had us landing at the smallish Udaipur airport late in the evening. I was grumpy about losing a precious half-day of our tri-city tour of Rajasthan. The cloudy...
Sojourns in solitude
Swiping through my phone gallery, I pause at my favourite album. I linger and savour the memories lacing each camera shot. It was a sojourn I had always dreamed of and hoped for; one that came true. And yet, I haven't...
The way to a man's heart
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Mariam sat opposite the blazing tandoor roasting kebabs until golden brown. The mid-day sun scorched her fair skin to a similar shade.
She braved it all. To win back Anwar.
Anwar,...
How to not write- #YeahWrite377
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Yell at the household for not doing their bit to tidy the mess. You end up wasting time you’d rather spend writing, this you remind...
Fuelling ambition | Fiction
"Get the inventory in order!" I heard the manager bark as I busied myself before the long line of customers.
I glanced up at Marianne for a brief moment, in between getting the change for the middle-aged, portly man,...
Seeking little joys
Anjana’s stubby fingers bristled as she caressed the edges of the woven straw hat. A thin red satin ribbon was wound at its base, with a neat bow. The hat was two sizes large for her. But, she didn’t mind. She simply...
