Dear Reader, Last week, we made a trip to my hometown, Shimla. For many years, I’d been going there in summers and had quite forgotten what snowfall in the higher ranges of Himachal could do to the capital city. We landed on the third day of non-stop rain and despite all the warnings about the …
Inertia to Inspiration
Dear Reader, It's been quite a while. I've been in a state of inertia since my book Kuhu Learns to Deal With Life was published. Does that happen to you as well? I like to allow life to take its course. Mostly. So, after the book release, I’ve enjoyed every bit of the attention—shout outs …
BOOMER EFFECT
Dear Readers, Suddenly, the world feels like a mishmash. Every time I blink my eyes, something new pops up—a massive influx of people going about their lives, a nearly invisible indifference to everything until it wriggles its way up our bones. Most times a few tut-tuts are enough to move on. Then there’s also the …
Nature and Poetry: Learning the Haiku
Dearest Reader, It’s supposed to be spring, but here in Jodhpur, it feels more like early summer. As I walk to the lake every evening, I chase the setting sun and watch the sky slowly burning. The sultry orange is breathtaking. All winter and even now, I’ve been trying to capture the colours from different …
A Poetic Adventure (after Ada Limón)
Dear Reader, Are you currently at a point in your life where you find yourself parenting your own parent? You know, telling them what they should eat, how they should live, or even renounce. Keeping track of their ill-fitting beliefs, rolling out medical and nutritional advice, convinced that you have a better understanding of the …
Live Not in Counts
Dear Reader, The first post of 2025 will be incomplete without the mention of the quintessential New Year. And with this change of dates, I cannot help but think of our obsession with quantification. Numbers play a significant role in our lives. We have calendars that help us transition from one year to the next. …
A Hundred Quills 