Tradition

Since the beginning, my family has had this tradition of buying clothes only on birthdays and on Onam. One reason for sticking with it was my dad’s job and his yearly transfers. Two dresses per person per year meant less luggage for every house shifting. 🤭 Now, most of my friends know my tale of…

Auxesis

As a kid, I used to paint remarkably well; though it feels more like an exaggeration by the current standards, rather than a boast, in my kid standards, I certainly was something. I always felt like I inherited my artsy genes from my Mom; she had a bundle of papers with monochromatic sketches, colourful paintings…

Men of my life

As I was listening to a professor’s class the other day, a series of memories happened to pass through my mind. Of course, they might not be as dreadful as you pictured it to be or maybe, you’re a strong survivor who has crossed one or various similar dreadful experiences in the past that you…

Stranger

Picture yourself talking to a stranger – not a regular stranger who you really don’t know but a person who you know, who in spite of being an acquaintance is still a stranger. Now imagine yourself steering a conversation with them. It’s not simple to even imagine, isn’t it? Had that person been a real…

Exception

I listen. I listen to all what people have in their mind to vent; grief, anxiety and euphoria for that matter. I listen not because I’m bored or am simply out of hobbies to occupy myself but because I care. I’m not entirely the type of listner who’d let you know it all. I say…

Conformable

There are some people whom you would’ve known for quite some years now, who used to be above an acquaintance, whom you previously used to classify as just-friends. These people, particularly this one person, would’ve never really interacted, talked or spent time with you, not at all in the depth you wished or wanted. You…

Stars, dreams and people

Some people are like dreams and some dreams are like stars. They appear when it’s dark and lonely and remove that mundanity from your life. They shine so bright that you can’t sleep a single night without contemplating their beauty. They enchant your life so much that your broken heart eventually decides to piece itself…