When my friends and I thought of taking a walk down some of the lanes of our city, it was mainly to look at some of the old houses and buildings that are being swallowed up by 'development'. Their places are being taken by sleek, gleaming structures of granite and glass which lack both charm … Continue reading The Genial Mr. James
There comes a point in one's life when a new year is just another year. There's no thrill or excitement or anticipation of what the next twelve months may bring. It's more of a heigh-ho-it's home-to-work- we- go kind of a feeling and the calendar will have already been scanned for the holidays and the … Continue reading It’s All Write!
Leave me alone! Life has unexpected ways of coming full circle. As an only child, I got used to having just myself for company quite early. It never really bothered me when my parents would go out in the evenings to attend parties or meet friends. For me, that meant more time in my room … Continue reading Embracing Solitude.
Visiting another country can be an enriching experience. Being visited by people from another country can be just as enriching. It compels you to look at things from an entirely different perspective. You are struck by the realisation that whatever is familiar to you is completely unfamiliar to your visitor. From the sights in the … Continue reading It’s not fair!
A chance visit to Vishrambaug wada got me thinking once again about how little we value what we have until it's lost for ever. What was once the residence of the mighty Peshwas of Pune, is now a dusty and dilapidated looking structure, its imposing carved wooden facade seems overwhelmed by the constant … Continue reading What a ‘wada’!
I have a little creature that moves around with me And what can be the use of it, but to add to my misery It lives in both my heart and head, and gets bigger when I go to bed The scariest thing about it, you know is the way it quickly starts to grow … Continue reading My dark shadow.
And God said, ‘Let there be Light.” And there was light. God didn't add, “Let there be Space.” If He had, a lot of our problems in life could have been avoided. There is a severe lack of space on this planet; which by itself is now gasping for breath, as most of its spaces … Continue reading All spaced out!
Just like the feather that tantalisingly caressed Madhubala’s damask cheek in Mughal-e-Azam; brushing it, moving and returning again for one last touch before falling away. Just like an expertly thrown stone skimming the surface of the water several times before sinking into the depths. Just like butterflies alighting on a flower for a second and … Continue reading How it all began.
Someone told me that as we get older our brain gets so filled with thoughts and memories that it has no room for new ones. Which is probably the reason why old people seem to live mostly in the past and can't remember what happened an hour ago. Well, that's not going to happen to … Continue reading De-cluttering!
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