At my grandmother’s house in my hometown in India, there is a picture of a very old man in the living room. It is my great grandfather, a...

The intimacy of a train is unparalleled. A goodbye is said reluctantly. A man stacks the spotlessly white IRCTC pillows neatly. A grandma...

This new year was crazy. I spent it knocked out by antibiotics, in bed at 10:30 pm.That evening, I wrote in my journal, talking to my...

Economy, Ecology, Community. Fear, Separation, Truth. Love, Joy, Freedom. These words have just begun to acquire a meaningful place in...

"Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” "Attention without feeling is just a... report." -Mary Oliver, in her gentle wisdom I went...

Row row row your boat Gently down the stream Twenty years after having learnt this poem, I have finally begun to understand what it’s...

If you are reading these words, I have chosen to overcome my fear rather than accepting my grief. My grief will be a part of me, there is...

I was overcome with a feeling of irreversibility last month, that my days as a child were now history. No longer could I look around...

Male long-horned bees often attempt to mate with flowers of the European orchid Ophrys. During this encounter, a sac of pollen becomes...

One of the most baffling moments in my life was when I was 6 years old. Unfamiliar with the word pilot, I proudly proclaimed I wanted to...

There is no medicine that can cure heartache. All we can do is take a chill pill. You know what my favourite kind of people are? The kind...

A moment ago, I was part of your future. As you read this, I am quickly becoming part of your past. But in this moment, I strive. I...

A poem away from aloo paratha On the streets of Bangalore, weather you walk or don’t walk, being unmoved is not an option. Thursday...

What happens to us when a thing of beauty catches our attention? Look and maybe we will find out what we're looking at.

“There is as much magic around us as much we allow ourselves to infuse.” It was a regular bus ride. Apart from the fact that elaborate...

The water wasn’t the only thing reflecting. The hills were enchanting. But not as captivating as the man that walked ahead of her. Not so...