An year without you
An year without you My eyes gleamed as I saw the plate loaded with Poori ,sabzi ,raita and the two Boondi ladoos. I popped one of them greedily savoring its taste enquiring from mom about the origin of food which we had just received, she replied that Saroj Bhabhi who lives three houses across sent […]
My Medicine Box
My Medicine Box She carried her medicine box everywhere, along with her glasses, phone, keys and purse. The box was her handy constant companion for years, a one stop place for her routine and emergency medicines. She was a healthy person for her age, just few troubles here and there. Amongst all her ailments,she hated […]
Moving on survival tool kit # Grief and death
Moving on survival tool kit # Grief and death The war begins and you are here to battle with the strongest heavyweight enemy. GRIEF. He is well equipped with weapons that he will be sending in your direction. His arsenal is PAIN loaded as cannonballs of all shapes and sizes. The days you become capable […]
Sexual Challenges: Decade of the Maiden
Sexual Challenges: Decade of the Maiden The virgin is sought on the day of Kumari Pooja (1) on the eighth day of Navratri(2). She roams around hiding attired as the small girls at their glittery best to feast and to bless. She is overhyped that day. And overnight something changes. Few drops trickling in her body as her womb […]
Bye Bye uncle
Bye Bye uncle He lay prostrate at my parent’s feet completely catching them unaware. They did not expect their daughter’s Professor paying them respect like this. It is always the other way round in our country where Guru is considered Brahma .They had not witnessed such humility from someone of his stature. His better half […]
Memoirs of the RED
Memoirs of the RED My MBBS batchmate missed me completely. She was least expecting to see me in a red dress with bare shoulders and the sun-moon tattoo on my left arm. She had seen me covered in my white apron mostly with pen or a scalpel in my hands in the later years. We […]
Decade of marriage
Decade of marriage A decade of marriage had fallen apart, she always knew something was not right and it was coming. She hadn’t taken her wedding ring off so that people won’t ask. She just felt it becoming tighter over her fingers as she tried to rotate it. May be her blood pressure was up. […]
Har Har Gange
Har Har Gange Are you coming along or do I go on my own , I asked my hubby dear? He gave me a customary quizzical look knowing I had some well laid out plot in my mind waiting to be revealed. He knows me well that way. Where do you want to go darling […]
QUARANTINE 2020
QUARANTINE 2020 A leap across six years from 2014 to 2020 and I am in self-isolation again. Quarantine period , the self-preservation exercise thanks to the Corona scare and Modi ji calling it the need of the hour. The situation may be different from six years ago yet it is so alike. For me at […]
SHUBH MANGAL SAVDHAAN
SHUBH MANGAL SAVDHAAN With only 14/36 gunas matching we were predicted to fail with not even passing marks on the astrological matrimonial scoreboard .Conceived in inter-religious differences I turned for some assurance from my wisest Brahmin uncle and he came up with the most heart-warming explanation that ours was a “Gandharva Vivah “ one of […]
