The Cost of Convenience: How Our Choices Shape the PlanetLast night, as I was mindlessly scrolling through BigBasket for our weekly groceries, my daughter spotted something that made her jump with…Dec 30, 2024Dec 30, 2024
22 Days: A Son’s FarewellHe lies alone in his room, a shell of the man he once was. Sleep claims him more often than not, his consciousness flickering like a dying…Nov 26, 2024Nov 26, 2024
The Unfinished ConversationThere’s a peculiar silence that descends when you lose your father — not the kind that comes with the absence of sound, but the deafening…Nov 26, 2024Nov 26, 2024
The Power of Touch: A Deeply Personal JourneyGrowing up, I don’t remember my parents being particularly tactile. Physical affection was not something that came naturally to our family…Nov 7, 2024Nov 7, 2024
Dancing with the Chasm: When Facing Your Demons Ignites Your Greatest Strength“Man is a rope stretched between the animal and the Superman-a rope over an abyss. A dangerous crossing, a dangerous wayfaring, a dangerous…Nov 26, 2023Nov 26, 2023
Journey Through Contradictions: Love, Sacrifice, and the Human ExperienceAround 2 am, a phone call roused me from my sleep. The caller ID revealed it was my mother, signalling something amiss. Positioned in the…Sep 5, 2023Sep 5, 2023
Leadership Lessons from Existential Philosophy: Embracing Vulnerability, Purpose and EmpathyAs human beings, we are all destined to face challenges and loss throughout our lives. These difficult experiences often leave us feeling…Mar 27, 2023Mar 27, 2023
The Invisible Burden of Caregiving: Reflections on Providing Care for a Loved OneThe greatest gift you can give someone is your time, your attention, your love, and your concern.” — Joel OsteenMar 13, 2023Mar 13, 2023
Random Musings…..I have been meaning to write for a few days but as always laziness gets in the way. Then in a stroke of luck I got COVID !! How I got it…Jan 20, 2022Jan 20, 2022
Tell me about it.. Do I really matter!“I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.”…Sep 1, 2021Sep 1, 2021
On LoveMy heart is a shadow, a light and a guide. Closed or open… I get to decide..Apr 28, 2021Apr 28, 2021
On happinessFor the last couple of days a creeping feeling has been nagging me. Just to set the context, I am really happy in a very long time. Have…Apr 28, 2021Apr 28, 2021
Can the bird in the cage be free?Is freedom an illusion? I am writing this to answer the question which arose in one of my conversations about whether a bird in the cage…Apr 28, 2021Apr 28, 2021
On failure“All through my life, I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my strength has been tested. Now my patience…Apr 28, 2021Apr 28, 2021
Hero or villainYesterday was an amazing day.. Started off by me being ticked off to which I uncharacteristically responded and then through out the day…Mar 21, 2021Mar 21, 2021
Locked in for good, is it21st March was the last normal day so to speak. There were signs of panic but things were still normal. Parks and shops were open. Streets…Dec 19, 2020Dec 19, 2020
Nothing really matters“Yet I loathe the thought of annihilating myself quite as much now as I ever did. I think with sadness of all the books I’ve read, all the…Dec 19, 2020Dec 19, 2020
