Leave Your Poor Designer Alone. Will Ya?

Introduction It’s 5:45 PM in the Silicon Valley of India, the clock is ticking with the same ruthlessness that Cinderella experienced during the royal ball. If not booked within the next five minutes, you are damned in this cubicle for eternity (read 7 o’clock IST) because you won’t be able to call a ride, thanks … Continue reading Leave Your Poor Designer Alone. Will Ya?

Poem on Depression: I’m okay

Someone told me- depression is like the Dementor in Harry Potter Series It wipes out all your happy memories It sucks away your vigor for living But to me, depression was a cruel friend that took off all those swanky masks I bought from the world in return of all the worldly adjectives I earned … Continue reading Poem on Depression: I’m okay

Who do you love more?

"O my beloved Radha, Why are you so far from me? Won't you see my face for one last time? Now that my worldly duties summon me." "O Krishna, the lotus-eyed boy I fell in love with, I know I can't stop you from going. But how would you go without your flute? This … Continue reading Who do you love more?

Smile

As a small kid, I yearned for an elder sister. I did have cousins who were in their late teens. But they lived in the village and we could afford to visit them only once a year- during the summer vacation. Summers in rural Odisha during the early ’90s when inverters were yet to become … Continue reading Smile