On Monday afternoon, Firstland Bank stock on the market tanked for no apparent reason. Order upon order for the stock was placed before the previous one could be fulfilled. Almost three hundred million dollars was collectively wiped out of the system within minutes. Traders lost count of how many days’ worth of effort just vanished. …
Loosely Based On True Events “You are going WHERE?” my cousin repeated as I stepped out of the house. “Already told you. To the post office.” I shot back. “But why?” she moaned, not ready to let go. “To get married”, I responded with an edge to my voice. With a fake smile, she said, …
The man sat in a blue car and waited. The road where he had parked was a mix of crumbling asphalt and dirt. Starting with a school to his right, the road was lined with small houses as it meandered down to the canal. Some of them had concrete roofs, and some were tiled. The …
The hill behind my home is always lush and green in the rain. It has a lovely tree canopy and is home to birds, hares, and peacocks. I usually do my hill repeats workouts on the trail here later in the day. That means lesser people and the noise that comes with conversations. The hill …
It was usual for heavenly smells from the kitchen to wake me up and lead me by my nose to the source. And this did not happen on one odd day in between. This was every day. Every. Single. Day. The kitchen cauldron was always bubbling away with a great-grandma, a grandma, a maushi (aunt), …
Now what’s so special about this set of keys? What are the chances that you are driving the expedition lead car, you stop for tea when you drop the car keys unknowingly on the main road in Ooty, leading to Conoor, then frantically look for them all over once you realise they are lost, get …
Despite the challenges life has thrown her way, she continued teaching me the most profound lesson in love: that it knows no bounds, no matter the circumstances.
The last 3 months have not been easy. I went and broke my lower back again. The same pain points, exercise routine and the feeling of helplessness. When being active becomes a part of your routine, your life, it is hard to stand back and watch. It is hard not to go out and push …
There was a tiny temple along a busy street. Every year, around the time the palkhi went to Pandharpur, the temple hosted a ten day festival of religious songs, light and classical music and occasionally, dance. All kinds of artists from the contemporary greats to those not so known descended upon the temple to offer …
