Hyderabad is truly an amalgam of two very different yet uniquely related worlds. On one side we see the cascading waves of the modern world drawn in by the advent of the software industry and on the other side we still struggle to keep our feet clean while walking its many tiny formidable gullies. Where…
Did I do it right?
My whole life has been a series of events planned with precision and rendered to me with meticulous calculation. I have moved from one certainty to another. I have never been off my charted path. Complete my schooling with flying colors. Check. Engineering. Check. Job at MNC. Check. Ideally my path should have been get…
Bigger is not necessarily better!
“Damn! … this is just not happening” I said. “Yes it is” He said. “But there is no way all of that is going to fit in ‘this’” The boy on my bed merely smiled and went on to focus on his task at hand. This doesn’t usually happen to me. I pride myself on…
A misty evening in Coorg
Anybody who has lived in Bangalore knows the tale of this fabled little hamlet in Kodagu district. Coorg has lured unsuspecting travelers into its abyss for decades. With an impressive list of must-see tourist attractions, Coorg does come around as the Scotland of India. The Talakaveri, Tibetan Buddhist Temple, Iruppu falls are only to name…
Madurai Madness – A guide to experiencing Madurai
Stay I am a suck up for secluded out of the city spots. So I definitely recommend Sivananda Madurai Meenakshi ashram near Hawa valley resort. It is affordable, quite and if you are lucky, you will spot wild peacocks which often walk through its charming, 13 acre premise. Food Madurai offers a delectable sundry…
Home is where the heart is…
A city which was once alien to me had somehow become mine.
It was home.
In these few days, it had crept into my soul and had made me a part of its soul.
Pied-Piper
Back in December when I was out exploring the new world, I had no idea what I had signed up for. The girl’s dormitory I was living in was held in fear by those who knew. It was to approached with caution, dreaded by men and women alike. Among its many residents, was one so…
Twist of fate
Today after a troublesome two days of writer’s block, I finally gave up. I went out for a walk hoping the fuzzy mind of mine would untangle and something tangible would pop out of its concrete basement. While I was on my second lap around the park crowded by a swarm of over enthusiastic weight…
Only you
Shreya stood rather awkwardly in front of the old faded mirror in her bedroom. The walls of the room bore witness to the years of neglect inflicted upon it by the busyness of its inhabitants. A simple understated bed sat in one corner overlooking a rather glamorous window. It was regular apartment in the suburbs….
Silence for the Soul
Samantha woke up with a jolt. It took her sometime to regain her bearings. She was in a plane headed to India. It wasn’t long before a phone call from India had shaken her life. Her father was ill. Samantha prided herself on being an independent practical woman. She had graduated with honours and recruited…
Hitting the rock bottom
Life has a wicked sense of humor. I have this friend, a regular guy, happily getting through the week, in a high profile IT job with a multinational company hoping to catch some beers with his friends. If you have ever been friends with a software engineer, dated one, or better still were brave enough…
Ramblings of a lonely girl
“Aapka gaun bahut sundar hai…” I said smiling. (Your village is very beautiful) “Hai na? wohi toh.. pata nahi aap sheher wale kaise rehte ho? Humko toh soch ke hi ajeeb lagta hai ki roz ganga maa ke darshan nahi honge!” she said. (“Yes, how do you city people live? Not seeing Mother Ganga every…
The doctrine of Change
Who here hasn’t heard of Newton’s law of Inertia? Now like most people who study physics to get into a good engineering or medical college, eating up formulas and theories without ever really understanding any of the jargon, I too never understood how it was significant in real life. But 5-6 years down the line…
Postcard from Life 