Man vs. Monk

Man vs. Monk

Saffron clad benevolent monk, On the wisdom path, Once met a man so full of self worth. In silence, Ordinary asked the half-wit, To look down into a nearby well, And then to call out his name into it. Man confused, Pleaded monk to reveal the lesson. Wisdom smiled and...
An Interview With Colby Sharma

An Interview With Colby Sharma

While I was in college, my pocket money was not quite enough for me to buy first hand copies of all the books I wanted to read.  But that doesn’t mean that I refrained from reading. I bought the second hand copies from the roadside vendors. It was during...
YOU(RS)TUBER  SHAYAN ROY

YOU(RS)TUBER SHAYAN ROY

I love BuzzFeed India videos like most of you. Every time I watch Shayan Roy, I wonder, is he a high school student! Year after year, when I saw him never changing, the way he looks, I decided to interact with him and ask, “Hey bro, are you suffering from the curious...
YOU DESERVE TO KNOW THIS

YOU DESERVE TO KNOW THIS

Dear Ammu, Am I a bad influence on you? Why did you stop dreaming about being a scientist? I understand you want to grow up to be a writer like me, but why not a scientist who also writes? The sacrifice to become a writer is huge. Supposedly, consider your scientist...
ON A HAPPY NOTE

ON A HAPPY NOTE

This time when I started writing, I was sure that I won’t be writing about sadness. I wanted to write ‘happy’ from the bottom of my heart, though I don’t think it is my favorite subject. Then what would I write about?  Pondered for days together and then penned...