When a Calling dies.

I just read Paul Kalanithi’s ‘when breath becomes air’.  Some had told me that it was inherently depressing. What is joyous about death? Especially when it is about death that is imminent, untimely and destroys a life full of promise? Yet we are all potential Kalanithis. May be I should say were? He was thirty […]

Read More

Tale of two world-views

“There are two types of people, if you look at history” The psychologist ran his fingers through his beard. How could he comment on history? I looked at him sceptically. He must have caught it, because he asked me: “Do you think human history follows a different path from human psychology?” I kept quiet. “There […]

Read More

Miss Liji and me.

“Can I come with you?” She asked. I looked at her with irritation. It was clear that she was interested in me. Middly- what a name! Like Iddly. I actually liked Middly. She was kind of cute. But her hair was curly. I hated that. Why do girls have pimples, by the way? They left […]

Read More

Bias and us

Recent goings-on have been very divisive. Some have revealed deep fault lines in our society as seldom before. Many friends messaged me saying that I am wrong. “You are wrong” they say. Some concede that I am merely biased. That is true. I am biased. There are certain unchangeable facts about me. I am male, […]

Read More