‘Wow!’ I exclaimed, looking at my friend’s flat. “What did you do with the bottles and the cigarette cases?” His uncle and aunt were visiting. They will report back to his parents. My friend had cleaned up his living room. Years of accumulated muck had vanished. I congratulated him. How did he manage it? It […]
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 […]
Five points why cities are both good and bad.
Cities are a natural progression of human population growth and progress: Where ever there has been a rapid growth of population powered by agriculture, animal farming or industry, there has been rise of the city. Cities are a more efficient way of packing in people: Studies have shown that per capita utilization of resources is […]
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 […]
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 […]