For the audio version of this story, click here (YouTube) or here (Spotify) or here (Anchor). When I was two years old up to the age of four, for five mornings every week, at 7 AM on the dot, I remember being extremely unhappy. I remember clinging to my mother’s hand. I remember looking at her with wide eyes, begging, pleading,Continue reading “The Castle Of Dreams”
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The Silence In The Dunes
The balcony in our apartment extends to my room but doesn\’t open up to it. Instead of a door, I have to contend with a window overlooking my own balcony. I don\’t mind it as I would rather be in than out, given Dubai\’s propensity for heat and dust. But due to the strategic placement ofContinue reading “The Silence In The Dunes”
The Pursuit of Happiness In Zanzibar
\”The number one thing in life is to be happy.\” Joseph, my tour driver, posits with the air of an adult trying to instil wisdom into a miscreant. He looks back at me, teeth bared with the grin of a person who anticipates appreciation. Being quasi-profound is part of his itinerary, I guess. I noddedContinue reading “The Pursuit of Happiness In Zanzibar”
The Cricket World Cups Of Our Lives
* * * 23rd March, 2003 We didn\’t have cable TV at home. It had always been deemed a \’distraction\’ towards our academic performance. However, as luck would have it, my granddad, a devout cricket fan, had decided to visit us a couple of months earlier and my father had to, grudgingly, get Doordarshan SportsContinue reading “The Cricket World Cups Of Our Lives”
India vs. South Africa, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Preview, Predictions, Key Players, Strategies, Match-Ups & Everything Else
Once more into the breach, dear friends? At the onset of yet another Indian World Cup campaign (for anyone doubting where my loyalties lie), there is hope like never before. Sure, there was hope in 2011 as well but this time there is a formidable bowling line-up that doesn\’t include Sreesanth. In the other cornerContinue reading “India vs. South Africa, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Preview, Predictions, Key Players, Strategies, Match-Ups & Everything Else”
An Overview Of The Wonders Of Space & Our Universe In A Single Blog Post, By A Rookie
\”Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.\” Once again, in this increasingly infrequent series of overviews, I aim to provide a one-stop-shop for all your cosmological queries. As always, this should be treated as another zealot\’s opportunity to promote discussion about the miraculous wonders of our Universe (of which there are many), and notContinue reading “An Overview Of The Wonders Of Space & Our Universe In A Single Blog Post, By A Rookie”
The Voice Of The Voiceless
The eyes never lie. When I decided to volunteer for Impact On The Ground, I expected it to be anything but \’eye-opening\’. It was a phrase often associated with volunteering in rural communities. But I was sure, to the point of predetermination, that I wouldn\’t walk the path of cliches. How could it have beenContinue reading “The Voice Of The Voiceless”
Sleepless In Sydney
I first spotted them on my way to Darling Harbour. Bullets. Four of them, seven metres high, imposing in absolute rigidity. Full metal jackets. A sculpture that didn\’t toy around with ambiguity; it was clear what the bullets implied. They exuded a plaintive sentience which, while inescapable, was only a part of the full message.Continue reading “Sleepless In Sydney”
A Tale Of Two Songs & Two Broken Hearts
In a little black cab ride two passengers. Two lovers. It\’s one of those quiet Sundays where the ominous overcast clouds resign denizens to the comforts of their homes. As this little black cab trundles along, so must we as this is where our story lies. Within, the radio emanates the voice of a certainContinue reading “A Tale Of Two Songs & Two Broken Hearts”
The Bizarre Contradictions of Thailand
A young Buddhist monk, an oblivious Moken child and the inescapable Eye of the King. Within these three, I was presented a Thailand of bizarre contradictions. * * * In the heart of Bangkok, you will find Wat Pho, the Temple of the Reclining Buddha. Sprawling nearly fifty metres in length, the figure that restsContinue reading “The Bizarre Contradictions of Thailand”
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