REFLECTIONS

NIGHTFALL A tiny crimson smudge on the horizon was all that remained of the sun. All of a sudden, the park emptied. Gangs of strays n...

I spotted him from the window close to midnight. He was a brown long-haired breed. Although the terms 'long hair' and 'short hai...

The hands They reappear again This time in a multitude Clutching wildly at the handles Flailing Swaying with the motion of the train Some fa...

Ursula: My new phone has a wonderfully relaxing alarm tone unlike yours that literally shocks you out of your sleep. Rebecca: Ok. Let’s ...

That somnolent branch Bottle-green, solitary Dewy and alive After a drizzle Sits on a red brick wall And moves with the balmy breeze Breakin...

This is a first. I haven’t been inside a mall for a month now. My broken metacarpal doesn’t permit it. Now I feel far too restless. Nobody ...

In two different worlds We roamed the moors Together Hearing the anguished words Of doomed lovers Merge with our own And ricochet off The pa...

Late night calls. E-mails. Kisses. Lost And Found. (I didn’t know about the acronym till I got into one. The beau is back)

Darius' eyes finally met those merry brown ones whose attention he had been seeking for a fortnight. He had stood in the aisle unable to...

In the desolate fields lies a tree that’s dead. Charred to the roots with scavengers for blossoms. The heat is oppressive, the breeze engul...

The attack by Shiv Sainiks at the Nallasopara function is shocking, horrifying and brutal. I read about the incident in the papers, saw the ...

Finally, I could go for Kala Ghoda Arts festival after two years. Anya and I reached CST station at 10 in the morning. After an exceptional...

Came across a horrifying news item today. Dogs are eaten in China. They are brutally butchered, most of them subjected to a slow and agonisi...

I could not have imagined a more glorious way of welcoming the new year. The five of us stood on a desolate cliff that overlooked the ocean....

A million specks of sunlight Fresh mountain air Bramble and cherries Rustling of leaves The whistling wind Twilight followed by sundown A fo...