life ⁽¹⁵⁾

Parents are the hardest-working labour class people in the world. It was summer, and I had just finished my 6th-grade half-yearly exams. All I could think about was a blissful 30-day vacation filled with cricket. But one pivotal afternoon, my plans unexpectedly changed, leading me…

A friend sent me her playlist today. I had asked for it, and it made me think: if life were like a Spotify playlist. If you could pick only songs you like, and play them on loop. If you could select people, select moments, and…

Have you watched Doctor Strange (2016) (YouTube link)? If you haven't already, do watch before reading further. Click on the link above. It is just a 2-minute scene in 2x. Great. In the scene, Strange traps Dormammu in a time loop. Strange keeps coming back,…

A few days ago, I visited the Indian Botanical Garden in Kolkata. Saw the legendary Great Banyan Tree, a living marvel that’s been around for more than 250 years. 250 years in a human lifetime is 6 generations at least. Nature always finds a way…

It was 2011. Mom used to do her evening Puja, and I used to sit on a chair outside, soaking it, kind of passive-meditating, those sessions used to last 20 to 45 minutes. Most of that time was spent thinking, daydreaming, and chanting. I was…