My legs were shaky when I stepped out from the Oncologists chamber. You might have just a few weeks to live, but the doctor’s nervous voice would have tormented any soul to death. The cold winter breeze failed to chill my numbness. The world around me absolutely ceased to exist. I don’t know for how […]
Durga
Ya Devi sarva bhuteshu… the microphone intoned. The pujas were here, the chill of the morning air, the blooming lotus and the baskets of sheuli, the scent of dhoop and the slow chanting of hymns to Goddess Durga; all announced the arrival of the long-awaited Durga Puja days. “Durga! Who named me that?” wondered Durga, […]
Till Death do us Part
“No relationship is all sunshine, but two people can share one umbrella and survive the storm together.” Does this saying hold true for couples today, who meet, date, hate and then finally break away? Relationships have become like two-minutes instant noodles; you make and break them in minutes. It needs immense patience for a relationship […]