550 words I wanted to come here and write about how the long Diwali weekend allowed me to have time for myself every single night because my evenings were free. (See Day Four for daily schedule). However, I was informed that someone I know very closely has been detected with cancer. My heart feels heavy... Continue Reading →
865 words After the incident on the railway station (Day Seven) and being part of the every day rush, I kept thinking how privilege shields you from thinking of yourself as a part of the milling, working class crowd. This is why our public infrastructure is in disrepair; because the privileged don't use it, and... Continue Reading →
682 words I was sitting on the bench at the railway station when a young boy, holding a plastic yellow bowl, came and fell at my feet begging for alms. It was both, an uncomfortable and a horrifying experience. Who taught the little boy to fall on strangers' feet like that? Did he see someone... Continue Reading →
722 words I didn't write for the last few days because after I had shut down my laptop on Friday there was nothing in me that wanted to pick it up again; not a single feeling that tended towards writing on a screen. On Friday evening I took a picture of the still world in... Continue Reading →
671 words Yesterday was a really long day that I was quite exhausted by the end of it to write this blog post. It was the kind of day when you don't have time to catch up with your thoughts and you are operating on auto-pilot, doing the things that you know how to do,... Continue Reading →
264 words Daily Schedule 7:05 am: Alarm8:00 am: Workout. Ponder over the worst things that have happened to me in the theatre of my mind 10:00 am: Use a brown eyeliner because it is softer, apply only sunscreen because it is too humid, leave for work.1:00 pm: Listen to vegetarians exclaim how they're vegetarian. Again.... Continue Reading →
614 words Yesterday, I took myself to the movies. I have always enjoyed partaking in my hobbies alone, but not exclusively. If I have company, I will go along, but if I don't, I am not averse to going out by myself. In fact, I enjoy it. I remember watching The Revenant alone and felt... Continue Reading →
607 words I dreamt that my phone fell from the balcony of my house, and though I went downstairs, I did not pick it up, instead I took an auto and went elsewhere. Even in my dream, I am afraid of seeing broken things or facing little destructions; I am afraid of all the work... Continue Reading →
601 words Encouraged by a friend, I wanted to record a video of me talking about this and that; it wasn't supposed to be all that serious, just fun and games. I recorded many takes, one of which was noisy, one was pointed but politically incorrect, and another was longish. Eventually, unhappy with each take,... Continue Reading →
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