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A Letter From My Father

A Letter From My Father

She is long dead and gone as I remember her today. I remember she gave me very strong roots and wings…. In fact, such strong wings that they finally took me beyond her realms of understanding. I remember she tried to reach out to me in various ways but her leap always fell far short. I think her leap falling short was her greatest success, her greatest contribution to my life.

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Bangalore Lalbagh Bench

The Morning Prayer

It was a wintry morning in Bangalore, but like none other. Hanging lightly from dull dark morning clouds, a translucent veil of mist descended down to the moist treetops. Nestled within this veil, dampness adorned the trees like it would a woman’s tresses after a bath. The air was incensed by roses, neems and gulmohars [...]

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Lalbagh, Bangalore sunrise

The Dawn Of Reality – (Blog-a-ton 6)

This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 6; the fifth edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. To be part of the next edition, visit and start following Blog-a-Ton. “Home Away from Home” Looking up, I saw the purple of the morning twilight [...]

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If I were a baby ; a short story..

If I Were A Baby Again

This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 4; the fourth edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. To be part of the next edition, visit and start following Blog-a-Ton. Being parents to a 3.5 year old and a 15 month old, the thought [...]

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