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Life, Death and the Blog Update

Not publishing for nearly six months was not planned. It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Also not supposed to be was my dear elder brother’s untimely, unfortunate death on 14th September last year. Four days before my birthday, and four weeks earlier, his. But who knew even from here things were only going to get worse.   Two weeks later another cousin brother died after prolonged illness that shook the family’s environment and a sense of safety. That we have time. That matter of fact talks on getting together to build something someday. That we can rely and rest leisurely to wait for the time to come. Seeing Deaths closely, of the ones you played your favorite sports with certainly retunes your sense of reality, your environment and meaning. It redirects you to the present moment. That some day we will do it, is such a farce. My father keeps repeating one sentence and it often comes whenever he has seen me struggling that, ‘Hard Work never goes unrewarded. Ever since childhood, I felt an …

If it Isn’t You, It Must Be Your Father

A Short History of Folktales in India Folktales are Oral stories that are passed down by the elders to the younger generation. For centuries, folktales have been a crucial medium for preserving cultural traditions and teaching the youth to understand the world around them. A Folktale From Rural Karnataka Once a lamb was drinking water in a mountain stream. A tiger came to drink the water a few yards above him, saw the lamb, and said, ‘why are you muddying my stream?’ The lamb said, How can I muddy your water? I am down here and you are up there.’ ‘But you did it yesterday,’ said the tiger. ‘I wasn’t even here yesterday!’ ‘Then it must have been your mother.’ My mother died a long time ago. They took her away.’ ‘Then it must have been your father.’ ‘My father? I don’t even know who he is,’ said the desperate lamb, getting ready to run. ‘I don’t care. It must be your grandfather or great-grandfather who has been muddying my stream. I am going to …

HALF Way in or Half Way Out- Reflections on the Blog, Year and Life

I left Delhi again. And you know, every time I leave Delhi for a town or even a city, I am surprised with how pleasant the life is outside. First thing that you always notice moving out of Delhi is how vast and wide-ranging the sky becomes. There are no more glimpses of Moons and Suns between buildings rather you become an observer of a painting happening.