Archive - A (messy) Assortment of Life

a poem composed of short letters - apology letters, of words unsaid, resignation letters, love letters, bitter letters, friendship letters, just letters…

Apr 16, 2023 •

December 2022

Is it Mumbai or Bombay? Can't decide. Won't decide.

It's a city of happenings. Happenings such as love, rains, panic attacks, road blocks, friendships, heartbreaks, locals and taxis; all in all, is a…

Dec 8, 2022 •

June 2022

Nimbu Paani at Khan Market

It is not a post about nimbu paani. Trust me.

Jun 5, 2022 •

May 2022

All things beautiful

It's not the extraordinary that I want, it is the Pinterest ordinary that I seek.

May 19, 2022 •

What's in a name?

This famous phrase from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: 'What's in a name?

May 15, 2022 •

Why Gehraiyaan was BLEH

for me at least, before you start hating on me

May 13, 2022 •

Saturday Night or Saturday PJs?

The only happiness I get now is on the first of every month. There is no in between.

May 7, 2022 •

April 2022

Feathers up close...

I got a paper cut by a feather. Can you get one too?

Apr 20, 2022 •

Neverland Post Office

Art is supposed to help us escape the harsh realities of life and the world around us. But what do we do when that same art confronts us?

Apr 11, 2022 •

January 2022

They say home is a feeling,

Jan 14, 2022 •

July 2021

India and Books: Reading India

My knowledge of Indian literature to my shame is restricted to the few kilometres of the city I reside in.

Jul 15, 2021 •

Prosaic View from a Balcony

It has been a few months since I shifted — from a place where mornings and afternoons and evenings and nights were indistinguishable from each other to…

Jul 10, 2021 •

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