May 13 minLabor DayExactly one year ago I boarded the flight from Kochi to Singapore (via Colombo, was thrifty back then) with all my life’s belongings in...
Apr 113 minThe Exchange RateI landed in Indira Gandhi Airport’s T3 last morning, and I hadn’t gotten as far as the airport parking lot to see two taxi drivers...
Mar 193 minPuppy of Doom“There is no water to go to the toilet, two people have to survive on one bucket of water in Bangalore” – this is how my mother opens the...
Feb 283 minLeap Back in TimeIts February 29th. Last day of the best month, in a leap year. What will I do with this extra day? Furiously type on my keyboard at work...
Feb 43 minSilver Jubilee, really?At a company mandated training session recently, I was told optimism is one of the backbones of resilience. That’s a bit...
Jan 273 minSweet Child O’ MineThis Guns N’ Roses classic has definitely blasted around the music room on campus, I probably vibed along during some frenzied...
Jan 13 minDragon Boat*my blog turns one! thanks for coming along <3 “Hold the pool noodle between your arms so that it forms a handle behind you, and then the...
Nov 26, 20233 minTwilightWait! It’s not about the movie/book. I mean the time of twilight, the transition between day and night. Not evenings, evenings are...
Nov 7, 20233 minGhee Podi IdliYoungsters across the world go on grad trips, holidays taken right after graduation, to embrace a new phase of life. Unsurprisingly, my...
Oct 23, 20233 minDear DiaryIts Mahanavami, ninth day of the Hindu festival of Navratri. We celebrate the win of good over evil by praying to nine Goddesses, who...