Category: life

The city was new to Ribhav. He had come here after a transfer by his company. The city carried this distinct feeling of the past with many old architectures still being maintained and used. There were many trees around, with sounds of different birds. It felt calm by what could be observed in brief.  In…

The market was beginning to gain more crowd, as the day was coming to an end and more and more people were returning home from work.   Jai struggled with his grocery bags as he crossed the busy road and then the stream of walking people to get to the parking area. He put his…

Samay was having a tiring Friday at work. It was one of those days when it felt like a miracle was needed in form of motivation and on the other hand there was also the worry of having to explain the lack of usual productivity. Samay sometimes wondered if his manager looked through the cabin…

Yes, I am one of those types of people who go to social media for news. It is like a habit, that includes browsing through the sites of newspapers as well. Social media has the edge in the sense of providing videos and audios related to the news if available, but on the other hand…

As the evening slowly faded into the night. Anshu walked out to the veranda holding a cup of coffee. It was the top floor of the house, the view in front was of a park accompanied by some houses on the other side and the mostly clear sky above. Anshu felt it was a good…

Every day Reva would leave home early, for the nearest bus stop to her home in the village. There were only a few buses that went to the neighbouring city where Reva had a job. Missing the one in the morning usually meant a long and brisk walk to another bus stop on the other…

Girish stood near the window, looking outside through the vertical window grill. The sunlight slowly faded away. The roads, the people, the sounds in the air were new to him. He was far from home. Girish was sent here for training. The company had provided him with this small old apartment for living. The wiring…

After a recent spell of heavy rain, everything seemed to breathe deeper in the cool and clear air. Mr Mehta walked on the first-floor balcony of his house, holding his smartphone to the ear. It was a work call that was about to reach an hour in length. When the call ended, the right arm…

The doors of the elevator opened and Mr Naidu stepped in with his son Janak. A silence pursued and neither of them made any effort to end it. While Janak looked a little worried, Mr Naidu had an expression of frustration. Mr Naidu had been quite busy for the past few years with his work…

Bakul was having a difficult day. He had been under a little stress since the time he woke up. He wasn’t feeling the usual splash of positivity with which he started the usual days. Even the little usual occurrences seemed indication for an unavoidable doom, like the completely flattened tube of toothpaste that he had…

There is silence among the hills. There is a lot of space for the thoughts to spread and enough space for most human sounds to fade away before reaching the ears not wanting to hear them. Clean air and water, a view which feels that it can be seen forever, in the evening the distant…

Mr Dhawan moved against the air with speed. The morning in its early stage is calmer and there seems to be more space in the otherwise busy world. Mr Dhawan moved fast, past the usual landmarks, over the familiar roads, eyes in front, and all the effort in the world to keep the mind positive.…

It was the beginning of night. The lights came to life; many lights moved along with the vehicles they were part of. Many minds eased as the day was coming to an end. The vapour from the earthen tea cup was carried away by a light stir in the air. Bhavin stood near the bend…

The people began to walk into the small hall where uniformly arranged chairs were present. Those who recognised each other engaged in talks of familiarity while some searched for the strings of familiarity or simply looked to create new acquaintances. Dvija silently waited on the stage with several of the same book kept on the…

Mr Patel woke up in the morning at 5:30 like every day. He got ready for his morning walk. He had been more health conscious lately, cutting out fast food from life, even going for a long walk in the evening if possible. Even in office he had allowed himself more breaks. All those hours…