a memoir of etchings and wanderings
Seventeen years of living in this country and I haven’t experienced weather like this. I guess I am overdoing the droplet pictures and the thunderstorm videos. It is so difficult to resist. Roads are blocked. Wadis are overflowing. There is chaos. All because of a night of constant precipitation. At 6 am today, one could easily have mistaken the view out my window as a hill station. I plugged in … Continue reading “Cascade” →
|| कौन कहता है की दूरियों ने कभी है प्यार को बढ़ाया यहाँ तोह तन्हाइयों का समा घर कर गया उम्र भर हमने जो महफ़िल थी सजाई पलक झपकते ही बंजर जहाँ बन गया || || काश ख़ामोशियों को किसी ने ज़ुबान दी होती वोह भी दे पाती हमें कोई वजह की चुप क्यूँ वोह हमेशा रहती जब आती कोई रूह से सदा || || की अजीब हैं कितनी ये आँखेन तुम्हारी हर … Continue reading “लम्हा” →
So, I’ve refrained from writing about my upcoming trip because I have seen so many such well planned occasions sink into nothingness. But two weeks away from landing into New York City, I think I’m ready. My Google Drive has never had more documents, the WhatsApp icon the phone seldom stops buzzing owing to the group chat and my inbox is spotted with purple stars. Yes, I’m good to go. Air … Continue reading “May In The Big Apple!” →
I cannot stress enough on how much I miss receiving mail. What would I not give to come to office and have the receptionist hand me something that had travelled across the globe to me. Or even the feeling of anticipation of going to my post box and seeing mail there. It is not always possible to depend on people to make that happen, so I used to indulge in … Continue reading “Par Avion!” →
I’ve never been a huge fan of Dove’s products, save for a body lotion with sparkle in it (Yes, it can make you feel like a Cullen for while), but I’ve always followed their ‘Real Beauty’ social campaign as I knew that Edelman Digital was behind it. But one of their adverts I came across today, made me think about beauty. If you haven’t already seen it – here it … Continue reading “Real Beauty” →
Sitting by a quiet stream Hearing it gurgle while it trips over the pebbles Watching the Sun dip lower Eyes set on the horizon Mind fixed onto some distant thought Letting go of one worry after another, with each skipping stone Seeing them bounce away and sink to the depths Never to come back again.
It’s not every day that one turns twenty six. It is also not common for me to have time on hand to write a proper elaborate birthday post. But this year I do, and I thought I would reflect on how lovely April 08 has been for me, over the years. What better way to do it, than with pictures. Through the years, Ma and Baba went out of their … Continue reading “Special Chabbis!” →
You know that song that you come across accidentally, then listen to all day, and hum it again at night? I have this vague feeling of deja-vu listening to this rendition by Shriram Iyer, in collaboration with our favourite clarinetist – Shankar Tucker. It reminds me of the times when three days in a week, a harmonium was at my feet and my knowledge of Hindustani classical vocals was seasoned. … Continue reading “Rāga Yaman Kalyan” →
An airport trip where I had lots of time on hand was the reason behind this post. It was lying in my drafts for months and today, while I was looking at planes fly overhead from the windows in my cubicle, it felt like the right time to publish it. *** Airports stir the most peculiar feelings in me. There are tears, laughter, confusion, fear, excitement and hope with a … Continue reading “JLT” →
Seems like just the other day that I was writing about my first day at my new job, and today marks six months of me being here. It has been quite the journey, I must say. I’ve written things I thought I was never capable of, learned so much about Oman that surprised me, met some really great people at work, attended the most hilarious meetings and felt like quite a boss. … Continue reading “Time Flies” →