Mumbai Mumblings

Mumbai. Bombay. Mayanagri. City of Dreams. A city that has been on my travel list for a while now, but the invite never presented itself. Until now. And what a calling it was! If only there was a way, I could begin by penning down the noises and voices that reverberate in my head when I...

XY Chromosome Chasm

It never ceases to amaze me how different everyone in this world is, going through so very differently unique experiences. Some grasping it, some grazing past it. Some like me, writing about it in the middle of the night instead of sleeping. Male figures others probably grew up with - Grandfathers, Fathers, Brothers, Step-brothers. Male...

Cities and Homes

Are we all leaving pieces of our hearts in different places? And how long before we run out of pieces to give? That rambling begs some prelude. My mind has currently been mulling about cities and homes. People and homes. Homes. My long absence from writing is because I don't find myself still nowadays. Stillness...

The Value of Finite for 2021

What has 2020 taught us all? The biggest lesson in the shortest line would be "Life is unpredictable." While we preach this everywhere, lament about this on phone calls when we go through losses, and sign this wisely in other's memory books, 2020 took it upon itself to make sure this lesson was well and...

The Pandemic Umrah Chronicles

A moment in history. One for the books, one for the memoirs and blogs. One to tell your future kids about if God forbid we don't get wiped out by a plague by then. Umrah is the voluntary pilgrimage that Muslims all across the globe make, and due to the pandemic, this is currently only...

The Power of One Person

Human beings all over the world belong to communities, some lesser known and some hugely popular. Some viewed favorably, and some misunderstood grossly. A lot of these communities include people who hold a myopic vision about a lot of other communities present elsewhere in the world. Although there has been an information boom with sufficient...