umeed

Ek umeed liye jiye ja rahe hai zindgi ko, na-umeede me zate to ho zate fana. Itne chote se is zindgi me kyun khicataani kiye chale zate hai hum khud he khud me? Apne parchaiye, apne aahat se kyun iss kadar hue zate hai ruswa hum ki auroo ke tukree ke aasiyano ki zarurat aa …

emptiness

I was reading a WSJ article on the death of Tony Hsieh, founder of Zappos. It makes me wonder how someone with all the achievements and accumulation had so much emptiness within. The article cites drug usage, alcohol consumption, and other methods Tony was experimenting with himself. How much wealth or professional success matters when …

breath

I can’t live with your parents, said Nandini. Ishan and Nandini got married after seven years of courtship. The intercaste marriage took a lot of convincing from both sides. Ishan met Nandini during their bachelor’s degree. Both work at consulting now and are financially settled. Nandini’s great grandfather fought with Britishers during the Champaran movement. …