The last two to three days have made me more humble. I am back to my roots, my village. From the noise in the metros, the race to be someone in another world exists. Out here in the other part of the world, our lives are slow. For many, growing up in the metro will …
Category Archives: India
Travel
We can read all the books and watch all the documentaries, but Nothing beats traveling. When you travel, you see a world beyond your daily life. You understand hardships, battles, luxury, and the culture of the other side. You can relate to taboos and various practices as well. At the same time, you will start …
Dream
I met a guy sitting next to me who was flying for the first time and had a toxic happiness. His belief in god was infectious. He was heading to a new world, leaving behind a miserable life. I kind of like youth with such every and sparkle in their eyes. The dream is to …
migration
Why are only a few centers in our country flourishing, and everyone else has to move here for work or earning? Our country is gigantic and varied cultures and dynamics. Why do we have to suck, be stuck, or live a matchbox life? If we see history, this has always been the case. Nalanda and …
India at 75
It’s India’s 75th Independence day. It would not have happened without the sacrifice of our brave freedom fighters. We have come a long way, fighting many battles within and outside. We are a young nation, and we have just begun. Our adversity is also causing abundant opportunity. It gives us the purpose to wake up …
beta
Apart from mouth-watering food, proximity to Lalbagh has been my reason to move to south Bangalore. For the past few years, I have become a regular. Earlier it was all about running, which I have cut down and mostly into walking. The knee injury has been on and off. Some faces, families in the park …
Dil
Dil lagane me aise masgool ho gaye ke zindgi jine se mehroof reh gaye. Jina tha zindgi sadgi se, jina tha zindgi apne khudi se. Par kambakhat Ishq ki bemaari mae aise phase ke koi mauka na mila zindgi ko jine ka dilaggi ke alawa. Tukde tukde me baante gaye dil ko khairaat samajh ke, …
flood
Mansoon meant flooded mohalla [society] with lots and lots of water. We would store food for a month in advance, some of our neighbors would shift in our house because water had gone to their houses. My hometown in north Bihar will transform into an island with no connection with the rest of Indian. It …
class divide
I was traveling to Bangalore from Bagdogra a few days back. I could feel how the class system rules and the treatment for an English and a non-English speaker, predominantly a migrant worker. My experience was limited to the aviation sector. Pandemic has opened a new section of flayers: the migrant workers. With the limited …
sourcing
In this hyper-funded era of the startup ecosystem, the dynamics of building startups have changed. In most instances, a founder has more leverage than an investor. The positive side of this is that now every fund has to fight for a deal. Those were the days when you get a cheque from a marquee investor …