Fuck what Life is supposed to be

“Something is wrong with me” – is a thought I’ve been hearing from more and more people lately. Not just one age group, but all. And I don’t remember hearing any such thoughts a few years ago from anyone around me. People, even in this convenient era, seem to be convinced more than ever before, […]

Our lifelong obsession and pursuit of milestones

When I was young, I used to tell my parents, ‘there is probably more to life than studying, getting a job, getting married, settling down, and dying. Watch me, I’ll do something different.’ Ah, the sweet naivety of youth. I’m at that stage in life, that when any adult comes in contact with me, the […]

When you don’t have it all figured out

Let’s get the obvious stuff out of the way first. I don’t have it all figured out Nobody does It’s Sunday evening, and you’ve started to get that sinking feeling. You think about the laundry you didn’t do. The closet you couldn’t clean. Little things. Then a while later, you realize for the hundredth time […]

How I deal with disappointment

It has been six months since I quit my job and haven’t found another. Perhaps in another era or country, this would not be a big deal. But here and now, it feels like I gave up a seat in an air-conditioned Mumbai Local, and now I’m just stuck on the platform struggling to even […]

Learning the value of Balance the hard way

Paradoxically, a good sign of growing up is realising you have been wrong about many things throughout your life. All words have feelings, and we are all drawn to certain words more than others accordingly. And conversely, there are some words we nonchalantly swat away. One word I grew up to like was randomness. Whether […]