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11 hours ago
2 min

Jhumpa Lahiri's Whereabouts: A Subtle Exploration of Loneliness

Jhumpa Lahiri's Whereabouts is quite unlike her other books. I prepared to rip my heart out of the chest as I pre-ordered it.

Mar 14
4 min

I Stalked My Ex On Swiggy & Other Breakup Stories

If you've ever suspected I was slightly abnormal, here's a confession: I am. I really did stalk an ex on Swiggy. While going through a...

Nov 24, 2020
6 min

The Digital Nomadic Lifestyle & How Millennials Are Leading One

Everyone loves freedom. It's not even up for debate.

Nov 3, 2020
5 min

The Proliferating Coffee Culture In Hyderabad

Cafe Coffee Day has reached places where even Airtel signal hasn't — a couple of years ago, this was a commonplace joke which sort of...

Oct 6, 2020
4 min

When Escape Is An Elusive Picture

I've forgotten what it feels like to be an actual person. An adult. Someone who puts on pants and walks into the real world with conviction.

Sep 17, 2020
4 min

The Ripple Of Thrift Shopping: Can It Last A Little Longer?

As good as new — a thrift store declared. It was an unsullied, foreowned floral boxy shirt that the owner probably outgrew or exchanged.

Aug 17, 2020
2 min

A Battered Aspect Of Loss

“Make sure the kids eat.” Those were my mother’s last words.

Aug 8, 2020
2 min

Waking Up In Sangla

In Stardust, Neil Gaiman writes "Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?"

Jul 9, 2020
3 min

Writing Isn’t Easy (Or A Joke)

Bukowski was a badass. Rarely did he speak about his writing routine, but when he did, he spoke a great deal.

Jul 9, 2020
2 min

Waking Up In Kurseong

“I’d love to do nothing” — that’s all I wanted from this holiday. Perhaps take some walks, breathe in the fresh air, and eat local...

Jul 9, 2020
3 min

To The Bone

When eating was my cardinal sin. “I stand in front of the mirror, stark naked, not liking what I see, I could be thinner, and different,...

Jul 9, 2020
2 min

I'm Looking For A City I Can Call Home

“You take delight not in a city’s seven or seventy wonders, but in the answer it gives to a question of yours.” ― Italo Calvino,...

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