Daniel has one simple assignment: talk to three strangers and get their numbers. For everyone else, it’s a social exercise. For him, it’s an unnecessarily complicated survival test. … More Why Small Talk?
The migraine began near the starters. Not an actual migraine. Mrs. Verma. “Arjun! Long time. What are you doing these days?” “Same job. Still in Bangalore.” “Oh, nice. My son is in Canada now.” Arjun nodded. Nobody had asked where her son was, but Canada had apparently entered the conversation anyway. “Very good,” he said, … More Migraine.
A quick call. Eight thousand rows. No logic. EOD. Rahul begins to suspect the pigeon outside his window has made better career choices. … More The Alignment Meeting
Sam’s life is full, loud, and mostly good. Work keeps him busy, people keep him wanted, and freedom finally feels like freedom. But every now and then, the noise fades, and something he cannot quite name seems to be waiting underneath. … More The Space Between Us
A birthday, a litt…
Don’t be lazy. Go inside and read. 😂 … More Birthday. Bags. Bye.
Some endings don’t happen because people stop loving each other. Sometimes they happen because two people slowly stop reaching each other properly. … More Germany Series – Part 3: Sometimes Love Is Not Enough
Some people speak in straightforward sentences.
I speak through songs, pauses, remembered details, and things I never fully learned how to explain. Maybe that sounds too emotional or even a little filmy to normal people. But “The Untranslated” is about the loneliness of feeling deeply in a world that often mistakes emotional depth for overthinking – and the quiet hope that maybe, one day, someone will finally understand what I was trying to say. … More The Untranslated
Some choices don’t feel heavy when you make them. They just feel right. This is the story of leaving, not with hesitation, but with clarity – of choosing a new life without fully realizing what was being left behind. … More Germany Series – Part 2: I Didn’t Think Much
Three years later, something shifted—and it didn’t ask for permission. … More Germany Diaries – Part 1: The Debacle
Part 1: The decision Part 2: Almost Missed It Part 3: Liminality, Almost Part 4: Ordinary Things That Changed Everything A story about chance meetings, slow days, and the futures we don’t recognize in the moment. Scene 1 – The Map The map made another appearance. Same creases. Same confident lines. Same refusal to cooperate. … More I Didn’t Know It Was Beginning