A few minutes earlier I saw the two of them on the branch of the tree. Right there in front of my balcony. Murmurs. Cooing. One of them nuzzling the other. Some silence. Some song. Singing in the soft drizzle? A swishing of the neckless head to clear the waters after it stopped. More murmurs. … Read more
I am a Facebook post with 26000 likes and 1972 comments. And I almost forgot, 223 shares. Words and photos don’t count for much nowadays. They were a big deal in the olden days when every word written or spoken meant something. Every photo was looked at, in depth. Look at me. I have a … Read more
I bent my back and picked up the big grey brick of stone on the ground with my hand. I stood straight and put it on the under-construction layer of bricks and stones in front of me. I felt a soft foot kicking on my back and smiled. I completed what I was doing. The … Read more
The biggest challenge after I left my corporate job a few years back has been to do nothing when there is nothing to do. Not that when I was in a job, I had a lot to do all the time. But there was a constant focus on doing something. A lot of days even … Read more
When he joined her back in the nest, he didn’t find her there. He couldn’t find their two eggs too. She was down below patting the soil with tears in her eyes. She had a distinct avian look. Small eyes, pointed beak, fluffed up feathers that had lost all their colour in the grief. The … Read more
All I ever wanted was one student who would win a medal at the highest level. I got three that day. What more could a coach ask for, you would wonder! All the training days and years I had spent with my talented trio flashed in front of my eyes. The three of them had … Read more
Travel broadens the mind, some wise man said. I went on a road trip in 2021 with my dear friend Hemant of Rustik Travel. I joined him in Gujarat in October and the North Eastern part of India in December. After spending a year at home due to the pandemic, we ventured on this trip … Read more
“Take charge, he told me and so I did, and things went for a toss in the project,” Swami mused and took charge of the muffin while sipping his coffee the other day. “Who told you?” Jigneshbhai asked. “Who else but Raichand?” Swami replied with a faint smile. “So what happened?” I enquired. Well, that … Read more
After two decades as a teacher, Professor Amar knew that the first class after lunch was always a problem. Students never attended it. But of late, he had seen attendance dwindling even for his 10.30 AM class. He reached the logical conclusion that the timing was not the only problem. He sometimes wondered – was … Read more