The Privilege to Mess Up
“I think I made a big mistake by buying this endowment policy twenty years back,” Swami said, peeping into a...
February 13, 2026
Couples at the Gym
Among treadmills humming like distant traffic and dumbbells clinking in tired rhythm, I have found a species at the gym...
The Resolution That Refused to Stay
It was only the second week of January when Swami walked into the café looking like a man who had...
The Silence Between Two Sentences
When I write dialogue, I often catch myself doing too much. Explaining, clarifying, justifying — as if my characters would...
The Umbrella Repair Shop
It started raining just as I stepped out. A proper, old-fashioned rain — the kind that doesn’t drizzle politely but...
While Waiting for Hotel Check-In
My flight to Amritsar landed at 12:30 pm.With admirable optimism and accurate mathematics, I assumed I would reach the hotel...
The Smartwatch Syndrome
When Swami walked into the café last Sunday, he wasn’t looking at us. He was staring at his wrist. “Sixty-eight,”...
The Sleeper Train
A few days back, I travelled overnight by train after a very long time. Trains were commonplace while in college...
The Queue at the Airport
Swami was fidgeting even before we entered the terminal. The line to get inside stretched across the lobby, people shifting...