I faintly remember my first cycle, a baby tri-cycle passed on to me by an elder cousin who was now too big to use it. Three hard plastic wh...
A Significant Memory.
A Significant Memory. The one with the fort, The quiet corner, And that book. The one with the poem, The surprise, And that look. The o...
Confessions of a Loner.
Confessions of a loner. I have confessions to make Of how I have disappointed you, Yes, you. The cheeky guy I sat next to in school, T...
Delhi Drama Act 9.
Delhi Drama Act 9: Love in the times of Demonetisation. The guy notices an ATM with a short queue of only about 10 to 15 people,...
A short Ode to friends
A short Ode to friends. They were four, One became an Engineer, Second became a Manager, The third wrote Code, Fourth becam...
Calm
Calm. I sought calm, I went to a mosque, And they told me to pray. I went to a temple, And they told me to pray. I w...
Being with Wings
Being with Wings. I once saw a bird and said, "I wish I had wings too, I could fly away from everything, Bad wea...
You, me, and the Moon.
You, me, and the Moon. I looked at the moon and I saw loneliness, The scar-like spots, Its attention seeking tides. You looked...
A Loners Complaint
A Loner's Complaint Misunderstood in a world of the regular, Odd in a world of similar. They call me weird, They call me crazy,...
Before the storm
Before the storm. I looked around, Everything was gray, and quiet. A storm was coming I felt, I patiently waited and prepare...
The Bird Scarers
The Bird scarers. I met this family working on a farm. With anger all over their faces, Heat too high b...
The Tries of I.
The Tries of I. I tried to be still, I couldn't, because it wasn't for my will. I tried staying calm, I couldn...
Elements
There she stands, In a place where she doesn't belong, Through seasons which are never hers. There she stands, In a mourning s...
Mumbai.
Barbaric city sick-with slums, Deprived of seasons, blessed with rains, Its hawkers, beggars, iron-lunged, Processions led by frantic dr...
Stories.
Stories. Have you ever wondered, How many stories you enter every day, The customer-care girl happy at you being kind, The...
Fabled
How did we end up here? It started once upon a time, Long long back, You were crossing the river, Or strolling in the wood, I was hung...
Reasons.
Stop! Why do you run? Because it's fun! Why don't you? I do too, just not for the reasons same as you. - In picture, A kid...
Anthony.
I saw a man, Paying respect to a lone grave between the hills, With greens in the air and sea in the noise, In the eerie silence ar...
A letter to Rosy Santana.
A Letter to Rosy Santana. Remember the time I cooked fish for you With spices from your shop? I do, I'd rather eat poison tha...
The fisherman
"Macchi mile to batana" I yelled at him, He couldn't hear what I said, and signalled me to repeat again, I said...
The old fort and the sea.
The Old Fort and the Sea. You're old, You still don't crumble, Even when I hit you with all my force. Why? I do crumble, Inch b...
A city sunrise.
A city sunrise. In the city of blinding lights, Have you noticed the morning sun? Awkwardly rising behind the concrete jungle, Tired....
Delhi Drama Act 8.
I get into an auto with a friend, from Khan Market to go to CP. I ask for the charges, he smiles and says "Aap kitna doge?" , ...
Les Pensées.
Les Pensées. I mothered a thought, And dressed it pretty In liquid amber, And chrysoprase green; sprinkled some rhythms, And ornamented i...
The Crowd.
The Crowd. The young have no job , The old have no hope, The rich have no friends, The poor have no food, The grouped have no direction,...
A quarrel over Tea.
A quarrel over Tea. The Kettle called the pot black, The Pot cried till it was blue! The cups rattled to bones, As they had ...