I recently backpacked solo to Vietnam — and I’m still gushing that I pulled it off successfully! I initially tried to document the entire trip as a travelogue — but then I realised that this was as much a journey inward as a journey in a different country. …

I always loved that I ushered in positivity; and a certain basic courtesy amongst humans. Even if you were speaking to your worst enemy, you still had to be civil and start the conversation with a cheery “Hello!” I don’t remember much of my life before I entered the family…

One of our regional cinema superstars passed away suddenly due to a cardiac arrest some months earlier. This was the time when we were slowly coming out of the effects of the deadly second wave. The anxiety and panic had not abated entirely. His death triggered a phenomenon where healthy…

The Friend God was His playmate. After all, His grand-dad always told stories about God where he was naughtier than Him. Playing pranks, stealing butter, tying a serpent around the stomach, riding a mouse — all these antics of God seemed inspiring. He definitely wanted to try them at some point in…

I’m writing this piece in introspection. What triggered this article was an observation I made about myself recently. At the beginning of this year, I told myself that I’d try to get my Medium following to a hundred. Probably because the goal was objective and metrics driven, it stuck with…

The writer kept flipping continuously between his ninety-ninth and hundredth pieces. It had been a few days since he’d published the hundredth piece. His note to his readers saying this was number hundred, had been met polite appreciation by a few. But largely went unnoticed. He had felt euphoric when…

I looked into her eyes….like I’d never looked before…and knowing completely that I may not look into them again, in the same way. The silence was uncomfortable. A lot of words were to be said. A lot of words could’ve been said. But then, we chose them carefully. Each word…

It was in 1965 that psychologist Bruce Tuckman proposed that teams/groups go through the following five phases: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing and Adjourning. Having met groups of complete strangers on multiple treks and trips, I’m always fascinated by how these phases unravel themselves so consistently each time, every time! A…

I sat down on the sand,cross-legged.Poised to take in all that the place had to offer.No other soul was in the vicinity.The sky was just starting to turn red, promising a glorious sunset.It was just us…Me and the Sea… I always felt that the sound made by the waves was…