‘You have cried, so have we’
How does one divide a land? And how do you tell this story to generations who have no idea of the deep loss and grief millions of people experienced when the partition of India happened in 1947? ...
5 Years Ago
Farewell
Kashmir… I love the sound of it. It’s my elusive lover. Four times, I have come close to Kashmir but I could never meet Kashmir. A land is like a lover, you might be ready for your love…...
5 Years Ago
Amritsar… after 25 years
“We leave something of ourselves behind when we leave a place, we stay there, even though we go away. And there are things in us that we can find again only by going back there.” — Pasc…...
5 Years Ago
Happy space
Home is where the books are. I have been travelling and every time I come back home from a trip, I just put all my notebooks and books (that travelled with me) on the desk. This does not add anyth...
5 Years Ago
Remembering Ma
She gave me life and I held her hand gently as she breathed her last. I did not know how debilitating loss could be till I came back to her empty bedroom after her mortal remains were consigned to …...
5 Years Ago
Everyday Romance
She: I think, you have forgotten how you used to sleep on my lap for hours. Tum toh so jaate the aur mein deewar dekhti rahti thi ( You used to sleep like a log and I used to stare at the walls) He…...
5 Years Ago