“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains” is the famous opening line of the The Social Contract…
Mudhi Mudhi Ittefaq Se
What a lovely word — “Ittefaq” — sounds very nice (kis ko pata kya ittefaq hai aur kya taqdeer, ya…
This Movement Away From Ourselves
Every thoughtTakes us awayAway from ourselves.Every feelingTakes us awayAway from ourselves.Embracing every thought and feelingWe might find ourselvesIn everything else…
The “Partial” Surrender
God asked Abraham to sacrifice his sonAbraham was ready to sacrifice.That is so easyAll too easy.I have no sonGod is…
Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke
Yeah, I could turn out to be that– Belonging neither to God Nor to Caesar, God rest his soul; I…
The Perfect Getaway
Yeah, I’ve seen many brochures Promising a perfect getaway From whatever you want to escape To wherever you want to…
Upon Watching Musafir Café on Netflix
Khair, musafir toh hum hai Lekin pata nahi Kya chala thi hai humko Apne chahathe Apne jazbaat Apne sapne Ya…
We Deserve Neither the Praise Nor the Blame
When I do not have control over how my brain gets shaped in the womb, what genes are passed on…
We Need Better Rulers
(The following article of mine was first published in Metro India, an English daily newspaper from Hyderabad, on December 30,…
The Two Things We Are After
Only two things we are afterWhatever else we claim we wantWhatever else we want, in the endThey serve to give…
