Of books and ships and sealing wax and languages and inks
My mind… is like a cage full of birds How do they live together? So many different birds Some are big with beautiful, glittering feathers, attracting the eye Self-imposing, attention seeking Others are grey and small: like the quail Who are always there somewhere Ignored, uncared Some are ugly and dark Whom I shoo away… Continue reading My Mind
I walk into the winter night And the fragrance of the Queen of the Night overpowers me It is sweet I gulp in lungfulls of it As if it is a draught I am greedy I want to breathe it all in As if I am afraid That I will forget it like a dream… Continue reading Queen of the Night
The beginning There was a fierce storm that day. The day she was born. The screams of her mother interspersed with thunder claps. Reverberating lightning flashes lit up the whole sky, like daylight. And the child emerged into the world. A girl. But many children were born that day, all over the world. Indeed, many… Continue reading The Beginning and End of Luna Wane
I decided to post some of my fiction on my blog. Except there is a catch. When it comes to fiction, I am a strange kind of writer. I can only write the beginning and ending of a story. I don't know how the story reaches from the starting point to the finish. That is… Continue reading Glimpses
Alice slept to the sound of lullabies In her sister’s lap But I have to sleep to your allegations, Blames and insults Thrown at each other Like arrows And I hurting crossfire It seems the attempt to sleep is a crime For the arrows follow me into my sleep Like Alice: falling into a… Continue reading An Attempt to Sleep
The moment when you finish a math problem and look at your page, and it is full of senseless scribbles This is my last academic year at school. But due to the corona virus outbreak, all of March has been declared off. I am not sure if I should feel jubilant about it or morbid.… Continue reading Calculus and Music at 2pm (and the new title )
Or the phyzed practical as we call it. As always, we- the science guys have an altogether different approach to it. First of all what is it? Basically its just a day when we are tested on our fitness and stamina. We need to perform different physical activities and get assessed on our performance. But… Continue reading The Physical Education Practical
This is one of my fondest memories from the Pandora’s Box that my mind is. This is from the time I visited the Andaman and Nicobar islands. The island of Ross, (I think that is a very pretty name), is situated at visible distance from Port Blair, the main island. A historically significant prison-house, now… Continue reading Forest Floor of Marble
This is the 2nd post in this series. There are 87 children in our class. And one class teacher. That is what the records will tell you. Can you believe that? I for one cannot. Since I study each day, in a relatively quiet classroom, which has a total strength of 15 students (mostly). So… Continue reading The Phenomenon of Absence
Last year I made one of the most important choices of my life, while still in my teens, wide eyed and confused. I chose my stream. Science, commerce and humanities – the trinity stood before me and I had to choose my life long loyalty and allegiance to one. It was almost as difficult and… Continue reading The Science Class
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