The Idea-smithy

Asking only worker’s wages, I come looking for a job
But I get no offers
Just a come on from the whores of Seventh Island

I do declare,
There were times when I was so lonesome
I took some comfort there……

It has been raining in Mumbai for a whole week today. It slows down occasionally to a hopeless drip-drip-dripping and [...]

There are days that are just lulls in conversations…
….pauses in mid-step…..
….halts in long journeys…..
and white spaces everywhere else. There are days when you realise you have to climb the tall ladder to be able to enjoy the slide…and you’re doing just that…
…and hoping that the ride on the other side will be worth it.There are [...]

That is how old I am today.
That statement is valid for one month more.
I’m a month away from leaving twenty-five. For some reason, certain ages are of earth-shattering importance while the others are just turning numbers on the time-ticker.
16 was religion, the struggle to find meaning and Richard Bach. It certainly wasn’t sweet but it [...]

After years of trying to shatter common stereotypes, it occurs to me that I’ve been living one myself….only its an uncommon one.

She: Thank you.
He: For what?
She: For being a good friend, even when we weren’t friends. You were there when I was walking out of darkness
He: It wasn’t a major, conscious effort. Perhaps it was just destined to be that way. So just thank God.
She: I don’t believe in God.
He: Well…that doesn’t matter. Because He still [...]