About the Writings
Chapters of My Life is dedicated to the people, places, and experiences that walked into my story — some through the front door, some through the window, and a few who simply never left.
Keep reading. There’s a reasonable chance you have a chapter. I’m not saying which one. That’s what makes it interesting.
This space is my attempt to express myself freely.
Meet the Writer
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A Season of My Life
He entered my life at its darkest I was lonely. And perhaps that was the most honest thing about me then. I didn’t need someone…
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A Piece of His Life
His life is crowded with people. He is people’s people.Sameer, Humsa, Vijay, Rishu, Derek, Chahek, Asif, Amir — their names are always ready on his…
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Qadr karo. Aur batao bhi.
There’s this thing that happens at Indian family gatherings. Someone’s child walks in wearing a new outfit, looking genuinely lovely, and the aunty in the…
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The Neurosurgeon
It has been almost 10 days since my brain surgery. Even writing the phrase brain surgery feels strange now. A month ago, those two words…
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Lighting a fire
With considerable effort, I dragged myself to the gym today. My doctor has been insisting that I dedicate a solid hour each day to working…
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Sweet Ordeal
on romantic illusions and admirers who won’t quite say so As time passes by, you realise that it really does not matter. Or does it?…
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The Shrink
on questions, silence, and the ₹100 per minute that follows Some days are not bad. They are just… slightly off. Like a conversation that ends…
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The Village by the Sea 🌊
Some stories are simple on the surface, yet quietly stay with you. The Village by the Sea by Anita Desai is one such story. Set…
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The God of Small Things
Some books tell you a story.Some books quietly become a part of you. The God of Small Things is about love, loss, childhood, family, and…
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The Abandoned Castle
There is an abandoned castle somewhere in the mountains. Once, it must have been magnificent. People must have walked through its corridors, climbed its stairs,…
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Don’t Believe Everything You Think
A thought can feel true simply because it appears, not because it has been examined.There are moments when the mind moves so quickly that it…
Latest Post
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Some stories are simple on the surface, yet quietly stay with you. The Village by the Sea by Anita Desai is one such story. Set…
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Some books tell you a story.Some books quietly become a part of you. The God of Small Things is about love, loss, childhood, family, and…
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There is an abandoned castle somewhere in the mountains. Once, it must have been magnificent. People must have walked through its corridors, climbed its stairs,…