Anmol

The phone shrills. I smile as I pick it up. It is a call I have been expecting. “Sunita, please speak to your student,” says Anuja, Anmol’s mother as soon as I picked up the phone. “He refuses to even have his breakfast without talking to you.” “I was going to call in a while. […]

Today

Today so much has happened. They say we have reached Mars. And somewhere else a filmstar And a newspaper clash over bras. Jammu and Kashmir still Suffer the aftermath of the flood, And someone posts on facebook An urgent need for blood . My neighbour and Bhajiwallah Bargain over the price, While the crows create […]

Talking About Periods

Recently I have read a number of articles that were shared by my friends on facebook regarding menstruation. Surprisingly, they were all shared by male friends and were all related to women being open to talking about menstruation and their periods. I really can’t understand what the big deal is. What is it we should […]

Futility

One by one, they crumble The relationships built over years. You thought that each brick was cemented with love and trust And suddenly As if there has been a terrible earthquake It all comes tumbling down With bricks of memories scattered around Waiting for your heart to stumble over and start bleeding all over again. […]