On Kindness

Just trying to recall some moments where people have shown a great deal of empathy and kindness towards me. My maths Teacher from 5th standard I had a terrible accident during my 5th standard which led to me being hospitalised for well over a month. I was using some hot water in a steam inhale session to fix my fever, and ended up splashing a lot of water which caused significant burns.

The Masala Dosa Inflation Index

I have been buying masala dosa from a local shop since the 2000s, and at some point I started noticing the price. Not tracking it properly, just noticing it, the way you notice a friend’s hairline. Here is what I can piece together. Year Price of one masala dosa 2005 Rs 20 2010 Rs 30 2015 Rs 45 2020 Rs 60 2026 Rs 75 Five data points, no receipts, entirely from memory.

That thing about DSP

I don’t know if you had felt this before , but imagine you are doing some activity, something along the lines of walking on a crowded street with music over your ears and the street is quite busy with shopkeepers and people who are bargaining for groceries. Amidst such chaos , you seem to be lost somewhere, somewhere that is clearly not the present. The reason being you remember something, something that is funny and you let out a chuckle , your otherwise serious boring face acquires a smile , an honest one which doesn’t care about whether it is photogenic or not.

How to Forget someone?

Forgetting someone is a difficult thing. Even when you think that you had sort of got over someone, there are these push buttons waiting to be activated in our brain which sends in waves of memories related to that person (whom we shall call as ‘Y’ going forward). The trigger occurs when we visit some particular place or do an activity that is usually associated with ‘Y’. Sometimes it gets triggered for no particular reason also .

To You Neha

“What is your opinion on dowry ?” , she asked me while laying on the terrace with me looking at the starry night “Stupid Question Neha. C’mon don’t spoil the night " , my eyes focussed on the luminous full moon at this time. She turned her head sideways so that she could see my face, My cold and dull response hasn’t gone so well with her. “Okay Rahul, another Question then.

Lifecycle; Story of Hypocrites

So this is a story that I wrote while in college. I had this idea in my head of creating a short film of sorts and the story kind of became a bit like a screenplay. Anyways this got published in the college magazine and my dear editor/ director friend Anuraj did promise me that he will convert this story to a short film one day. I am still waiting for that day :-D