Jan 10, 2021211 creations. 211 stories. A common source of HappinessHappiness has no defined code. The more one tries to structure it in a template, the further it moves. In a goal driven society, happiness unfortunately always indexes. It indexes to the next higher task, activity, possession or attachment. However, there is one pure source of happiness which is ubiquitous…Starbucks3 min readStarbucks3 min read
Jan 2, 2021What need gap does a Tattoo fulfill?“Would you ever get a tattoo done”, my friend asked me. With a glass of water by my side, I first quenched my thirst and asked him, “What’s the trigger for people to get tattoo? What need gap it fulfills?” He poured water in the brown glass for me and…Tattoo2 min readTattoo2 min read
Jan 1, 2021A 3 decade old story so relevant in 2021.December, 1992. Yes, as mercury was rising, so was my desire to achieve supremacy in life! I was in Grade 2 and got inspired by the rising superstar of Indian cricket — Sachin Tendulkar. Not that, I was impressed by his batting prowess. To be honest, I had barely watched…Luck4 min readLuck4 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Sep 27, 2020Happiness is So Restless!Indexing — I do it day and night, On the infinite excel sheets, Dwindling with jaded formulas, Rows laden with sweaty years, Columns perforated by picky desires, Tired outcomes running an endless marathon, Counting days, weeks, months, years, Counting the space creaking beneath. Indexing. I have started doing it, On my experiences. …Happiness2 min readHappiness2 min read
Sep 19, 2020I learnt one of the most powerful lessons of life when I was 9.“No, I had memorized the other chapter, I was about to begin this one”, I wailed to my mother, as she took another smack across my arm with her thick dark brown stick. It was a night before my Grade 5 Geography exam. And I had not read through the…Ego4 min readEgo4 min read
Sep 6, 2020Perception has once again beaten Data & this time it can be dangerous“The virus has weakened into ineffective forms. It’s not so potent now.” I heard these conversations at a grocery store last week. Few more followed near my society gate. “It is getting washed away with the monsoon rains. I might have already got it”. Figment of imagination! Reasons for justification…Covid-195 min readCovid-195 min read
Aug 23, 2020Why it is so difficult to retain the charm of an old friendship?Overhearing a conversation is perceived to be not so classy. However, it’s not that bad either, when you just “happen” to listen to it, despite not having any intent of doing so. If it is incidental, then it is harmless. So did I think, as I sat on the promenade…Friendship5 min readFriendship5 min read
Aug 15, 2020Why do manufacturing plants insist on wearing a white shirt?So I enter the factory assembly line early in the morning, hurriedly adjusting my white shirt under the navy blue pants. “Why do they ask us to wear white shirts in a manufacturing plant?” I murmured to myself as I took out the black keys from my bright red bike…Corporate Culture5 min readCorporate Culture5 min read
Jun 14, 2020The World will NOT be more sensible & considerate post CovidLot of predictions are going around. ‘The world will be a better place after this pandemic. We would have become more sensible and considerate for each other and nature. We would rediscover ourselves’. All these are statements and pledges being made currently. Suddenly it seems that World post the covid…Coronavirus4 min readCoronavirus4 min read
Feb 8, 2020The power of emotions. The magic of creation…It is fashionable to talk about ‘emotions’ and ‘purpose’ in a professional set up but most often than not, they end up as elements of nostalgia, only to be rediscovered as old writings on a notepad, faded posters on back walls or underlined magical quotes in our evolving list of…Creation3 min readCreation3 min read
