Creative writing including personal blog posts, short stories, and series.
Monday mornings are always shit gloomy…Half asleep with project status calls and meetings planned right from 8 AM in the morning till you realize that its lunch time and you have already gulped down 3 coffees! Being an IT Consultant looks cool and awesome with those cool suits, ties, blackberry meetings, unending conference calls where … Continue reading London Bridge
Music is always, will and must be part of everyone’s life. Everyone’s life revolves in those numerous sounds that we come across. Sounds and tone overlay our entire approach, look and feel of everything we see in our life. In short, music is everywhere and in everything. It’s there in every child’s cry to the … Continue reading Music is Life
Present Day I entered the hospital. Life was normal around, but to me everything seemed to be in complete silence. There was sense of shock. I approached the hospital emergency desk, told them that I was looking for my wife and her name is Zoya. She checked her register and expressed her condolences. They pointed … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 25
Present Day… En route to the airport, I wanted to pick up my daughter from the crèche… I was inconsolable. Rajesh did the bulk of talking and I stood their speechless. The school mistress promised me that she will keep my daughter safe until we were done with the formalities. I saw my … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 24
Not long ago… 4 Years later… Zoya was working in Orange County and I was shuttling between Boston, NJ and Connecticut as my work demanded travel. My weekdays were hectic and my weekends were busy with Zoya. During our college graduation day, everyone from our batch made a pact that no matter what happens to … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 23
Present Day… The flight touched Ontario airport and I held Rajesh’s hands even tighter. I rushed through the gates. I was nervous. I couldn’t figure out how I could stand this tragedy… Not so long ago… My dad and mom arrived for the graduation day. I picked them from the airport, arranged a nice hotel … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 22
Not so long ago… The story before the breakup… Continued ‘It sounds great and perfect… So where did it go wrong?’ asked Rajesh ‘It was all going great and there was no turning back. We had wonderful time together and those moments were simply amazing… And literally, we went crazy when we started as people … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 21
Not so long ago… The story before the breakup… continued I understood an important moral from that situation. To fight and conquer in all my battles is not supreme excellence. Supreme excellence consists in breaking her resistance without fighting. I loved her…I worshiped our relationship…I let her go… So the day came…She left for Chicago…I … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 20
Not so long ago… The story before the breakup…My GPA was pretty good. Zoya’s GPA was also fine. So there was never a question of studies or education. ‘Is it related to the story?’ ‘No…’ ‘Then please skip it…’ ‘Ok… It was semester break. All of us were planning to prepare for a trip to … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 19
Not long ago… ‘As you know it was Aruna’s birthday couple of months ago…Everyone were invited…The cake cutting happened…I don’t know what the problem was between Arjun and Zoya but they pretty much stayed separate during the entire celebration. Then we went to the nearby dance bar where there was dance, booze…In short, it was … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 18
Present Day… I remembered the day I got placed in a huge IT firm. Handsome salary…Great life…The promise I made to my dad that I will make him proud! My plans to propose her after graduation, settling in America… In a way, a full circle of my life in America was in flashes before me… … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 17
Present Day… I reminisced the days we spent pondering over the question of what would happen if our parents got to know about us and our relationship. Would they agree? She loved her father, so did I, my mother. It was a difficult decision to convince and we knew that from our first day together! … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 16
Not long ago… Sumanth started the camp fire; we started off with dumb-charades followed by Antakshari. This went on for an hour before we decided to play truth or dare… Many rejected the idea saying ‘some other time’. Then we decided to play the simple confession story – To tell everyone how they met and … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 15
Not long ago… ‘Ok… Now that you have explained the camping rules, I will carry only 9 outfits for the 4 day trip…’ ‘How gracious…? Seriously 9 dresses…’ ‘But, I have reduced it from 15 after you explained the rules…’ I didn’t have an option and so I had to say, ‘Yes!’ The trip started, … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 14
Not long ago… What is that? ‘My luggage for the trip…’ ‘Are you kidding me? We aren’t going on a marriage or social trip. It’s a trekking and camping trip for god sake!’ ‘Yeah…! I know… But I am still not clear on what to wear!!!’ There is this strange stuff about women and their … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 13
Present Day… All my life we had spent our wedding anniversaries together. I remembered my anniversary this year… I didn’t want to go but she promised me that everything would be fine and I had to go… ‘This is your big day… You go get the bread for the family… I am here to take … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 12
Not long ago… ‘Wow… One step closer…’ To make it sound easy and not desperate, I asked her if she had traveled anywhere in the United States. ‘Nope and that’s what I regret. I have a couple of friends in Chicago but never got a chance to meet them. Perhaps, will plan sometime during the semester … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 11
Not long ago… ‘There is an old Arabic saying: When a man falls in love, he would pass through 7 shades of love which leaves a lasting memory. The shades determine the level of anxiety that runs in a person to fully determine his life cycle from start till death. These emotions and feelings are … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 10
Present Day… The flight took off. There were clouds all around. I prayed God, why did he do this to me? Is it because I fought with her or is it because I loved her more than I loved myself? I was battling my own questions. Deep down, I knew that I had no answers… … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 09
Not long ago… 3 Weeks later… For the first two weeks we were involved in a competition of shutting our bedroom doors on each other. The most violent wins…The next week involved in just eye contact…’ A week later, my batch mates – Sumanth, Mike and others were planning on a camping trip to Tennessee. … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 08
Present Day…I was on the flight to Orange County. Her images kept flashing before my eyes. I was cursing myself for the fights that I had with her for no reason. I was fighting my tears but they kept rolling uncontrollably. The pain was unbearable. Rajesh kept patting me on my back… I kept asking … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 07
Not long ago… The following day, I went all out to impress her during breakfast. I knocked the bedroom door and asked her if she would be joining me for breakfast. She agreed to join me in 15 minutes. I made scrambled eggs, bread toasts and some coffee. She joined me for breakfast and was wearing … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 06
Present Day… First I couldn’t understand what the officer said. Then I couldn’t believe a word when I understood what he said the second time. I was frozen. The world around me came down crashing. Everything stood still in front of me. I still couldn’t figure out what to do… Rajesh walked over to me … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 05
Not long ago… We went to the manager. I saw the Blondie still sitting in the lobby. ‘Hey Marc… I guess there is some confusion… You gave the wrong room number to…Ah… Zoya…?’ ‘Nope…! I just gave the right room number but forgot telling her that she had to share the room with a guy … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 04
Present Day… ‘I am I talking to Mr. Arjun Raam?’ ‘Yeah, speaking…’ ‘My name is Alex Mulder. I am the local sheriff here in Orange County. I am calling you to report an accident that took place in the neighborhood…’ The voice was feeble and barely audible…‘Sorry…What…? Couldn’t hear you…Could you repeat that? ‘ ‘I … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 03
Not long ago… Before arriving at Texas, I had picked up few contact details of the local Indian community at my university and thankfully they sent a senior to pick me up. His name was Kumar and he was from Nagpur. He drove me down to the college dorm after nearly 2 hours of driving … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 02
Not long ago… My life has always been topsy-turvy with no concrete space for constants. One of the habits I take pride as well as curse myself is the time I take to judge and realize what everything means to me. All my life has been built around this reckless attitude. I was born to … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 01
Stories… Long I had thought what they real mean. Are they certainly good…Or indeed bad? Are they certainly true or an insane work of fiction? We might have come across tragic stories of heroes, star crossed lovers or the high fantasy mythical ones… But for every tragic story, there are always few pushing the limits … Continue reading My Noiseless Memories – Introduction
Last week I was thinking about a dream that occurred to me as what I would be in my parallel world and what I would have accomplished if the choices that I had taken in my life was different from the ones that I had taken yesterday and today with my life. First, I thought … Continue reading Del Milux Shoud Die…
“Hey hero…What about dinner?” “Where” “Taco Bell” “Ok…” “And I need to talk to you something really important…” There was a silence and then, “Ok…Sure” We met at 2 PM and I discussed with him the prospect of visiting Niagara during the long weekend. He turned down the plan with an explanation that it was … Continue reading Paartha Nyabagam – Px12 – Reversed Emotions
“So how is college life?” “Going good” “Are you always sober or still getting adjusted at the campus?” She had a disturbed look on her face, “No…Nothing like that it’s just too troubling…Nothing…Will talk to you later” “Hey…You got to know one thing in your life” She stood there listening. “I don’t know if you … Continue reading Paartha Nyabagam – Px11 – Malibu Beach
I never had the clue of whom to spend the time with…Preethi or Suman? Suman just had a break up with her so called professor and that never stopped me giving sadistic pleasure. Wow… The hottest Indian chick in the campus is not only my “best friend” but single now. I felt I was on … Continue reading Paartha Nyabagam – Px10 – The Breakup
Continued… Day 2… “California State University, Northridge – Indian Student Association welcomes U” read my placard. I kept looking for almost 90 minutes. I haven’t smoked for almost 3 hours and I was increasingly getting restless and to top it up, “Machan! You’re missing an awesome match… Sachin is clobbering…!” I disconnected the call without … Continue reading Paartha Nyabagam – Px09 – 2100 Hrs Placard
Year: September 2005 “We have a fresh batch of students coming in and we need 4 volunteers to pick them up from the airport and drop them at the university hostels… So who’s up for this task?” there was silence and none volunteered. “Had I done the same thing to you guys when you all … Continue reading Paartha Nyabagam – Px08 – 1400 Hrs Placard
Continued… We boarded the flight and I was too tired doing the CIA work since taking off from Chennai. So I decided to doze off for the next 11 Hours of non stop travel but fate always had its way… The girl in the transparent stockings sat next to me. I stood immediately and said, … Continue reading Paartha Nyabagam – Px07 – Delta 9378
Year: January 2005 Place: Chennai International Airport “All the best kanna” “Thank You…” “Take care…” “Sure…Bye “Bye…” I left for United States of America along with Dhanan and Malar who also applied to the same university and received calls. My flight was booked on Delta Airlines. I don’t know how many of you would be … Continue reading Paartha Nyabagam – Px06 – Delta 9377
Year: February 2004 Place: Campus Placements, Ethiraj College, Chennai “Why are the campus selections happening around here?” “Isn’t our college big enough and shit man… there are 5 more colleges here for the entrance test” “Machi… There is nothing to worry. We all are going to US for Masters. This is just a backup plan. Let’s … Continue reading Paartha Nyabagam – Px05 – Placement
Year: April 2003 Place: Fisherman’s Cove, Chennai “No I can’t…” “Why?” “Because I love you” And then they hugged and kissed! “Why is it so horrible to believe?” “Rani and Karthik are a couple now…” said Malar. “You got to be kidding!” “You got to feel happy for them!” “What the fish… Why should I? … Continue reading Paartha Nyabagam – Px04 – Live Together
Year: September 2002 Place: Madras Institute of Technology Campus, Chennai All the students are requested to please queue up as this is your last registration call for the next 5 events. Ad-Zap, JAM, Ice Breaker, Off-Temper, Quiz… Me, Samuel, Karthik, Dhanan, Malar and Rani registered our names as we were representing our college, Satyabhamma Engineering … Continue reading Paartha Nyabagam – Px03 – Chiffon Sari
Time: 2130 Hrs My train journey was further derailed when the girl in white top and torn jeans came up to me and said, Would you mind if I sit here for a while as the aunty there is trying to put her baby to sleep. I just couldn’t bear the sight of this chick… … Continue reading Paartha Nyabagam – Px02 – 2nd Innings
Year: June 2000 Situation: Hyderabad Railway Station, Hyderabad – Chennai Express I passed my 12th board exams and my dad was never disappointed with the marks I got. But he was upset for a range of issues that I was involved in my school – from being expelled for bunking my classes, proposing a girl … Continue reading Paartha Nyabagam – Px01 – Banished
Long ago, while I was a kid studying in the 7th grade, I completed my mid term exams and waited for the results. I was confident that I would outperform a lot of people in mathematics and I was confident enough that I would get more than 85 percentile marks. I was so confident that I … Continue reading The Incident
Film Name: Raavanan (Tamil) Actors: Vikram, Aishwarya Rai, Prithviraj, Prabhu, Karthik, Priyamani, Ranjetha Director: Mani Ratnam Summary: This is not a commercial crapper. This is not a masala movie. This is not anti Ramayana. This is not a B, C center movie. This is a Mani Ratnam Film and it lives up … Continue reading Review: Raavanan
Film Name: Remember Me Actors: Robert Pattinson, EmilliedeRavin, Chris Cooper, Lena Olin, Pierce Brosnan, Tate Ellington, Ruby Jerins Director: Allen Coulter Summary: Allen Coulter presents a rebellion drama of relationships lost and gone wrong. Emillie de Ravin (Claire of ‘Lost’ fame) watches her mother get killed by 2 thugs in a deserted station when she … Continue reading Review: Remember Me
For long, I was thinking about writing down reviews about movies but often decided against it as I often end up watching a film little later from the release date or sometimes watch it the very release date… But for long, I wanted to put down my opinions over and over about a movie just … Continue reading Film Review – The Rules
One of the most common and bizarre issues faced by today’s middle class as well as celebrities in the country has been the moral policing carried out by various organizations and groups inclusive of media… Today’s moral grounds cover from everything and anything that’s been a dogma for the people of India for a very … Continue reading Moral Journalism
4 months later… We both started to get along well and by every passing day, I was falling in love with this girl… I just don’t know the reason why these Bengali girls are so beautiful… I know this is a transformation of sorts for someone who compared her to a mini version of Jyothika … Continue reading Vada Naatu Kaadhal Kadhai – Part 4
Today was the D day… I was once again tortured for another round of Constantine and I decided to give out as many reasons as possible to stay away from it but God has been so merciful with Shruthi that she lived in the same building where I was but a couple of floors above… … Continue reading Vada Naatu Kaadhal Kadhai – Part 3
Days passed by and my life was moving on without any friends and foes…The lunch breaks were followed by continuous chatters on World politics, economy, sports and movies. One weird thing that I noticed around is the way people differ from the talks in college and in office… In college it was the same talk … Continue reading Vada Naatu Kaadhal Kadhai – Part 2
I just got selected to a company that every fresher dreams and I had a feeling that I am an yet another damn guy who selected to this awesome company… 6000 people took the written exam from South India… 500 got selected to the interview and 124 made it to the final list…And I was … Continue reading Vada Naatu Kaadhal Kadhai – Part 1
There was a perfect silence in the air… The breeze was hard and the weather was harsh. The air was blowing hard on the vacuumed spaces. The military base was filled with mourners who had nothing to talk but wait. The helicopter landed on the air field base… The soldiers took positions and the anxious … Continue reading The Librarian
This a funny article that I came across in the Internet… Posting this article as it makes a good read! I watched with awe and amazement as she came out of her hiding place. First a little peep over the ledge and then her whole absolutely symmetrical body. A perfectly blond head and a … Continue reading The Breakup
Slowly people started pouring in and so did my batch mates. It was a rather gloomy start to a party and I was already waiting for it to get over. It was our fresher’s party… I thought that this was a nice time to socialize with people whom I hardly knew at NIIT and it … Continue reading Chennaiyil Ore Mazhaikaalam – P 08
So the first day at NIIT turned out to be a disastrous one with me openly trying to flirt with a girl whom I never thought in my wildest dreams to be my tutor… But life has to go and I indeed meet some characters who went on to become one of the best batches … Continue reading Chennaiyil Ore Mazhaikaalam – P 07
NIIT, Nungambakam: I walked into the NIIT building with my shirt drenched in sweat. I felt like I was put on a planet very close to Sun and work! My irritation grew every moment I crossed the stairs of NIIT. Finally I reached the first floor and opened the door… A cool breeze just blew … Continue reading Chennaiyil Ore Mazhaikaalam – P 06
My NIIT classes were about to begin tomorrow and I was not as excited as the way I was for the first day of my college. 1st July 2002: I finished my College classes at 1320 Hrs and I had to reach NIIT for the first day of my class… at 1500 Hrs. I had … Continue reading Chennaiyil Ore Mazhaikaalam – P 05
Days went on with the seniors ragging me for everything… I went to the college canteen only to understand that it’s the seniors den where juniors should go only on invitation. I went along with my friend James only to realize that English is allowed only inside the class rooms & library but not inside … Continue reading Chennaiyil Ore Mazhaikaalam – P 04
Loyola College – 4th June, 2002: The first 2 days were orientation classes. In the beginning, I didn’t even have any knowledge of what Loyola College is all about other than hearing every now and then that it’s a very good college with great faculty & a wonderful alumini. There was also a common belief … Continue reading Chennaiyil Ore Mazhaikaalam – P 03
Many stories claim that it’s not a love story but eventually turns into one at later point of time in the characters lives… but this is a lot different one… This is an out and out full fledged love story and my craziness for the girl whom I love the most…This is the story of … Continue reading Chennaiyil Ore Mazhaikaalam – P 02
The marriage hall was full of people and their bustling shrill as vibrant as ever with loads of happiness, curiosity, gossip and above all a sense of urgency… That’s how it has always been for any Indian marriage throughout ages. People making their presence with their loud voices, uncles & aunts making sure that everyone … Continue reading Chennaiyil Ore Mazhaikaalam – P 01
This is a concept (the literary usage) which was already published somewhere in the internet but still I had done major changes to this to make this as a true story of mine so that it can be presented in a hilarious desi way… Everyone in their lives would have had crushes, and I too … Continue reading Crushes to Crashes
In memory of… “Who are you? Why did you come into my life? Why did you make my life a beautiful one with your smile? Why did you take me into a new world which I have never experienced? And why did you leave me?” I was sitting beside her in the hospital and holding … Continue reading Unforgettable Tour – In memory of…
The Last Call… It’s been two months since I received any mail or call from Kavya. I tried to call her but the number she gave was no longer valid. I was desperately waiting for a mail or at least a letter or a call from her. I never waited for anything in my life … Continue reading Unforgettable Tour – The Last Call…
Hyderabad meets Chennai… The bus reached Delhi. Our flight to Hyderabad is next day early in the morning. Kavya left to Chennai immediately. I did not meet her again after reaching Delhi. I went to my room. I was unable to sleep all that night. I was thinking of her. I was thinking of our … Continue reading Unforgettable Tour – Hyderabad meets Chennai…
The Last Day of the tour… I never expected that this tour will remain forever in my memory when I started. Now Today I never wanted it to end. That day was the last day of our tour. The day I thought must never come but… I woke up from the sleep when I heard … Continue reading Unforgettable Tour – The Last Day of the tour…
A Question with no Answer… After a great stay at Manali, we started to Chandigarh in the Evening. The three day stay at Manali was unforgettable. The Snow Mountains, the river view, the chilling weather made us stay altogether in a different world. We got into the bus and this time I offered her the … Continue reading Unforgettable Tour – A Question with no Answer…
I Love You Next day we went to see Rothang Pass. It’s a snow mountain nearby. It’s a famous tourist place and I felt very exciting. On the way the bus stopped before a shop which has woolen coats, boots and all other winter stuff. The guide asked us to wear all the stuff as … Continue reading Unforgettable Tour – I Love You
Sachin – India – Zimbabwe The distance between Simla and Manali is around 250 Kms. The Bus started in Simla at night. We would be reaching Manali by 10:00 AM. The guide told us we will be seeing some snow mountains in Manali. Now I am really excited. We reached Manali at 12:00 noon. The … Continue reading Unforgettable Tour – Sachin:India:Zimbabwe
I am Sorry It’s another marvelous day at Simla. It became a habit for me and Kavya to meet at the breakfast and have a walk to the nearby places until the bus starts. The bus started at 11:00 in the morning. Though its 11:00 it’s pretty cold outside. I wondered how it would be … Continue reading Unforgettable Tour – I am Sorry
Simla: The Queen of hills Simla, the city of hills and the Capital city of Himachal Pradesh always has a special mention in the Indian History of tourism. The splendid hills, the chilling weather, the scenic variety… One can’t describe the beauty of it. The Great Simla welcomed us with a cold breeze even in … Continue reading Unforgettable Tour – Simla: The Queen of hills
On the Way to Simla Early to Bed and Early to Rise – I am not that kind of person. I like late nights and late mornings. The next day I woke up at 10’O Clock. That day was the first match for India in the World Cup 1999. South Africa won the match chasing … Continue reading Unforgettable Tour – On the Way to Simla
The First Meeting Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. New Delhi, the capital city of the Biggest Democratic Country in the world, the city where major and crucial decisions about the country are taken invited me. This is the city where the tour I never forget has started. I … Continue reading Unforgettable Tour – The First Meeting
The Beginning An Unforgettable tour – This is the tour which haunted me for the years since it started. It makes me nostalgic, it makes me laugh, it makes me cry and it has taught me the lesson of life. This is the tour which I can never forget in my life time and this … Continue reading Unforgettable Tour – The Beginning