An enormous cumulonimbus hung low in the sky, smudged here and there with varying shades of lead. Lightning streaked across the horizon followed by low rumbles of thunder, petrichor wafted up from the ground. Standing at the top of the hill, Huma zipped up her jacket to keep herself warm in the cold, biting rain. She looked around her and […]
Her Beloved Garden
A short story which I wrote a long time back but got the chance to edit today. I hope you like it. Do let me know in the comments what you think about it 🙂 The floorboard creaked as grandma made her way out of the porch towards her beloved garden. Her eyes travelled the length of it and she […]
An Ode to the Mango Tree
I love trees with all my heart. There are so many that I have come across and fallen in love with instantly. But, my most favourite and special tree will always be of mango. Mango trees simply equal home for me. I have been meaning to do this for a long time, but here is a love letter I finally […]
Fascinating Plants – #1
One of the things about plants that fascinates me is how some plants smell or taste like something else or are aromatic in general. How standing by a plant or tree and taking a long breathe fills you with spicy aroma. How crushing a leaf or flower between your fingers gives whiff of sweet scents. There are other parts of […]
A heartfelt love for flowers
I have always loved flowers. But, several years back, if you had asked me which flower was Calendula or Zinnia, I wouldn’t have been able to tell. I loved stumbling across different flower variety wherever I went and I am glad that I almost always used to photograph them. Going through my old photograph collection makes me realise how obsessed I was […]
Writing isn’t easy
I have started writing another short story. I had an idea sitting around in my head for quite some time now. It came to me about six months back, and when I tried to recall this idea a couple of days back, I was surprised that instead of having disappeared, it had taken a more concrete shape in my mind. […]