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. […]
Not promises, but goals
‘ The clock ticked by, the days flew. The year was ending, that I knew. Next year I would do, I told myself, what I want to. I started scribbling on journals, tapping lists on phone, hoping that this year would be better, so many skills to hone! Writing is the first, Reading more is for sure, Then there is […]
A guide to sounds in early morning
In a typical Indian town or suburban area, it is not just the crack of dawn that heralds a new day but also the mingled sounds that come from near and afar. The earliest sound is the call to prayer from the nearby mosque, the crisp, beautiful azaan echoing in waves in the silent air. Soon after begins the incessant […]
How do you say final farewell to butterflies
‘ If people noticed their natural surroundings more often, I am sure they would find that sooner or later, a small, beautiful winged creature would come along fluttering around the blossoms or just lightly alight on them only to flutter off again. I am sure people see butterflies of course, but we don’t watch them, register them in our consciousness. In […]