Sonder
My evenings in Europe were usually spent indoors. I was a man of a few words, and fewer indulgences. I hardly ever enjoyed the pub culture. The nightlife this world was so engrossed in, … Read more…
Category: Stories
Flight Part 3
After our return to Gulfaam Manzil, Aamir Sahab asked me to shift to his room. Something that did not go well in the eyes of other in-laws. And when they discovered I was taking … Read more…
Flight Part 2
The only person in the whole house and probably the whole world who understood me was Fatima. Aamir Sahab’s thirteen year old. She not only supported me but was also in awe of me … Read more…
Flight
Aamir Sahab married me when I was 17 and he, 33. The world had left its imprints on the moon, but the people in my family, my district and my society had not moved … Read more…
HOPE
The ordered chaos in the room makes me zone out again. There are enough people here to make me feel claustrophobic. There are so many people speaking at a time that it … Read more…
Relativity
I stopped in my tracks. I had never thought this would happen. I had never thought I would see that face again. I had never thought, the features that were engraved in my mind … Read more…
FORBIDDEN
Out of all things in the world, love has the worst timing. I never agreed. If love was to be my privilege, I would go against the damn time to make it mine. Humans … Read more…
Love is a Privilege – Part 2
Life is unpredictable. Unfathomable. It ruins your plans and plan-Bs alike. It drowns you completely, leaving no trace. None of the back-ups work. In life, sometimes you’re just ‘out-there’! Just like I was. Having … Read more…
Love is a Privilege
All my life, I tried understanding love. And then I wrote this verse. Mohabbat kya hai jaan ne k liye Ishq karna shart nahi Ye voh jazba hai Jo maujood ho kar Mehsoos toh … Read more…
MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD
The Wind Chime was a 10 storey commercial building whose first two floors consisted of the car parking while the 8 storeys above were different offices, clinics, coaching classes and warehouses. There were no … Read more…
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