If you were to happen upon the intersection of Ranga Road and West Circular Road in the suburbs of the South Indian city of Chennai on a hot summer afternoon in 2002, you might think something odd was happening. You would come across a group of people staring intently and/or expectantly at an older man in the middle of the street. The crowd would consist of about 20 people, with the average age skewing towards the younger side.…

It has certainly been a while since I consistently created content on here. And I am not even sure if anyone is still reading my posts and/or stories. If you have been following this blog for a while (thank you!), you may notice some changes. I have finally decided to move off blogger/blogspot due to a couple of reasons. One, a lot of stuff that I had on there were broken (like images, tags and comments).…

“You gents need some women in your life.” I heard Melissa’s voice coming from inside the bathroom. “I have not seen a dirtier place in my life.” I turned to look at Santosh, my roommate who was sitting on the other end of the couch in the living room, half in embarrassment, half in amusement. He stared back at me with a similar mix of emotions. We were actually not going to be roommates for long.…

Love. It is very hard isn’t it? Being in love. It certainly brings unbound joy and amazing experiences on several occasions. But sometimes, it only gives you pain and sadness. And during those especially sad moments, it is incredibly painful and agonizing. You can tell fairy tales are made up simply because most of them do not talk about these hard times. They mostly focus on the happily ever afters.…