19th December, 2020– India start their Day 3 of the first test in the iconic Adelaide Oval in the infamous Pink Ball Test match, 62 runs ahead of Australia with 9 wickets in hand; virtually in the driver’s seat and whole of India is expecting for some heavy weight batting. From a score of 9/1,… Continue reading The Poem that is Cricket.
An Ode to 2020
I have stared at you with hate and with love, tears have swelled up in my eyes, I have cried surrounded by the darkness in the corner of my mind; I have prayed to you, I have prayed and I have asked for forgiveness. I have not been able to fathom what’s wrong, my Lord… Continue reading An Ode to 2020
Responding to the Summer of 36 and a few other views!
I am sure there are days in everyone’s life which doesn’t go according to a plan and some things are stumbled upon; and then there are days which one just tries hard to forget- the days to forget. December, 19th will be hallmarked in India’s test cricket for outright contradictory reasons. In 2016- India produced… Continue reading Responding to the Summer of 36 and a few other views!
What “Love” Holds for Us…!
A series of severe contemplations drove me here, also the fact that I don’t have any single person to confide in, I choose to confide to the world. The world is not a mere stage, the world is a broken platform. The platform which has holes, and which is being continuously damaged by people who… Continue reading What “Love” Holds for Us…!
Airport.
When I entered the airport, it was already way past midnight. I have always hated going around midnight to the airport, waiting up to the wee hours of the morning to catch a flight. It was one of those nights again. This time I was leaving my favourite city for one more time. It has… Continue reading Airport.
The Docile Travelers-I
It was in early 2001 I remember, when I started comprehending the gentleman’s game. My father had always romanticized cricket throughout his life. India, at that point of time, was just coming out from the match fixing scandal and it had to be rebuilt. My very first fond memory of India doing good in foreign… Continue reading The Docile Travelers-I
Yesterdays!
Right since dawn, my mother had been busy drawing out all the trunks which had been not been moved an inch since we shifted to this house. She was busy looking for a black dairy that belonged to my paternal grandfather when he was in his teen years. I remember my father always told me… Continue reading Yesterdays!
Thoughts!
On an odd day when I am lonely and away from work, I do think about you. It is overwhelming how my brain sends the thoughts away and little does distract me on a busy day, but on a day when the sun falls on my face coming right across my front door, it reminds… Continue reading Thoughts!
Varanasi: The Sunshine and the Rain
Well, it has been an overwhelming experience of all sorts till now as we have all tried to adopt to the change that has occurred in our lives since we have stepped foot in this city. Most importantly, other than all those daily academic chores, that never-ending loophole of classes and farji ka assignments comes… Continue reading Varanasi: The Sunshine and the Rain
রাত্রিবেলা এর লেখা।
আজ চোখ এ ঘুম নেই। কিছুতেই আসছে না। চোঁখ বুঝলে তোমার মুখ ভেসে উঠছে। পাচ্ছে খুব খিদে। কি করি, তাই লিখে ফেলছি এই লেখাটা। ভালোলাগে তোমায় আমার, তুমি জেনে কি দেবে আমায় কোনো সাজা? বকবে কি যদি বলি আমি তোমায়, তোমায় আজ দেখতে ভারী লাগছে সুন্দর, হাসবে না কি মুখ কাচুমাচু করে বলবে, আ মরণ… Continue reading রাত্রিবেলা এর লেখা।
Just not the regular Guy! 