The day my feet touch the ground from here, she decided at that instant, is the day I finally become a woman.
Bhatu dadu died on a Friday morning, uneventfully and unobtrusively, surprising none in the village.
"He'll be here for the next one," he sighed and dropped to the ground too, "That's the good thing about birthdays. There's always more to look forward to, unless you die before the next of course."
On the night of my wedding I break the ice with my newly wedded husband by telling him about the first man I loved.
But it's a new hand embroidered designer cashmere one, that too in shamrock green? Oh dear, you need help. Read on.
Aww, look at you scribbling down names of exotic places to visit and listing down movies you're going to watch when vacation starts, beside your inaccurate math calculations. That's real cute. Here's how it's really going to go down.
The rumour mill is the whimsical fifth grade game of Chinese whisper that could start with “Jenny flushed the tiny sea creature” and potentially end at “Jenny has a crush on the new English teacher”.
All those debating and 'Best Delegate' crests you're stocking your shelves with are no match against twenty minutes in a room packed with faces you see twice a year.
While the age for driving licenses and national IDs are signified boldly in society, the correct age for social accountability remains a confusion amidst ignorance and excuses.
While the age for driving licenses and national IDs are signified boldly in society, the correct age for social accountability remains a confusion amidst ignorance and excuses.
Load shedding season is back. We are the victims and must thrive to survive.
Seriously, don't be the reason elevators bring people down.
Nobody likes being the stray cat at a wedding who only takes selfies, since they're a stranger to everybody but perhaps the happy couple. However, with the mere thought of kacchi and unlimited free coffee, we eventually give in.
From howling “Mama, duita shingara” to frantically skimming through bio notes at the last minute for next period's test to bunking math and jamming with a guitar and dudh cha by the staircase – cafeterias not only occupy an enormous space on our school/university grounds but also in our hearts (because who doesn't know that the way to our hearts are through our stomachs?).
