Personal Essays
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I was speaking to a chatbot the other day (because humans are stupid) and it told me (in response to a very directed prompt) that perhaps the way forward was… more ›
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Don’t say “you can do it” to people you don’t know. Learn who they are and perhaps you will find that the obstacles they face are greater than anything you… more ›
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Just about every religion believes that there exists something like a soul — an aspect of human existence that is separate from the body and indeed, superior to it. The idea has… more ›
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In 1999, after coastal regions of Odisha were ravaged by a super cyclone, we lost electricity for a full month on account of electricity poles and cables having been blown… more ›
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On my way to recovering my senses after a terrible month at a job in Chennai that nearly killed my hopes, aspirations, and imagination, I wrote to one of India’s… more ›
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True story. I was there. I was on a DTC bus to Noida and as buses usually are in this season, it was hot and humid. People were jammed tight… more ›
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A group of teenagers gets together in front of my house most days of the week and plays cricket. The gate to my house is right behind their wickets. Often,… more ›
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A friend came over to my place and decided to stay the weekend. Then he remembered the newspaper waala and called him up. It was a 30-second conversation. The man… more ›
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It is funny how some things start making perfect sense when you hear yourself say them. Inside your head, they are ambiguous little abstractions that make little or no sense,… more ›
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I am reading Chicken Soup for the Writer’s Soul right now. It is a book that doesn’t just touch you; it feels you up and gets you horny with writerly… more ›
