Shail’s Nest

I am lotus
A bloom in the mud
Rooted in mire
Untainted and pure
Fragrant and bright
Rosy pink and shades of white
I am lotus
Divinity
Fertility
Sacred symbol of triumph
Creation and rebirth
For a thousand years patiently I wait
And when woken, regenerate…
Yet…
In the freezing cold I shrink and shrivel
When the Sun sets I droop, sink and drown
And in the darkness die
A thousand deaths…
I [...]

I was born in an age when it was assumed by the general majority that it was quite okay if the man hit his wife occasionally (all for her own good) or even on a regular basis for her ostensible ‘mistakes’ like putting too much salt in the curry or not serving the tea at [...]

I woke up to a beautiful morning today. There was a nip in the air. Once I was done with preparing breakfast I walked out to the front yard and looked up at the sky. The clouds looked like fluffy cotton wool against the beautiful blue sky. I decided to get my camera and take [...]

‘The Nuts’ was what we called ourselves, the ‘we’ here referring not to some teen under graduates or school students, which erroneous conclusion you might have been tempted to jump to, but post graduates, studying in the prestigious Kariavattom University, which lay about 16 kilometers outside the capital city of Trivandrum. The ‘we’ consisted of [...]

- a story

I lay there in the blue light listening to the rhythm of the train. The rest of the passengers were all fast asleep. I couldn’t sleep. It would soon be time for me to disembark. Outside it was raining. The drizzle made faint patterns on the window pane. My journey was about to [...]

I was caught in the web I know
Love claimed me for its own I know
I made a mistake I know
You are that mistake I know

I gave you my heart I know
Though I shouldn’t have I know
I was helpless I know
It was Destiny I know

We will never be one I know
Not in this life [...]

If you were to have met me a couple of days back on the Intercity Express and were to surmise from the smug expression on my face that I was content at a job well done, you would not have been far from the truth. The next question that begs an answer would then [...]