on city of Surat

This is written during my work stay in Surat, Gujarat. Its been almost 1.5 years in the embrace of Surat and i loved being caressed like that.

Osmium – The Most Precious Metal

Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium are the first names that come to our mind when we mention precious metals. But there’s one more precious metal whose properties outshine those of its better-known siblings. Osmium is the last and rarest of the precious metals on the periodic table. Earth’s crust contains only 50 parts per trillion …

Would you live for a hundred and fifty years or more?

Daily writing promptWhat are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life?View all responses I have pondered numerous times upon this thought of living a very long life and each time i think about it, it feels horrendous to me. If you see, the current life expectancy in India is around 70 …

Shers on Fragrance (khushboo)

The word Khushboo, meaning fragrance or a sweet smell, has been used widely by poets and shayars in their works to show how its beautiful distinctive nature is enough to recall a fond memory. How a mere speck of someone’s smell can be a measure of intense nostalgia flowing along, infused within it. Lets look …

The Illuminating Concept of Yagnas

Sacrifice brings transcendence. Transcendence through sacrifice is the meaning of life in the Vedic religion. Yagna or Yagya is a powerful ancient scientific technology of sacrifice for purification of life, believed to be a Vedic tradition practiced in front of a sacred fire as a form of worship or devotion in Hinduism. Yagna is a …

Random Dump

I have no idea why I am writing what I am writing and to be very honest, this is an impulsive writing, nothing has been thought about these words before; they are being typed just at the moment. I am expecting only a few people will read this, so I'll take the liberty to let …

Dear words

words, dear words,oh come to melay here on this gray leafmy eyes are ocean, I am a black sea a big big world in front of meand I am standing alone in this battle fieldI feel too much and I feel nothingnow who'll protect me like my mother's shield? ask the stars and ask the …

dreams/wishes

you ask me what dreams do I secretly lock in my eyeswithout a speck of hint.I would never put open my heart in front of youbecause I am afraid.I fear that they are my dreams.my dreams are like me,travelling and stayingplaying and flickeringand in a moment, get killed.but let me tell you,I have simple wishes …

I’ve been searching

"Beta, I don't have any nice pictures of me. Everyone is having beautiful profile pictures." I scroll through the gallery of her phone she's been using since years but still doubts on her ability of how to change a picture. For her, there are a thousand things more important than display of any pictures on …

of people and stories

Every new person we come acrossleaves a story to us.Beautiful or tragic. Pleasant or bitter.Some stay for long and give a little storySome stay for little and give a long storyWe meet some of them and just know they'll leaveWe never meet some of them but know they'll linger I feel they are all here.The …