Some books take you somewhere you've never been. And then there are books that take you somewhere you remember dearly. Lallan Sweets felt a little like that to me. Set in the small town of Siyaka in the 1990s, the book follows Tara, her family, an old friendship, a sweet shop, and a rather unusual search for the secret ingredient in her grandfather's laddoos. But strangely, it wasn't the mystery that stayed with me. It was the world around it, the 1990s, those Hindi songs, th

There are mornings when I catch myself hurrying for absolutely no reason. The tea is brewing, breakfast is on the table, nothing is burning, no one is waiting and I'm not even late. Still, I find myself moving faster than the moment asks me to. Opening one cupboard before I've closed another, walking quickly from one room to the next, checking my phone while waiting for the kettle to boil, mentally arranging tomorrow before today has properly not even begun. It happens so nat

Some stories stay with us because of what happens. Others stay with us because of where they take us. And every once in a while, a story quietly changes the way you look at an entire era. That was my experience while watching Made in India: A Titan Story. I began watching it expecting a story about Titan, about watches, entrepreneurship, about one of India's most respected companies. And it certainly is all of that. But somewhere along the way, my attention wandered beyond th

A few days ago, I stepped out for my usual walk and realized I had forgotten my earphones. For a moment, I almost went back. Not because I needed them, but because I had become used to them - A podcast while walking, Music while driving, Videos while eating, Scrolling while waiting. Somewhere along the way, every empty moment in our lives seems to have found a companion. Something to listen to. Something to watch. Something to fill the space. So I continued walking without th

Tuesdays with Morrie Some books entertain you. Some books teach you something. And then there are a few books that quietly sit beside you for days after you've finished reading them. Tuesdays with Morrie is one of those books for me. On the surface, it is a simple story. A former student reconnects with his old professor, Morrie Schwartz, who is slowly dying from ALS. Every Tuesday, they meet and talk about life, love, work, relationships, aging, forgiveness, and death. Nothi

A few years ago, I found myself looking forward to weekends in a way that felt almost desperate. Monday would arrive, and before lunch I would already be thinking about Friday. Friday would come, and by Sunday evening there would be a familiar heaviness in the air. The weekend was ending. The cycle was beginning again. At the time, I didn't think much of it. Most people around me seemed to be living the same way. We worked, we worried, we paid bills, we made plans, and occasi