I was with my dad yesterday at the hospital. He was undergoing a MPI (Myocardial Perfusion Imaging) test for his heart. The test required us to move from one section of the hospital to another. While we were waiting outside for his TMT (Treat Mill Test) turn, I realised that…

साल बीत गया, हर दिन तेरा सहारा छूटता गया। तेरी यादों को दिल की गहराईयों में दबाता गया, इस ग़म के सागर में तो मैं डूब ही गया। दोस्ती गहरी थी और मैं टूट गया, मगर तुम को किया वादा निभाना तो था। तेरी राह देखता रहता हूँ, कभी तो…

When I was a kid, I would go to my maternal grandfather and grandmother’s house in Habba Kadal, Srinagar for the night. There was an event/ritual, I would wait for every morning. My nanaji Late Prathvi Nath Sapru, was a saintly personality. Tall, thin, staunch vegetarian, soft spoken, and extremely…

Dear Synkiser it is six months since the lights switched off. Unlike in Bemina where at least we used to see the filament of the bulb because of low voltage, the assurance of electricity made us march through the rough times. …

Namaskar Dee. How are you doing and how is your journey progressing? I keep thinking where you are at this given point in time. Much like when you were struggling to stay afloat, I had lost a sense of what to ask Mahadev for, it is similar now as well…

It may seem unbelievable but I have not even been able to mourn her till now 😔. Before her death it was a very very lonely race against time to keep her alive in the best possible manner. Not that she would have minded if it was any other way. …

COVID 19 has raged for more than a year now. Country after country, not once, not twice but in some instance many times. The best of the best failed to see beyond the curve, no one was prepared and no one is prepared even now. In all this mayhem —…

How does one handle death of a dear one, its occurrence and the aftermath. Perhaps it is shock, disbelief, blame, pity and many other natural coping mechanisms that kick in. I also think the answer to this question lies in the experiences one has had in life. Three people I…

It is very hard to describe my grand uncle, there is no template that one can follow. He was a man of his own, in every situation. He…