Besting myself
Amidst the ego and all our biases, it is difficult to pause and reflect. But I have found that if I can create the habit, there are joys ahead.
Category: Life Ordinary
Mall me, maybe
I am a creature of habit, and it would seem I have converted D too. That’s why an uncharacteristic evening out at a mall seems to have brought about a shift in thinking.
Possessions
As I watched the last remnants of a life packed in a suitcase, I wondered about our possessions and their future after we’re gone.
Clarity begins at home
It’s probably middle age, but the topic of a ‘place to retire to’ features in many discussions with friends. In recent years, my hometown has been acting a bit like a magnet. I try to understand why.
The ordinary kindness of Mohandas
My surname is very unobtrusive. It is present in all my official documents. It’s absent in my signature, and when I am casually giving my name in say, a form, I stop at my middle name, which exists courtesy Kerala’s matrilineal ethos. The surname’s modest behaviour is apt for the person it represents.