Everything is ready. The house has been cleaned. The living room has been cleared out, fresh flowers have been arranged. The food has been cooked and placed on the fancy silver ware. The wines have been laid out, the bar…
Author: Shakti
Raavan: Black, White and Gray
Ramayan has been telling generations after generations about the triumph of good over evil. History is written by the winner, and we forget that between black and white there is always gray. Raavan is an attempt to bring out this…
Some Observations About Relationships On & Off Twitter
I joined Twitter on 14th September 2008. I didn’t really think much of it. I randomly saw these messages from people. I stayed away. ‘Razzdino is now following you on twitter’ Suddenly, amongst those unknown people I was following, there…
The Good Wife
It was supposed to be a bright and cheerful morning. The sun was finally peeping from behind the clouds and there was a warmth that seemed to melt away the winter chill. Cars crunched out of the driveways, wives…
There’s A Storm In My Coffee Cup
I’ve been watching her. No, I am not a stalker. I am just a lonely man who has nowhere to go or nobody to talk to. I used wander around this area until the sun had set and there…
Heirloom
Soft notes of the shehnai managed to penetrate through the scarlet walls. She heard a rustle of silk as she got up to walk towards the window. She saw the fiery orange of marigold petals that were being put into…
What I Don’t Want…
Hope keeps us going, they say. But what they conveniently forget is that hope can sometimes build unrealistically optimistic expectations. They don’t tell you that when these don’t get fulfilled, you feel like you’ve fallen into a void and that…
Stranger Than Fiction, Closer To Reality
When I was a kid, I believed that the life we lead was actually someone else’s dream. The bad things would all end when they woke up and that none of the bad things were real. As a child, someone…
Cupcakes, I made them!
So these are the cupcakes I baked last week… I think they're pretty 🙂 Chocolate OverDose Cupcakes: They are my favourite… Who wouldn't love a delicious chocolate cupcake topped with a chocolate ganache? Mocha Chocolata Cupcakes: A dash of coffee…
Letter to…
Hi! I was just passing by. They said that you should walk around the area to feel the New York vibe. Honestly, I have been going with the flow. People seem to walk in here a lot, so that’s why…