He didn’t realize he killed the engine. The deep-red-coloured-stuffed-heart dangling from the key chain swung violently as he stepped out of the car. The beach wore a deserted look, as expected. He couldn’t have noticed if a dinosaur roared past him in that night drenched in darkness. His eyes were blinded by tears. He floated …
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It was a moonless night. Sita was sitting alone in the garden; her head tossed back, legs crossed, feet moving without any sense of pattern. She didn’t want to accept to herself, but, she was anticipating him. She even drove away her maids. The familiar footsteps greeted her. She did not smile; she had not …
Life-size Raindrop
Poet Manushyaputhiran’s “Aaluyara Mazhaiththuli” (ஆளுயர மழைத்துளி), translated. Tiny and huge,raindrops, galore. A life-size raindropwalkson the rainy road. Walking besidethousands and thousandsof raindropsavoiding getting drenched,holding the haft of the cloth,it scurries pastbeneath a little umbrella. Even youmust be going behindone of those life-size raindropsknowing well thatit will meltthe momentyou set your eyes. Yet,in the moment preceding,you surrender your …
Rockstar – Passion Redefined
Prelude: Sometimes, not every time, listening to a piece of music or a song can be an experience. What it invokes in the listener matters more than what it is. It is a bit wonderlandish, perhaps, but that is what dil se music can do to you. “Rockstar”’s music is a heartfelt product of A.R.Rahman’s …
Man of joy – au revoir!
The show is over. The curtains are drawn. Confetti are descending slowly to the ground, succumbing to the gravitational pull. Yet, like the obsessed Nilambari of Padayappa, I re-read and re-watch Sachin’s farewell speech, again and again. Ideally, like a true cricket fan, I could watch his batting exploits in YouTube, handpicked by experts and …