‘Diary of an Introvert’ – Part 3: The First Kiss

In case you haven't, read the first part: The First Meet,  and the second part: St. Joseph's, before you read further! On the road to Saddharma Sadan... It was dark and he was waiting on the road that leads to the Saddharma Sadan - NIT's girls hostel. He looked at his watch and it was not working. …

‘Diary of an Introvert’ – Part 2: St. Joseph’s

In case you haven't, you can read the first part of 'Diary of an Introvert' : The First Meet before you read further. 10 June 1995 “I want to sit at the corner”, I said firmly banging my fist on the desk. “I am sitting here. And Francina Ma’am told me sit here”, she fought back. …

‘Diary of an Introvert’ – Part 1: The First Meet

23 December, 2009 “80401037” “Are you sure?” I gave a sarcastic look. He left the counter and started to flip through the cards on the table. After waiting patiently for a considerable amount of time, he returned back with my library card. It was an irritating ritual to carry out before the books are issued. …

Who said I’m lazy? I’m just having ‘fun’!!!

One day, I was having one of the 'dad-son' conversations with my dad on the sands of Marina beach, Chennai. This time, we had got into a conversation about how ‘connected’ we are in this world today. He was telling me about the days when he used to call his friends through ‘trunk’ calls and …

Blood stains on Chennai roads – Part I

3 March, 2012 11:00 pm, Koot Road Junction, Medavakkam     The street light at the corner of the street is flickering. There is no other source of light on the street except this.  He could hear the voice of someone, probably a drunkard, coming out of the darkness. His hands held on tightly to the …

The Last Message

Oct 9, @ Gitam Central library       He was standing at the library entrance. His eyes were busy searching for someone.  He looked at his watch. It was not working.  Just then, he felt a vibration in his pocket. He took out his Nokia-1100 mobile phone, used to the maximum possible extent.  “1 txt msg …

Afzalgunj Road

Ticktick..ticktick....Goodmorning...ticktick....      His hand started to search for his mobile. After a minute struggle, he could finally land his thumb on the snooze button. 45 min later...      He was at the bustand waiting for 273B. He needs to be at LokManya Auditorium,Afzalgunj Roadby 10.00AM. He looked at his watch. The minutes hand touched 12 …