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Rain clouds in the skyi dont know why they make me bluewhen thinking of you. it's all a bit of a haze. i remember the setting but not the conversation. Damp air, cold floor, cloudy skies and a quiet building. after hours, just a few of us. Engrossed in some conversation. scrutinizing some aspect of a play. excitement and trepidation in equal parts. vulnerability and posturing squaring off. wish i ...
Jarring and magical at the same time..Beautifully written.
Some books you read with curiosity. Others you read with admiration. And then there are those rare ones you read slowly, almost carefully — because every few pages you find yourself pausing, breathing a little deeper, and quietly acknowledging the fragile miracle of simply being alive.That was my experience with Light Beyond the Shadows: A True Story by Sangita Raje.The book opens not with manufac...
Morning didn’t arrive softly.It came with noise.Utensils placed harder than necessary. Cupboards shutting with intention. Words waiting at the edge of silence.Kaia stood in the kitchen, pouring tea into two cups, her movements steady despite the tension building in the room.“You came late again.”Her mother’s voice broke the silence.“There was work,” Kaia replied, steady.“There is always work,” her...
There’s a quiet kind of book that doesn’t try to impress you on the first page—it simply sits beside you, waiting for you to slow down enough to listen. The Callbearer by Alpha M Mathew felt exactly like that for me. Not loud, not demanding—just quietly persistent, like a thought that keeps returning long after you’ve dismissed it.At its heart, this is a story about a girl who steps away from the ...
It is a story (1970s-Eastern India) of two girls from different backgrounds who gradually become close friends. Over time, fate takes them to different places and they lose contact as the distance between them grows. Yet when they eventually meet again, it feels as if nothing has changed.The diversity of their backgrounds is presented subtly through food, music, and language. These elements show h...
There’s a certain kind of silence that only shows up when something in your life has quietly run its course — but no one has announced the ending. That’s the silence I found myself sitting in while reading The Rest of Our Lives by Benjamin Markovits.Not the loud, dramatic kind of silence. The softer one. The kind that settles in after years of compromise, routine, and conversations that slowly sto...
There was a time when going to the theatre wasn’t just about watching a film — it was about showing up for a feeling. Whistles, claps, that collective surge of energy when the hero makes his entry. For many of us, that feeling had a name: Salman Khan.Reading Salman Khan: The Sultan of Bollywood by Mohar Basu feels a bit like sitting in the middle of that theatre again — except this time, the spotl...
Some victories are measured in seconds. Some in millimetres. And some… in the quiet, invisible battles no one ever sees.Reading A Shot at History: My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold and Beyond by Abhinav Bindra felt less like revisiting a celebrated moment in Indian sport and more like stepping inside a mind that refused to settle for anything less than absolute precision. Not perfection as an i...
Most love stories begin at a familiar place — two people meet, sparks fly, and the promise of forever quietly appears on the horizon.Oops, We Did It Again! chooses a different doorway into the story. Instead of introducing characters first, the author turns toward the reader and asks a slightly uncomfortable question: Do you believe in soulmates?Not the dreamy version we often talk about.The real ...
