Srijan Shukla

Aging Hometown

Parents getting old, they are not able to do with ease what they were able to before.Grandmother getting significantly older, she speaks less. (very unlike her)Dog is as old as grandmother in dog years, he moves less. (very unlike him)City feels older than what I remember from my school days, in a way I cannot properly put into words. Nothing in Bangalore makes me feel this way, it is such a contr...

run of the mill procrastination problems

this is my standard word saladhere’s the thingmost things you put off who is gonna do it?you, no one elsewho did create that pile of dirtand who cleaned that pile of dirt?eventually?you didyou had tothere is no choice doing vs notthere is only one choicedo it badly vs notdo it later vs nowdo it hard vs easyunbelievable you consistently choose hard over easypick actual hard things to doactual out ...

Family trips

My 5 year old cousin brother called me handsome. Everybody knows kids don’t lie.He called me fat also but lets ignore that.I was wondering if I can get him to also call me a good SRE.Dad called french fries as aloo ka dandi (its true) out of nowhereLess utensils at home, bachelors house, mom asked if I want tea, I said very littleMom gave me tea in a shot glassParents listened to a lot of desi hip...

Dad was happy

Year 2008, I was in 7th standard. Infact I had just completed 7th standard.I came 4th overall across all sections. Only student to score full marks in maths theory part. I didn’t know back then, but this was my peak academic performance, it has all been downhill since then - academically.We’re on our ride back from school, me and my dad, on the bike.Couldn’t see his face coz he was driving and I a...

Srijan Shukla