Oh dear Discipline, The alter ego of my alma mater The pride on our sleeves Where have you disappeared to? It's been long we last had a rendezvous Do you still remember those days? When you and us, had some problems The bumps on heads and red cheeks The battered…

This man is a magician masquerading as a cricketer. The willow is his puppet and him a sprightly puppeteer. You thought the magician has shown you all his tricks? Wait, for when odds are against him and time ticks .. The magician will pull-out something from his bag: the comforting…

आओ नौजवानों कुछ दिन तो गुजारो फौज में .. इस दरमियान हो गए शहीद तो देंगे 48 लाख .. वर्ना ग्यारह-बारह लाख लेके रहना तुम मौज में ! क्या कर लोगे ग्रेजुएशन की पढाई के उस पार… उसके एवज में हम देंगे एक प्यारा सा सर्टिफिकेट.. उसे पॉकेट में रख…

I wasn’t impressed much by “The Buddha in a traffic jam”, so I decided to skip “The Tashkent files”. With “The Kashmir Files” (TKF 2.0), Vivek Agnihotri has slapped me hard. More than 20 hours have elapsed, and I am still feeling numbness in my cheek. It feels I was…

Early June is not a pleasant time to be in the city of temples. When the thermometer reads 97° F and humidity touches 73%, everything beautiful about a city melts away. In such sultry weather, love should be the last thing on someone’s mind. Not for Manas, though. Today was…

Nostalgia is nothing but yearning for an idealised past. I am a 90’s kid. I idealise 90s and get nostalgic, whenever I watch or hear anything that came out of that time period. I am sure I am not the only one sharing that sentiment. If you spent your school…

They say by the time you reach 40, you would have figured out life and its purpose. If you are 40 already and still have not figured out what you want in life, I think you are dealing with existential crisis. Seek whatever help you can. Thankfully, am not 40…

The legend of Capt. Vikram Batra In the aftermath of 1999 Kargil conflict, Indian Oil Corporation put up an inspiring ad in all the national dailies, in homage of Capt. Vikram Batra, who attained martyrdom and received India’s highest gallantry award for his bravery and crucial role in the Kargil…

‘What Odisha invests in today, India takes pride in tomorrow” I still remember the first time I picked up a hockey stick and played an actual competitive game of Hockey. I was in class VII. If my memory serves me correctly, it was also my last. Being the second shortest…