One day at his workplace, in a cluttered space. Which was more like a cross between a kennel and a circus ring. It had stench of exhaustion mixed with despair and an ever ready whip that could strike at the slightest provocation. A normal sweatshops most of us work at. May not like it exactly … Read more
Short story Pigeons fluttered their wings somewhere in the roof. Spreading dust and their poop in the air. Filling the beams of light, coming through the holes of the broken roof, with dancing particles. Lying in the dusty bed he kept watching as the particles zigzagged in the light. It was his favourite pastime since … Read more
The context of this article is COVID-19, the death of an Indian actor and the aggression by Chinese army in the Ladakh region of India and the opinionated posts and discussions on the social media in India. But I feel the thoughts in this article apply elsewhere also. Social media has made us like a … Read more
The power of social media is immense. It can magnify, blow out of proportion, minimise, our totally neglect any issue. It can also create issues where none exist. Create echo chambers for narrow and bigoted minds and in the process convert the fringe to the mainstream. Worst is the sway it holds over common people, … Read more