This is not a buzzword. We deal with negativity everyday in our lives. Be it from an impersonal source like the news or from someone or something around you, there is a never ending all consuming stream of negativity out there to get you all the time. But that’s not the worst kind. The worstContinue reading “Negativity and how you’re in control of it”
Author Archives: Arnab Mukherjee
Lassi
The thick frothy dairy drink attributed to the Punjab region of India, made by churning milk for a long long time with cream. Yes I begin this piece with a definition because definitions are important. They set guidelines for the object and any copy that you intend to make of the same. But sadly, inContinue reading “Lassi”
Voice
How are you, now that you’ve won, I believe I’ve lost the right, To ask that of you now, Now that you’re done. There’s an outpouring, Feelings tweeted, shock liked, For now that you’re done, We’re busy emotion whoring. The very emotions when, In boyhood years were ripe, Found a voice in you, And theContinue reading “Voice”
The “Are you crazy” paradox
What’s crazy to you might be my morning breakfast
The Door Hangers
Anyone who has travelled by Mumbai locals has seen them. Of course, I am not belittling the crowds in any other form and place of public transport, but in my experience, they are most abundant in Mumbai locals. Somewhere, in their past lives, lie the unfulfilled desires of hangers not hanging enough. One of theContinue reading “The Door Hangers”
It isn’t easy
Writing isn’t easy. No job is, in fact. If it is, you’re doing it wrong or you’re in the wrong one. Trying to get back to my blog after all this while has been a fine example of what happens if you’re not putting all your heart into something. It just doesn’t work. You mayContinue reading “It isn’t easy”
C’mon! C’mon! Turn the radio on!
How many of you still listen to FM radio?
Could it possibly be….
Could it possibly be that all the answers are all around you?
Review – The Sialkot Saga – The bollywood-isation of Indian storytelling
I think it was somewhere around last year that a writing competition was organized, with leading authors from around the country providing writing prompts for aspiring writers to weave stories out of. Needless to say, since I fall within the numbers of such aspiring writers and picked up my pen to flesh out an entryContinue reading “Review – The Sialkot Saga – The bollywood-isation of Indian storytelling”
The Merry Christmas State of Things
It’s that time of the year again!
Arnab Mukherjee 