Bharati

The Stalker

In the mornings, the earlier I enter the colony park, the better it is – not many joggers, walkers or lazy strollers are around to occupy the walking trail and affect my flow. On some days, however, the later I enter the park it feels better because I can see life happening and many familiarContinue reading “The Stalker”

Micro-violence: The Slow Poison

In the locality I reside in, there are four, street-adopted canines. I get a chance to observe them closely during my daily morning walk. Off and on, I find one or the other of them limping (though by the Almighty’s grace and active intervention by a noble soul in our neighbourhood, s/he recovers and startsContinue reading “Micro-violence: The Slow Poison”

Elevate The Moment

“To progress, society doesn’t need ‘leaders’ anymore. […] When we will all see our role in society as servants, we will all light up the sky together like countless stars on a dark night. Don’t think of society as the sky on a full moon night. The moon’s harsh light blinds us to the trueContinue reading “Elevate The Moment”

Humility

If Audible was like an old style audio cassette tape, the chapter on Humility in Robert A. Emmons’ ‘Gratitude Works‘ in my library, would have long worn out due to over-use. So, when we started reflecting on ‘Humility in the Continuum of Conviction and Curiosity’ in an online pod with ServiceSpace, I embraced the exerciseContinue reading “Humility”

Impressions

As she boarded the school bus parked along the huge playground she so much adored, Bammu was happy and satiated with her day well-spent, just like it was on every school-day she had known, in anticipation of the one coming up next. As her eyes scanned the insides of the bus, she found a fewContinue reading “Impressions”

Emptying Your Way To Freedom

What do we mean when we say that s/he’s a mess. More often than not, this is intended to announce a person’s appearance, the way a person maintains and manages one’s material possessions, surroundings and also oneself and one’s relationships. Can a seemingly systematic person be a mess? Like a near swan-like serenity, masking aContinue reading “Emptying Your Way To Freedom”

The Simmering Crucible of Relationships

Each one of us, without exception, has been into some or the other relationship, fundamentally because we are social beings. Some connects are transient while some others last a lifetime. The only constant is the impermanence of all relationships. And when I say impermanent, it does not just mean the end of relationships where peopleContinue reading “The Simmering Crucible of Relationships”

The Me in You

A sports luminary was consumed by COVID-19 yesterday. As expected, there are several posts celebrating the legend and mourning the loss. Several persons of influence and people in power have shared photographs of theirs with the legend or of the legend with them. A corporate foundation has released photos and news clip about its reliefContinue reading “The Me in You”

Co-Vacate-21

Death is such a funny thing for Lord, it seems to give It glee. Who lose their kith and kin struggle to grasp, while souls fly free. How to empathize with such grief? Such loss, as pains your friends and foe You cry to see them so bereaved, so what, the freed was for youContinue reading “Co-Vacate-21”

Snuff the Energy out of your Indisposition

I always wondered how non-terminal illness can drive people to depression and sometimes, to even taking their own lives, till I was gifted a flavour of that experience myself. This is what I have learnt over the last one year of tackling a nagging and resilient medical issue and its myriad manifestations. Unforeseen illness throwsContinue reading “Snuff the Energy out of your Indisposition”