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”
Author Archives: Josh
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”
Losing a parent
Losing a parent is usually twice-a-life experience and, is in that sense, unique. Having lost both my genitors for more than a decade and a half now, and myself sailing through the middle age, I find myself suitably placed to write on the loss. What happens when you lose a parent? How do you react,Continue reading “Losing a parent”
Holy Mosquito!
There is a mosquito in my prayer room. For over a year now, I have re-adopted the daily, morning and evening prayer routine, as was followed by my late parents. I can recall how they and us, their brood, used to scrunch in a narrow launch-pad like horizontal space in front of figurines of aContinue reading “Holy Mosquito!”
A glue called FOOD
Workplace lunches in the times of Corona
My Sweet Discontents in Festive Times
It is Durga Pujo time, and despite social distancing norms and mask adoption rules, it is impossible to curb the enthusiasm of Kolkata residents. Pandal hopping and shopping is their raison d’etre. For me, a non-native in this City of Joy, Dussehra – like any other festival – is less about rituals and more aboutContinue reading “My Sweet Discontents in Festive Times”
The Company We Keep
Kumar was a well-recognized worker in his organisation – diligent, honest, and well-organized. He was transferred to a new location where he moved into a rented dwelling with Satish, a fellow worker. Satish, though hard-working, was always complaining about people and situations. A few months into co-residency, Kumar became irritable and distrustful. Still performing atContinue reading “The Company We Keep”
Why me?
In the past few months, as Corona pandemic engulfed our worlds, some of us may be left asking this very question. Looking at them and their lives and based on our relationship with them (and this ‘them’ can be ‘us’), we can respond in different ways, and we may also find ourselves struggling to keepContinue reading “Why me?”
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