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There's a small grocery on the ground floor of the next building, run by a man from Kerala called Shaji. A big supermarket opened 5 minutes…

I switch without thinking. With my father it's Urdu in English letters, short and polite. With my mother it's the same but with more…

Last time I was home in Hyderabad I stood next to my grandmother while she made chai. Same steel pan, same tea powder, same milk from the…

Yesterday outside Nampally station a man with a huge suitcase asked me how to reach Salar Jung Museum. His phone map kept pointing him…

I cannot eat a meal without pickle on the side. Rice, roti, dosa, even a sandwich. There has to be pickle. My wife found this out on our…

I check my bag 3 times before every trip. Doesn't matter if it's a flight to Dubai or a bus to Warangal. The first check is the real one.…

My father dunks an Osmania biscuit for exactly 3 seconds. He counts it under his breath, lips moving. I used to laugh at him. Then I tried…

We have a kitchen drawer in Jeddah that's only receipts. Grocery bills, petrol, a mobile recharge from 2021. My wife asks every few months…

For years I thought eating alone at a restaurant was a sad thing. Like you had no friends. I'd rather stay hungry than walk in and ask for…

Yesterday I finished every single thing on my to-do list. All 9. First time since about March, I checked. Most days I carry 3 or 4 things…