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Arif called last week and said Zayan got a seat in nursery. I said, who is Zayan? Then I remembered. Zayan is the baby. The tiny one I held…

From about mid November there's a week where Hyderabad mornings go cold. Proper cold, 14 or 15 degrees. That's my favourite week of the…

I was clearing out my phone on Sunday and found a chat from 2018. It was with Adil, from college. We used to talk every day. 400 messages…

Last week my mother opened her old trunk in the bedroom to take out blankets for winter. One sniff of mothballs and I was 8 years old…

I have 5 auto drivers saved in my phone. Not their names, just labels like, Kukatpally auto 1. They all quote a fair price on the first try…

Every time I fly home from Jeddah, it's the honking that gets me first. Before the heat, before the food. Last trip, in the cab from…

I was at the bus stop near Ameerpet last Thursday around 8 PM when a man tapped my shoulder. He was about 50, in a work shirt, holding a…

I was out on an errand last Saturday and my auto went past the park I played in as a kid. I hadn't been inside in about 12 years. I said…

We finished a 6 week project on Friday. 5 of us stood around the table with cold samosas. My teammate Nikhil, who barely talks in meetings,…

Packing for the flight home from Jeddah is easy for me, my bag closes on the first try. My roommate stands there watching. He folds his…