Cascades of thoughts, journeys and patience there were, As, like a pebble, I incessantly kept rolling and rolling. Instinct told me these wouldn’t be forever. First the petrichor. Then a zephyr. I started going Thither it went. Through webs and vicissitudes, The zephyr and the pebble. And my, did those cascades Find their ocean, arriving … Continue reading An odyssey of the zephyr and the pebble
Author: aishwaryakanchi
Musings on some versatile transformations
"The information is available. It would not seem to be a difficult evolutionary transition for the animal to put this information to use."Peter Godfrey-Smith in his book Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness It really intrigues me, how, when sitting down to work, the environment one is in plays … Continue reading Musings on some versatile transformations
Glamping under the stars in Pennsylvania
It’s a cloudy and pleasant September morning here in New Jersey. Fall has just begun and I’m at my desk sipping hot tea spiced with copious amounts of ginger and cardamom, typically how I start most of my writing projects. Minutes ago, I was trying to pull up the notes I had taken on a … Continue reading Glamping under the stars in Pennsylvania
Rendezvous with rose milk and Kapali
Having stayed away from writing for over two-and-a-half years now, finally this ‘writer’s block’ has come to take its leave. For the past week or so, I have been thinking of topics to write on. And almost instinctively, my mind started to bombard me with thoughts and reminiscences about one place back in Chennai – … Continue reading Rendezvous with rose milk and Kapali
A month of observing and perceiving
Travel is one of the things I got to know more about from my December trip to Bangalore. There's more to it than coming across new people, food and lifestyle in another place. At a very soft level, it makes you question yourself and ponder over certain things. And between all the nuances of being … Continue reading A month of observing and perceiving
Evenings with serenity
Sitting on sand facing the east wind, my friend Namrata and I absorb the quietude of Thiruvanmiyur beach in the company of a few others taking a stroll along the coastline, playing catch, or contemplating how best to make the jump into the water. It's a cool December evening in Chennai. The crows seem to enjoy their kabaddi … Continue reading Evenings with serenity
Beautiful All The Same.
The gentle breeze on this cool June night Somewhat soothes my burning self as I recollect how I wept Earlier this afternoon; heaving deep choking breaths With tears cascading down from the ocean That's red with all the seamless effort. I now smell petrichor, rather many times imagine it, Just as I imagine my angel … Continue reading Beautiful All The Same.
Victoria Terminus Day
Mumbai. The last time I was in the city was two years ago. I couldn't do one thing I wanted to, back then. The trip was, much like the city, busy. Too tight. So two weeks ago, while leaving for the city, I made up my mind to visit the place I couldn't the last time, visit … Continue reading Victoria Terminus Day
Gettin’ Drench’d In The Rain
With searching eyes and listening ears, mouthing a silent cry, Obliviously, I was hiding behind a big frond Waiting for someone to come by. Wandering, of which I'm so fond, I was when I got lost; and slowly, very slowly It got dark, and darker, till I wrapp'd myself in a mantle of melancholy. For … Continue reading Gettin’ Drench’d In The Rain
Irani Chai and Osmania biscuits on the Hussain Sagar
On my way to the car in the parking lot below, I decided to go upstairs, to the terrace. For the terrace, my old friend for almost twenty years now, lets me see a part of the magnificent, vast city like a bird. Well, almost. More than a year of waiting was finally going to … Continue reading Irani Chai and Osmania biscuits on the Hussain Sagar