carousel of life

The only thing that makes life unfair is the delusion that it should be fair - copied from somewhere. The sheer unfairness of life or cruelty to its beings. I am averse to these mindless noisy protests that does not bring any change. Primarily done to claim your fame for a day and die a natural death after the novelty wears off. One of such marathon held last year where a contestant was training hard for a marathon and a day before the event, she got her periods. Ideally there are two ways, one is run with tampons or skip due to discomfort. No, our contestant decides that it is her moment, she wishes to raise awareness of women hygiene and hence decides to run with blood seeping through the legs and probably on the road leaving a trail all the way. This created a furore. All the camera and scribes followed this girl. This was an unprecedented sight. In a matter of no time, the girl was a celebrity of sort. Everyone wanted her interview, bytes. Crowd cheered to her as she ran. Th...

Why is nostalgia so strong an emotion? Scene1: 7:00AM - I have resumed my Yoga class after 3 months. Post an hour long grueling session, I am all sore muscles. But that pleasure which comes with it, only an athlete or a fitness enthusiast would understand. I am driving on a road with ongoing metro construction and makeshift houses on the roadside. As I pass by, I see some kids playing, some still sleeping while the first ray of sunshine fall upon them. Women are busy cooking meals on that temporary chulha before they start for work. That thick smoke and that smell of food triggers something in me. All my growing years were spent in my maternal grandparents home. This brings back a whirlwind of emotions and I am struggling to keep pace. Those were the time. All we kids slept in a long horizontal queue with only a thin mattress and probably a very thin pillow if we were lucky. Nights were a cat and dog fight on who got the pillow and who would have to make their arms as the pillow a...