On December 30, 2021 at around 11.15 pm, I stood timid and fearful in the midst of a hostel room two arm spans wide. The sparse furniture and sleet walls, the broken tile and clinical smell of the bathroom took over my senses as I attempted to process four entire months away from home for … Continue reading remembering goodbyes
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the joys and woes of the ‘tortured artist’
The tortured artist – that image of a starving, struggling, shabby but sexy creative figure has been an oddly alluring archetype since generations. A person who doesn’t sacrifice morality at a moneyed altar and pours themselves into their craft by the burning midnight wick -- who is weary but still righteous. The tortured artist is … Continue reading the joys and woes of the ‘tortured artist’
bombay aur jootein
65 days in Mumbai. Upon submitting my undergraduate thesis almost exactly four months ago, I could never have imagined that my feet and fate would lead me here. I had dreams and aspirations of becoming a writer, a journalist (to make it sound more ‘career-friendly’) and where else could I have yearned to be if … Continue reading bombay aur jootein
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