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“Happy Birthday, Hemant”🥹🫶🏻❤️ “See you soon, Di,” you said that July afternoon.Blue shirt, khakis, glinting eyes, that half-smile at the corners. My handsome little brother more than my cousin. I was rushing—just a week’s leave for our sister’s wedding. You opened the car door, “Di… write letters.”I laughed, “Where do I have time? PG kar… Read more

There I sit, in the middle of good old Bareilly traffic —Unmoving. Unblinking. Accepting my fate with zen-like grace. And behind me… one hopeful honker.Going at it like his horn has magical powers. Clearly, he believes that if he just honks long enough…my humble chotu si car will suddenly grow wings,sprout a propeller, and take… Read more

Every summer vacation, I found myself in Pithoragarh — then a sleepy little town in the hills of Uttarakhand, where my Naani Maa’s small pahadi house stood right near the market. The wooden floors creaked in rhythm with time, and a small courtyard smelled of wet earth and freshly plucked aadu. But most vivid in… Read more

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I was scrolling through my phone again—past the hour I’d promised myself—when I heard an old man say:“You’re all becoming digital dust.One crash, and it’s like you never existed.” His words stayed.Because maybe… we already are. When was the last time we held a photo—not swiped it, but held it?Or opened a letter written by… Read more

It’s Doctor’s Day again.And while the world claps, I find myself quietly reflecting—what are we really celebrating?I’ve spent 33 years in medicine and surgery. And five more before that, ever since sixth grade when I decided I wanted to wear this coat—not just as a uniform, but as a purpose.It’s been a life of discipline,… Read more

I can’t seem to let go of what happened yesterday—the crash of Air India Flight AI 171 just after takeoff from Ahmedabad. More than 241 souls were lost in an instant, and only one person survived. It’s raw, unsettling, and it just won’t stop echoing in my head . There’s no speech here, no foresight… Read more

And with one more misstep, Ruchi almost crashed into Parul, and we burst into laughter. One day to go for the performance we weren’t even sure we’d do until the last minute, yet here we were ..Practising ☺️ Practice, of course, was part serious and more fun affair along with gossiping over cups of tea… Read more

It’s 2 AM. Sleep escapes me. In just two days, I’ll be walking a trail that leads to the world’s highest Shiva temple. Me—Suvi—almost 52 years old, restless, wondering what possessed me to sign up for this. A last-minute addition to a gang of doctors. Now that the thrill of “my first trek” has worn… Read more

Little Suvi, just five years old, walking under a faint moonlight — the road dark, the world unknown.   But she isn’t scared.   She’s holding the finger of her first and forever hero — her **Dad**. She closes her eyes, trusting him completely…   Yet she stumbles.   His grip tightens, saving her from… Read more