• One Night in a Bar—A Poem on Sound and Sight
    Poetry

    One Night in a Bar

    The sky was particularly clear that dayTwinkling with stars not seen everydayThere I was waiting outsideTrying to catch the signal to get inside A tough smile greeted me at the entranceA warm smile welcomed me beyondA familiar smile bade me into the tranceA strange smile wondered how to respond One round of tequila with salt and limeAnd the tongues loosened with timeThe glasses clinked once againJust in time for the rest to troop in A short smile noddedA long smile flattenedA mischievous smile goadedA sober smile gladdened One round of gin and tonicThe music started to panicBut the hands were still on the tableAnd the ears were listening to many…

  • Rahul Dravid retirement tribute
    Sports Writing

    Thank you, Rahul ‘Jammy’ Dravid

    Rahul Dravid never demanded attention, but by the time he retired, he had earned reverence. This tribute, written after his retirement, traces the innings and moments that made “Jammy” not just an unforgettable cricketer but a constant companion to me and to a generation that watched him carry Indian cricket on quiet, unassuming shoulders.

  • Sine Wave - A Poem on Emotions and Time
    Poetry

    Sine Wave

    Tall, dark and greyStood a tower of despairAge had taken its tollAnd time had come for its share Tall, dark and greyStood the tower of hopeFootprints in the blackened grassYet none had passed its steely foot Tall, dark and greyStood the tower of sadnessFor once it was a mighty fortWhose belly now shone a shade of crimson Tall, dark and greyStood the tower of happinessDeep into its dreary depths of silenceIts heart vibrated with a bright yellow glow Tall, dark and greyStood the tower of haughtinessLong had it gazed into what lay aheadYet never knowing what lay beneath Tall, dark and greyStood the tower of lonelinessFor atop the array of…