Allahabad

  • The Big Fat Indian Weddings in the post-COVID era

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    In India, this time of the year is famous for weddings. The auspicious Akshay Tritiya (one of the most sought after date for weddings) passed inconspicuously this year. Of course,…

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  • Water Water Everywhere

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    It is water everywhere again. S. T. Coleridge’s Rime rings so true in these times….. People call it flood! Allahabadis, however, are cursing every other reason except the Ganges for…

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  • खोया शहर

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    इन्सान बदलें तो चलता हैक्यों बदल जाते हैं शहर? बदला हुआ शहर बदल देता हैउन यादों कोजिन्हें उड़ाया था धुँए में हमनेनाचने को उसी आबो हवा मेंजिसमें मैं पैदा हुआऔर…

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  • Just Another Guy

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    Random ramblings of an eternal Allahabadi romantic…. Allahabad does not countenance closure. It continues like the mighty Ganges and acquires a greater form even after disappearing into enormous Bay of…

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  • The Last Embrace

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    A soliloquy of a wistful heart….. When was the last time that I was engulfed by a woman’s scent? When was the last time that I lost myself in the…

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