STORY WATCHERS

You check my Insta stories
like I once used to check your WhatsApp last seen,
consistently, silently, with a sense of urgency,
nibbling information about
my well-being and strong opinions
about the world and society at large
with the earnestness of a well-wisher
who once knew me too well,
and now knows me just as much
as the last time we spoke
when you protested against me
for not keeping well, for keeping quiet.
I'm keeping well now, not keeping quiet at all.
You are keeping track. Good to know, that's all.

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ये देश हमसे बहुत बड़ा है

उसे रखवालों की नहीं
घरवालों की ज़रूरत है

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जिसने हमें पहले मामू बनाया
वो अब हमें अपने बच्चों का मामा बना रही है।

ये ज़िन्दगी भी ना अजीब सी चीज़ है
बाप बनने की उम्र में हमें लामा बना रही है।

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tooth extraction can be tasty.

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Practising art without a sense of humanity and justice is like practising how to cook without the flame.

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I plan to run 10 kilometers in Bengaluru on Republic Day, preferably from Indiranagar to Koramangala and back early in the morning from 5 am. Titled #RunForRepublic, the aim is to raise awareness about the Indian constitution, the ethos with which it was drafted and about its drafter Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.

I plan to gift Baba Saheb Ambedkar's autobiography Waiting For A Visa to those who join me and complete the run. Tag your friends.

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I'd send it YQ goodies thanking it for inspiring millions of writers to pen down their stories of finding and losing love.

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Just like my history is different from yours,
the history of my India is different from yours.

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The opposite of truth is fear.

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Lessons from Writers

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