Nov 3, 2021The Trickle Down StoreWhen Saxena woke up from sweaty dreams one day, he figured waking up every morning wasn’t working out that well for him. His phone, which had been reading his mind all its lifetime, notified him of the new local store which had opened near him and how he was certainly…Capitalism15 min read
Jul 12, 2021This One Mod will Change Your LifeEverything around him went foggy and when he shut tight his eyelids, water fell off like a juicy lemon being squeezed. Gah, fuck no, it’s happening, he thought and looked around the metro, and saw someone deep into their phone. Perhaps looking at old photos, old memories. Verma’s Emotion Prevention…India8 min read
Mar 9, 2021My Days of PowerlessnessAfter 38 hours of no power, no heat, no food, and no water Sharma begin to breath into his blanket to keep himself warm. The blanket and the sheets underneath felt wet. The room temperature had probably dropped to less than 35F. All the rubbing and puffing could only get…India4 min read
Feb 5, 2021The Master PuppetIt was the 78th day of protests. The taps had run dry and government had even blocked access to toilets. There was a feeling of immense tiredness but also incontrollable anger in the polluted air. Then there were smoke and blows. The police were there, lathi charge had started, pellet…Sachin Tendulkar2 min read
Jan 27, 2021I’d Rather Swallow a BladeSaxena had been his friend for over 25 years. Well at least for the first 10 or so years of that 25. They never studied together in person but would call each other throughout the night in order to compare notes or sometimes just to check how far along one…Fascism2 min read
Oct 9, 2020Do Trees Love You Back?Listen to me and don’t go anywhere when I tell you that the great leader didn’t actually love nature. …India8 min read
Sep 12, 2020What an Odd Wish ListIt is fairly common in these parts to build a tiny little room on the terrace of an already finished house and rent them to needy students or people starting out in a low paying job. They typically have one window, an attached bathroom, and are burning hot in the…India8 min read
May 17, 2020Sedition StoreThe story repeated itself every few months — Tiwari would take a loan from someone and would never bother to pay back. When pressured, he would ask a different batch of people for credit to pay off the previous lender. If the lender was a good friend (or even a…India14 min read
Jan 26, 2020A Smoke with Priya from BaazigarThe other day while purchasing sutta I saw Priya Chopra. Priya who? Priya Chopra, the lead from the popular Bollywood movie from the 90s, Baazigar. Ah Kajol! Nope! How do I explain, because I cannot, but I routinely encounter movie characters in real life. Yeah, not the actors who have…Bollywood4 min read
Dec 30, 2019Detective Bhagwat and The Missing BulletI was the need of the times. Born as Bhagwat, people call me Bhagwat Holmes. I don’t talk of my surname because I don’t think it matters in modern India, but it is Sinha. …India6 min read
