The Oeuvre

  • Adventure in the Aravalli: Indor Fort, Mewat

    Ever since I moved to the suburbs of Gurgaon amidst the work-from-home regime, I have suddenly been presented with immense possibilities for indulging my wanderlust. On one recent weekend afternoon, I set out on my scooter in pursuit of a place called Rundh Indor which seemed on Google Maps to be home to a fort.…

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  • The Lifeguard

    That December day was going rather well. The weather had been very enabling, understanding, even – threatening now and then to pour, but holding back lest it should be branded spoilsport.  Mother and Brother, both having agreed to an impromptu exploration of the Prachi Valley earlier that morning, appeared to be enjoying themselves too. There…

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  • Visitations

    Uncle Owl with wizened headStared long and hard with abyss eyes,Dark ’twas – the hour of the dead,As dew dripped below fireflies,Quiet answered to crickets’ cries. Creak of a door broke it all,Mist quivered to yellowy gleams-Leaves rustled beneath the footfall,That slid along the earthy seams,Clambering up the wooden beams. Uncle Owl with abyss eyesSpied…

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  • Mysterious

    (They said : ) Darkness was her cover,And silence, just a close friend,The winds ever drove her,By the night’s gloomy bend;Some say they spotted her,But they are not really sure,What spirit rode with her,Is still to them all obscure. Nay, she wore no white gown,But the colours of the storm,And she wore one wide frown,Scarier…

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  • The Walk

    It was half past one in the night, and Abhineet, a lonely silhouette of a figure with his half-empty, slightly worn mini-backpack slung from his shoulders, ambled straightly along just below the sidewalk. The constant clacking of his thick-soled hiking boots was only intercepted by the drone of the occasional vehicle whizzing past him.   Only…

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  • Book Review: Finding Forgotten Cities by Nayanjot Lahiri

    Finding Forgotten Cities is an exhilarating account of how Harrapa and Mohenjo-Daro were discovered and findings were pieced together to advance the case for the Indus Civilization for the first time in 1924, with ample attention given to all the major characters that played an indispensable part in the story. From this account, the Britishers…

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