Intro Every month, I try to post a roundup of everything I wrote/read/watched that month. This year, I’m starting another series to post about planned reads and actual reads. Kinda like office, y’know, setup goals for the year and then year-end assessment of where I was. Just trying to be more disciplines, is all. (And…
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Random Rambling | Amazon Categories
Here’s a random rambling for today, because… why not? I was innocently browsing through Amazon’s Short Stories category the other day — not for research, not for literary enlightenment, but for something far more noble. I was trying to bulk-up my Goodreads 2026 Reading Challenge. (P.S I’ve planned to read 30 books this year. I…
Roundup | December 2025
Intro Three months in a row. Am I awesome of what? December 2025 Reading Roundup I planned to read all Indian authors from my shelf. Of course, that would be too much, so I picked the pile from the back of the shelf. A nice mix, isn’t it? 1. The Most Eligible Bachelor — Satyapal…
Roundup | October 2025
Intro I’m so bad at keeping promises to myself, aren’t I? In Roundup | July 2025, I promised to revive the tradition of monthly roundsup and then I disappeared for two months. Honestly, not in a good headspace these days, suffering from both physical health issues and a ton of mental stress. This also reflects…
Random Rambling | Interview Anniversary
It’s my interview anniversary today. Hey, people celebrate 15-days birthday; weekversary, monthversary and whatnot. Why can’t I talk about interview anniversary? It’s not like I’m celebrating it. 14 years ago. On this day, I had interviewed for my current job. It was a pleasant October afternoon. For the past two days, I had been…
Random Rambling | On The Rocks
As soon as she left the hospital, she took a deep breath. The breath that had been trapped behind the mask all day seemed to have been released from her lungs now. The patients of the day, their relatives, injections, medicines, files — all were echoing in her mind like a crowd. The…
Random Rambling | Phlegm Machine
Meet the Phlegm Machine At least twice a year, I turn into what I can only describe as a phlegm machine. Once when the winter is just beginning, and again when it is packing its bags. Like clockwork, my body decides to audition for a one-person orchestra, complete with blocked sinuses, scratchy throat,…
The Result Day
It’s today. On the last day of annual exams, we were told that the results would be announced on May 1st, and that we are to report to our respective classrooms at 7 o’clock. Yesterday, I couldn’t sleep.Was I excited?“Excitement” doesn’t even begin to express how I felt. Today is the result day. I…
Roundup | September 2025
Intro I’m committed to doing roundup, even if I have to write a backdated post. Here goes for August. It was dull in terms of book reads. This one is actually published on November 1, 2025. September 2025 Reading Roundup So, haven’t read a ton this month. Work is hectic and stressful these days and…
Roundup | August 2025
Intro I’m committed to doing roundup, even if I have to write a backdated post. Here goes for August. It was dull in terms of book reads. This one is actually published on November 1, 2025. August 2025 Reading Roundup I must have read some Urdu books unlisted on Goodreads. After that, I started Never…