See me for who I am and not what you want me to be. Culture is probably the thing that differentiates us, humans, from animals. The expectation we all have from one another that as individuals we must follow – what society dictates. Essentially, what a larger group of people once believed to be the […]
Author: Anant Agnihotri
The Sweet Corn
Every day, on my way back home from office, I see this old Muslim man sitting under the lamp post just opposite Manyata back gate 5, making corn! Around 9 months back I stopped at his franchise and asked for one of those partially charred corns, and boy was it good! He was selling sweet […]
The Tale of A Mind – Chapter 1
There is a deep interest this observer has in the silence of this old town. He gazes down from the sky late at night in the hope of passing an edict for the lost perception of right and wrong. He cherishes the sight of a droplet gently sliding down the traffic signal lamppost. The condensed […]
A Message, Father to Son
Son, life is not just a simple act of waking up everyday in the morning and deciding what to eat for breakfast. Life is definitely not thinking about the past or the future. It is also not about the many people who have or will come and go. There is a lot more to this […]
The Ball and A Goal Post
I am not much of a football player. However I do know that a player has an understanding of where the goal post is, but his eyes, always, are focused on where the ball is. Once he gets the ball, his focus is narrowed to his feat. Once he reaches the mid field, his learning […]
An Individual, Is Plural
The many who are in one. You, an individual person, is more than just one. You are a combination of all those people who have left a mark on your personality. Battles you have lost, battles you have won and most important, but rare, battles you decided to withdraw from. You have expectations and aspirations. You […]