The Unforgettable Desire

Flight journeys I do not prefer. Something inside my skull goes wrong. Yet again, here I am writing this from Air India’s Flight number AI 473 taking me from New Delhi to Bhubaneswar. Well this is my first flight trip alone. The one reason why I was excited for this flight is that it takes off from Terminal 3, Indira Gandhi International Airport and my last flight from here made me meet the Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh. I was looking forward to meet some famous persona this time too. And also I feel like mentioning here the one reason why I like travelling in Air India, the air hostesses aren’t beautiful enough and the pilots are always hot and handsome. But anyway I did not start writing because I wanted to let you know about the above details. Well, I had planned to watch the movie ‘Brave’ which I took from my friend recently and here I am typing a blog post. [Seriously God, when will the day come when my smallest plan would work?] While waiting for the flight to take off...

Eight months ago- "I am neither getting into a medical college nor am I going to drop a year for its preparation! I did not study in last 2years, so, what makes you think I will open the biology book again after all these months. I think I would be doing English Honors now." Friend No. 1 - "You're interested in reading and writing so English seems good for you but no matter what it is, thinking of changing the stream from Science to Arts is such a shameful thought. I mean if you do so, what was the profit of reading PCB? I can't think of it.  Log kya kahenge?" Friend No. 2- " Oye majak hai kya?  You read biology for 2years and now you are talking of English? What the hell are you thinking?" Friend No. 3- "What? English? HAHAHA. You're opting for medical, isn't it? English? HAHAHA " Friend No. 4- "What are you going to do after graduation then? Be a teacher? LOL" Relatives- "You're our only ...

As I sit here thinking about my life I look into the distance and realize change isn't just hovering over me Winter too is overtaking autumn, I can see. The soothing breeze is now chilly And the thoughts in my mind hazy Life seems all messed up through my smudgy eyes which also wonder about the changing sky. Winter they say marks the end -conclusion of the year, life as well. If only the confused soul of mine could get -the solace of being clarified- things could turn out in a different way. Like the wintry weather are the insides of me People would call it the effect of being lonely Assuming  is something they always like It's my choice to be alone, they recite Having loved winter since the days of fantasy for the cozy warm moments of cuddling as a kid now in the cusp of adulthood I see winter as lonesome as me. Lost are the moments of giggling and laughing Now emotions are as dry as fallen leaves. Longing is...

I have always given a thought to ‘When things go wrong, they go wrong in a hurry’ but never to the one where wrong is replaced by right. June 11, 2012- The day was similar to any other day during my stay in Delhi apart from the fact that I had to end my 1month vacation that day. The morning was the same; it started with my mom shouting at me to wake up early as we had to leave by afternoon. Early as in 9.30 AM; I usually get out of my bed after 11AM. I had been looking forward to the day when I would head back home as I had been missing it badly since the day I left and the decision to leave behind my personal diary turned out to be a blunder. But when the day finally arrived it seemed just so weird to leave Delhi behind. Human tendency, I guess. With bags packed, lunch ingested, my parents and I made our way to the Indra Gandhi International Airport, Terminal 3 at 2.35 PM to catch our first Air India flight (No. AI 473) scheduled at 5.05 PM to reach Bhubaneswar. I think...

How does an 11 year girl feel when the annual exam is finally over? All her efforts of the whole year to secure at least 95% for getting a laptop from her Dad is now finally on a bunch of papers but she gets the laptop or not is a mystery till the results are out. Now is the time of celebration; with the exams over and results not yet out and her 12 th birthday just a few days away.  As per the plan, Ashika and her family were on their way to the railway station to catch the evening Intercity express which would take them to Bhubaneswar, Ashika’s maternal grandparents‘home. As soon as she stepped in the parking area of the railway station she heard a familiar voice calling her name. As she turned around, she saw Sandhya; her last year’s benchmate cum a very good friend, waving at her. Ashika ran to her and found out that she along with her family was going to Bhubaneswar by the same train and she was happy that she would have a friend in this journey and she would not b...

No matter how hot the days are in summer but the mornings are as refreshing as in any other season. The cool breeze, the rising sun, the sweet smell of the blossoming flowers, the chirruping of birds, white cranes on the green field searching for food and everything about the morning invites you in. This summer I decided to go for a morning walk every day with my parents just to have some physical activity as it’s been a long time that I had any physical activity. Though it was completely my own decision without any pressure from anyone but still I was worried about it. My biggest dilemma was to wake up early in the morning as I am the girl who would not wake up before 10, provided vacations are going on. It’s been almost 20 days or more that I started walking but still I face a lot of problems to wake up at 5 a.m. But once I’m out of my room or rather I would say home, morning refreshes me to a great extent. These walk which I undertake everyday reminds me to cherish my...