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Un-Settled in Goa
Wrote a piece in The Indian Express about the Us vs Them rhetoric in Goa
Dec 6, 2025
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The List
"The absurd is the collision between our desperate human need for meaning and the universe's silent refusal to provide any"
Nov 11, 2025
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First Flight
Short piece of fiction.
Jul 8, 2025
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Stereotype
Mar 4, 2025
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Swallow
Sep 24, 2024
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Palestine
Dec 17, 2024
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Sid, The Superhero
Apr 16, 2024
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Nice
Jul 23, 2024
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To Be.
Apr 2, 2024
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Tend
A reflection on friendships, grief, and the quiet work of care — for plants, people, and oneself.
May 6, 2025
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Ogra's Dominion
If we can get Serp the snake and Maan the monkey to stop consuming hallucinogenic mushrooms
Mar 11, 2025
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Stereotype
No, but where are you really from?
Mar 4, 2025
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The Formula
Who would ever pay for more love, kindness, community, empathy, understanding, fun and a sense of humour?
Feb 25, 2025
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Uplift
Long hugs where neither person wants to be the one to let go.
Feb 18, 2025
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The Sociopath
Short fiction
Feb 11, 2025
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Deflate
Manjulika wakes up to her phone buzzing violently.
Feb 4, 2025
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