Advaykatha
 

Darkness rises as the sun traverses the center of the sky. She descends into the pit of gravel below. The room is filled with the scent of perfume and the softness of satin blankets. Nice and cozy for a long journey ahead, if there is any. She nestles inside them, feeling no suffocation. No time exists in her world. She hears neighbours fighting next door. It might be a couple. All she wants is to enjoy these little quiet moments with herself. But how can she? She can't unhea

It was A day of apocalypse..  A day of war and fire..  A day of witnessing death and dust..  None around, but my mom and sister fighting the fire at home..  The towers around collapsed as we ran around.. Nothing can be heard.. Nothing can be seen..  Smoke and Sweat layered thick on my forehead.  Empty hands shivered with the weight of my helplessness. My heart quivered with restlessness. I know I couldn’t stop the fire.. I know I couldn’t save anyone, not even myself.  The ai

It was a sunny evening in my hometown, and I was walking on the roads of the nearest neighbourhood next to mine. I observed an old lady, aged 70+, walking around the street and collecting papers. I thought she was mad. Since that was the only way out of my street into the market, I saw her almost every day doing the same thing - collecting papers and storing them in her house, which was also on the side of the road I passed daily. One day, I asked my mom why she was collectin