A Few Hours to Dawn

a few hours to dawn, as we sit by the window tonight looking at distant lights | how long shall we let thunder fill our pauses? | will you not sing one parting song for all those years? | i’d understand if you didn’t. like a receding wave and the shore, this is as close [...]

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Auto-vaale Uncle

I still remember going to school on an auto-rickshaw, the rickety vehicle also known as a three-wheeler. With seating meant for 3-5 people, it would actually be filled with 12-15 kids, all barely awake up at 6 am in the morning. During the rainy season, we would cheer as the auto-rickshaw made its way through [...]

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