Patmaj

Unbroken

He was sitting by his window when her call came. It had been cloudy all these days and finally the rains had come well and truly. He loved gazing aimlessly out his window watching the rain. He could almost feel getting drenched by them. He loved that feeling. His moments of solitude where interrupted byContinue reading “Unbroken”

Summer Rain

Summer Rain She looked around her in a wondrous mix of awe and apprehension. As she gazed at the tall buildings around her, she walked past the basketball court to enter the main campus. It was her first day in college and she was understandably nervous. And then she saw him. The moment she sawContinue reading “Summer Rain”

A Cup of Tea

“It was the worst movie I’ve ever seen”, he complained as they walked out of the theatre. “Disgusting, propagandist, and pseudo to the core”. He couldn’t contain himself once he started. “It’s just a movie. Why are you overreacting”, she asked, bemused at his reaction. “See it, enjoy it, forget it”. “I can’t you know”,Continue reading “A Cup of Tea”

Idle Cinema Musings #1

Dharmendra- The Story of a “Bhodrolok” who couldn’t be… In 1966, in a what was to become an iconic scene from OP Ralhan’s Phool Aur Patthar, a young strapping Dharmendra took his shirt off to cover a shivering Meena Kumari. It was a defining moment in hindi cinema. A moment when the macho hero wasContinue reading “Idle Cinema Musings #1”

Poppy Day (tout va bien)

A bright light shone Into my life And now she’s gone She’s Gone, Steve Knightley (Cruel River album) He held the red poppy in his trembling hands as he sat with his head bowed down, on the wooden bench at the side of the street. It was a busy day in November as veterans dressedContinue reading “Poppy Day (tout va bien)”

The Song

Well I know it’s kind of late I hope I didn’t wake you But what I got to say can’t wait I know you’d understand Every time I tried to tell you The words just came out wrong So I’ll have to say I love you in a song Jim Croce, I’ll Have to SayContinue reading “The Song”

The Orange Moon

It was the day of the week he loved the most. Friday. The day he’d save enough money to go and buy a cassette from the music shop down the lane. He didn’t listen to music at all but yet every week he’d go down to the shop and buy a cassette. The reason wasContinue reading “The Orange Moon”

Artificial Flowers

She made artificial flowers Artificial flowers Flowers for ladies of fashion to wear She made artificial flowers She made artificial flowers Flowers from Annie’s despair. Bobby Darin, Artificial Flowers. She sat alone at the bar. With a drink that lay untouched for a long time. It was a Thursday night which meant it was retroContinue reading “Artificial Flowers”

The Last Ranges

“You still snore”, he said. “Even after all these years”. “And I still don’t believe you”, she replied, irritated. He was walking ahead of her and she was finding it hard to keep pace with him. “I thought we were to walk “together”” she said, panting as she struggled to walk steadily on the uphillContinue reading “The Last Ranges”

White Rose

He felt a strange sense of calm as he sat on the top level of the bajrah. The Ganga seemed to echo his serenity, flowing with an easy calm. Dusk was setting in. The birds were flying homewards and the lights were coming on along the banks of the river. The evening aarti was aboutContinue reading “White Rose”