Amid Manipal’s dramatic downpours and sweltering sweatiness, a haven of reprieve sits at the heart of the bustling student town. Far removed from the MIT campus’s red zone, the Manipal Centre for Humanities boasts of its seclusion and separation, offering students and faculty the coziness and comfort that only a … Continue Reading
Interpretation of Clouds — Day Fifteen of NaPoWriMo 2023
Leagues above the verdant hills,
Behold, a mural of vaporous form,
Their dancing shapes and fairy frills
Evoke a mystic and curious norm.
Cirrocumulus, oh so fair, like cotton hair
Casts a mesmerizing sight to see
A work of art for all near and far
A bedazzling, sunkissed tapestry.
Nimbus … Continue Reading
A Day of Spontaneity — Day Fourteen of NaPoWriMo 2023
Life in college can be prosaic,
The same routine day after day,
Showing up to classes, Retreating to hostels,
A monotonous cycle that just seems to stay.
But what if one day the skies turn grey,
And snowflakes start to waltz and play,
A sudden snowy day.
You venture outside,… Continue Reading
Generations Apart — Day Thirteen of NaPoWriMo 2023
A Gen-Z and a Boomer they met one fine day,
And started a conversation in an unusual way,
The Boomer asked the Gen-Z kid, “How is life these days?”
The Gen-Z replied, “It’s lit, just like my favourite cafe!”
The Boomer was confused, “What does lit mean, my dear child?”… Continue Reading
The Life of An Umbrella in Manipal — Day Ten of NaPoWriMo 2023
Born in the factory,
up there – near the hills,
I enjoyed my journey to the ‘quiet place‘.
Or so I thought.
Alas! there it was.
Before I knew it,
the clicks of my handle surrounded my ear’s gaze.
All I heard was the chitter and chatter,… Continue Reading
The Deadliest Race — Day Nine of NaPoWriMo 2023
The stadium rumbles, the race has begun –
Spectators twiddle their thumbs, inhibitions are undone;
Rising hills, and a rocky road,
Stumbling stones and a heavy load –
The decathlon roars to life,
And our hero is faced with strife –
Will they survive, come out alive?
The guards at … Continue Reading
Where’d All the Time Go? — Day Seven of NaPoWriMo 2023
Where’d all the time go,
It flees so fast,
One moment we’re radiant kids,
And the next, we’re mesmerized by our past.
We used to walk to school,
With a fat school bag and no-worries in our minds,
Now we rush to classes with just a laptop,
But peace is … Continue Reading
Lament for a Love Lost: The Siren and the Fisherman — Day Six of NaPoWriMo 2023
Once there lived a youthful fisher,
Residing by a shore.
Toiling the weeks to catch sardine,
Weekends he chose to snore.
One day arrived when the sun was sore,
And a sad catch laid sparse.
The fatigued fisher cursed indignantly,
And succumbed to sleep for hours.
Dreaming in pacifying … Continue Reading
From the Eyes of the Muse Divine — Day Five of NaPoWriMo 2023
With neat sleeve cuffs, attire speaking of class and refinement,
He approaches my frame, his steps dominant and beguile
As he stands before me, his eyes lock with mine
I see him scrutinizing my features, lost in my sly smile.
As I sit here poised in Louvre’s hall,
He … Continue Reading