Author: Neketra

Dusron ki ghustaki ka kya hi daastaan sunaye humHumare apnon ne hi hum pe khanjar marein haiDard hota hai, zakhm behta haiLaal khun deta hai gawahi, gadaari ka Laal ka…

1. Take birth in an ambiguously or totally dysfunctional family 2. Spend a childhood of always feeling different from the crowd. Preferably experience the death of a loved one, abuse…

I was new to the town. It was a much-needed change. From the hustle-bustle of the large city that I had previously called home. I needed time away from all…

I glanced at the woman besides me. She was wriggling her fingers and nervously moving her legs. I am not one to judge on the basis of appearance, but she…

The other day, I had been to the mill to purchase nuts and dried fruits. The Arab world has a strong culture of dried fruit consumption and the Indian diaspora…

They emerged from the womb, pristine and clear. Pink, with a tiny sliver of white atop. Soon to be tainted by the woes of humanhood, but not quite yet. It…

Arz kiya hai Hum chahte the, ki duniya hume ussi nazar se dekheHum chahte the, ki duniya hume ussi nazar se dekhe Hamare azeez ne jab uss nazar se dekha…

Ishq imtehaan le, par humare azeez nahi, yehi umeed se chalte hai hum Maushara thukraye, par khuda nahi, yahi umeed se chalte hai hum Raasta chut jaaye, par humsafar nahi,…

As I sit in the rickshaw and I begrudgingly reflect upon my day, I realise that today, like almost all of my days, has been quite harrowing. My day started…

The coal burnedBurnt the night awayOn my hookah Red embers on the metalBurning bright The solitary light in my dark room It turned into ashAt the end of my hedonism…