Author Archives: Nistha

Yoga and Birds

I recently started going for yoga classes in the evening. If you follow this blog, you can identify why I’m more a yoga than a gym person. I prefer the calmness, longer term orientation and mental+spiritual aspect of yoga exercises over purely physical workouts. My goal was nothing concrete and I figured it helps to [...]

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Smoke

And there arose that ring of smoke the by product of fires, we lit of the dreams, and the memories As we watched with listless eyes higher it went into the air burning away the pain and revelries Soon would die the fire and the light leaving the grey ash and black smoke and the [...]

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The prompts

It was a long road and I met few strangers “How are you?” said one stranger My heart prompted, “I am restless” “I’m fine,” came my voice loud and firm I asked “How are you?” in a listless voice The stranger replied, “I’m great” “Isn’t the weather lovely?” I wanted to ask But said nothing [...]

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A tribute to Quentin Tarantino

This post was long due ever since I finally got to see Django Unchained – the latest in the series of colorful, dramatic, picturesque and bloody movies that are hallmark of Quentin Tarantino. Can’t say he is the best director since that spot is taken by Christopher Nolan but he comes close when we talk [...]

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The relenting pursuer

I can’t rush it like a rider spurring his horse It comes when it wills I keep waiting and capturing it when it does Like a rare cloud showering over the endless desert I try to collect the rain water in the roof of my house in the wasteland It has no pity nor love [...]

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