Author Archive for Ananya

What is the purpose of life? As Albert Camus said, “We humans are creatures who spend our lives trying to convince ourselves that our existence is not absurd.” If we are to believe in what Mr. Camus observed, we’ll also have to admit that the extent to which humans go to achieve this assurance is [...]

I had a talk with life last night It told me about itself, and of its might. I found that it had achieved nothing with ease, And behind the velvetiness lay many a crease. I saw numerous craftily washed wounds and stains, Of cruelty, misunderstanding and worry, they were remains. But life is clever, it [...]

“We’ll live somewhere else, away from Dad, ok?” I nodded silently, nonplussed about what was going on. I was convinced that none of the confusion appeared on my face, but that was the time I didn’t know how impossible it is to hide things from Mum. I was nine that day. Time has changed since. [...]

Turning points. They are experienced by everyone. These are events that are capable of transforming the entire being of a person: both positively and negatively. They can restructure psyches – or sometimes even shatter them and create new ones in place. What is the reach of such incidents? Everywhere possible – individually and collectively, physically [...]