Category: Experiences

  • Why Ranam Is One Of My Favourite Malayalam Movies Of All Time

    Why Ranam Is One Of My Favourite Malayalam Movies Of All Time

    If you’re a Malayalee or if you’ve been living in Kerala/following Malayalam Movies, you must have definitely heard of Ranam: Detroit Crossing. For the uninitiated, Ranam is a recently-released Malayalam movie – 99% of which was shot entirely in the U.S. (In Detroit, MI and Augusta, GA). The movie tells the story of Aadhi (played…

  • Child-Free By Choice

    Child-Free By Choice

    My wife and I made one of the biggest decisions in our life, on the sixth month of our marriage. We decided that we are not having (human) babies. Like, never. This was not a decision that was born out of a whim. We gave it a lot of thought, we weighed our options, we…

  • Meeting An Old Friend

    Meeting An Old Friend

    Earlier today, I met an old friend from school – Govind. I honestly can't remember when we met last. Was it in 2015, for the wedding of a mutual friend? Or, did we get a chance to meet in 2014, before Govind enrolled for his MS Program in one of the top US Universities? He…

  • My First Job: A Memory With A Watermark

    My First Job: A Memory With A Watermark

    Most of us have ghosts from the past. I have my own share of skeletons in the closet – memories I'd rather delete from my mind, than let them pop up at the most inopportune of times. One among them, is my first 'job' (if I can even call it a job that is). Thanks…