Nikhil

The Groom in Waiting   Disclaimer: This is a generic point of view in response to numerous posts on fb regarding the feelings of newly wedded girls. Any resemblance to real life is strictly coincidental   :)                   Until now, I was always the kid of the house, but with marriage getting fixed, I was overnight catapulted to the status of a grown-up. Marriage has always been perceived as a romantic dream, an aspirational life-event. Movies, books & TV have glorified this union. And in all reality, this is true. You get someone who you can call your own. But this dream comes with its fair share of nightmares. The world has always sided with the girl, the would-be bride, for her sacrifices, adjustments and the world she forsakes. But it doing so, it has neglected the situation that boys, the grooms-in-waiting, have to face. So much that it’s almost like the entire humanity is prejudiced in its opinion that the ...

Specks of Joy After all the formalities, check-in, security checks, waiting and boarding, I was finally reclining in my seat in an IndiGo airplane heading to Pune from Kolkata via Chennai. This was my come-back. After 4 years, I was finally flying home, without a return ticket. My mind was filled with immense joy and the anticipation of going back home permanently. And this joy set the wheels of thoughts rolling…                 This was happiness beyond measure, yet whenever we dwell upon our happy moments, the one above would rarely come to our minds. Generally, joy is associated with material things or achievements- purchase of a car/house, a trip, winning a prize/award, marriage etc. In this process, we tend to discount the innumerable tiny moments that make our day but lose out to above mentioned things. These tiny specks of joy are what make life so enjoyable, so worthy of living. Let’s not miss t...