Creative Writing
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Shailaputri: The Mountain’s Daughter
On Navaratri’s first morning, Shailaputri appears. She is the “Daughter of the Mountain” and Parvati’s primal form, born from the Himalayas’ ancient embrace. She rides a bull, with steady calm, and holds a trident for strength and a lotus for grace, symbols of her mountain origins. Mountains embody resilience, standing firm against storms with roots Continue reading
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Ahmedabad Readers Club: A Heartfelt Second Meet!
On May 24, 2025, the Ahmedabad Readers Club gathered in Ahmedabad for its second meet. As a grammar-loving book enthusiast, I found it an utterly engaging affair! Our group of devoted readers dove into The 40 Rules of Love by Elif Shafak. This sparked some healthy, inspiring discussion; the conversation was nothing short of transformative. Continue reading
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First Meetup: A Journey through Books and Connections
Of the many book clubs that run throughout this calm yet busy city of Ahmedabad, I was invited to become a part of one. Yours truly couldn’t have denied. Thus began this wonderful chapter. On Saturday, some of the members agreed to meet for the pilot episode of this journey. Since it was the first Continue reading
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Discovering the Joy of Writing and Self-Discovery
We often wish to experience the joy of composing a good writing piece by equating it with the feeling that readers get the intended message when they get to that piece. The sense of revelation exemplifies if it outweighs the simplistic combination of words. And the awe engulfs our readers with imaginary spirals that connect… Continue reading
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The Interplay of Information Architecture and Fictional Storytelling
As humans, we’ve been telling stories for a very long time. We’ve grown ourselves out of the various phases of human evolution because of the untapped contribution of stories in our lives. In this article, we discuss the interplay of stories and information architecture. Insights from information architecture Information architecture is the structure in which Continue reading
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“Hand-writing” and the sweet spot
I’ve often wondered if we’ve lost the charm of living to the added convenience called the digital life that we’ve constructed around us. I say that because in my increasingly busy life as a content designer at a software company, I spend the majority of my time in front of screens. Therefore, sitting down to Continue reading
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In Conversation with Bookish Bubble
Akanksha, from Bookish Bubble, recently had a detailed conversation with me. She sent me a long list of questions and we were happy to chat over those. The questions were, to begin with, about my books. And then we also talked about a lot of other related things, such as my perspective on publishing and Continue reading
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Product review: Pilot Custom 823
Of the many grail pens I have yearned for a long time, the least I have swooned over is Pilot Custom 823. Not just me, but probably the pen community in general, didn’t realize the steady ascent of Pilot’s vacuum filler. Pilot Custom 823 is easily the most underrated workhorse of a pen that performs Continue reading
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What conducting interviews taught me about life
By definition, an interview is an interaction. By nature, it is an interrogation, where people question one another to explore mutual interests or growth goals. By application, I found it to be rather exhausting. Fortunately, by design, this all is purely subjective. Be it may, that is how we began searching for potential teammates. In Continue reading
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Product Review: Magna Carta Denima Fountain Pen
I’ve been using fountain pens for over 15 years now. And even though I considered it more as a habit, it—in a way—continued to pen the story (pun intended) of the long-cherished hobby of writing. This new pen from Magna Carta caught my attention when—this was just before the Baltimore pen show last month. “A Continue reading
The Wordsmith 