Rohit Sharma

My grand father lives in the village back at my native. Thanks to the mobile phones, I keep hearing his voice and at times, we also video call. Whenever he calls, he talks in louder empathetic voice. He is always excited to talk. Doctor has advised him to keep away from the phones. There is something with his heart. Our conversation would be small. He would quickly enquire about my work & good health. He would ask if everything is 'truly' alright! Back some time when I had to quit job for pursuing studies, he would sneak peek to ask, if I need financial support. He would say to not to hesitate with him and be frank. There is nothing like those lines. It would bring cheers to me. Anyway, our native is at the central of India. It comes under the state of Madhya Pradesh. Unlike the part of India where I am living, it is comparatively much lesser developed. There are socio economic issues, marred with the growing environmental factors. I have a vivid memory of my ch...

It's morning. He woke up disgruntled after an eight hour sleep. The reality was before him. His mind was awake, his eyes wide open & dreams died a while ago. Sitting upclose near the bed, he listened to the chatter of the neighbors next door, the honking of vehicles downstreet & the wailing of a child somewhere. His system was taking time to do a reboot. Some of the pigeons whom he had made friends, were sitting at the edge of the window & empathising with him. He has to get up and be ready for the day. A quote sticking in front of him at the wall says, "Life demands work. Life demands a fight. If you don't, you will be dragged down." He has to go to the workplace and meet lifesized people. That's the deal. The cosiness of his secluded room space will be snatched away from him.  The 24 hours in the day is not enough. It ends too early for him. There needs to be more. But then he is afraid that that would require more exposure, more fight, m...