Category: Parables of an Artist

  • Heart of the inferno

    Heart of the inferno

    It was the season of summer, and it was hotter than the usual summer that I was accustomed to. I was in my hometown (Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India), enjoying the hot summer at my parents’ home and spending quality, fun family time away from the hectic, jumbled urban surroundings. On one beautiful and scorching…

  • Fiery lake at dusk

    Fiery lake at dusk

    “Loving the extraordinary is ordinary, but loving the ordinary is extraordinary.…” This was the spark that once again ignited my will when I saw a beautiful sunset in front of me while walking on a beach in Odisha. The sunset was calm, and the weather was very cold because of it. I had my…

  • A Universe Before Naming

    A Universe Before Naming

    “Why is it raining so much? Why is the temperature falling? What is happening?” I repeatedly posed these questions as I walked through the forest, where visibility was severely limited by the rain. My body quivered as the temperature gently dropped amidst this beautiful downpour. I attempted to discern anything beyond the trees and…