Shreya Rajak

When spring comes…

Her sound was familiaryet different.Some part of it coincided withmy mother’s echoesOthers with that little baby’s curiosityThe curtains near my window dancedAs if it was happily waiting for the purityfrom the heaven to get sprayed on it.The clouds gave hint just like we getbefore a birthday presentAnd I witnessed everything with my nerves,conscience and skinContinue reading “When spring comes…”

Durga Puja – 2021

Ya Devi Sarva BhutesuShakti rupena samsthita INamestasyai IINamestasyai II Namo Namah IIIndiyanamadhishtatri, bhutanam chaakhileshu yaa IBhuteshu satatam tsayai, vyptyai devyai namo namaha IIChitirupena ya krtsnametad vapya sthita jagat INamestasyai IINamestasyai II Namestasyai II Namo Namah II The auspicious festival of Durga puja is an annual 10 days celebration originating in the Indian subcontinent which pays homageContinue reading “Durga Puja – 2021”

“Is All This Living Really Worth Dying For?”

Soul (2020)Oscars (•Best animated feature film -2021 •Best music (original score)- 2021)American computer-animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.Directed by Pete Docter co-directed by Kemp Powers, “The Zone Is Enjoyable. But When That Joy Becomes An Obsession, One Becomes Disconnected From Life.” What is the thing that makes you ‘YOU’? What is your spark? What makes you feelContinue reading ““Is All This Living Really Worth Dying For?””

When truth gets burnt alive : 1

As a child, sky has fascinated many and slowly when we grow up we come up pointing out different planets in the night sky or read and repeat them from our textbooks. You are given a score everytime you name them correctly. But he was burnt alive for doing the same… Giordano Bruno, whose nameContinue reading “When truth gets burnt alive : 1”

Following my footsteps (1/10)

I love taking a walk whenever the voices puzzle me or let me put this straightforward… Umm… I take a walk to escape from some chores (secret! Shh..) or sometimes to let myself get busy looking at people and everything they interact with so that I don’t get bored. And these days that eventually madeContinue reading “Following my footsteps (1/10)”