Van Gogh was depressed and alone. In his lifetime, he sold a few of his paintings for less than a fraction of the value they would fetch in the market today. His art, years later, speak to the nature of a troubled and sad man, who brought his pain out…

Who knew Albert Einstein was a real person? And all this while, I thought he was just a theoretical physicist. Alright, but I am not sorry, I read that joke off a tweet and I had to use it. And here we go, having made it through one-fourth of the…

Hey, there! It’s me! The urge for creativity, the urge for enlightenment, to read those books you want to read, see those movies/tv-series on that recommended list that never ends, to explore mathematics, science, and philosophy, all of these urges always arise during the beloved semester examinations (one which I…

She had straggly, waist-length, dirty-blond hair, very pale eyebrows, and protuberant eyes that gave her a permanently surprised look. — One might tend to think that people who are oddly cute, immature and tend to daydream are less in touch with reality than others. I believe that sometimes, maybe often, that these people might be more in touch with reality than anyone else. Of course, it’s all a matter of…

His eyes popped wide open. The alarm. Five alarms each spaced two minutes apart, from 7:45 to 8:00 AM. Sharat’s eyes narrowed. Why would he do this to himself? Oh. Yeah. Exam. Oh, no. He jumped out of bed and stood still for a moment. The giddiness attacked him, as…

(This is a random dead tree for aesthetic purposes. To appreciate mentioned dead tree, hit the Clap button or yell “Booo!” in the comments.) A series of Exams feels like taking a cold shower. Like you are all apprehensive until it starts. Then you go into the pfft-this-is-kinda-fine mode. Then…

Author’s Note: This is a collection of 19 mini-short stories that I wrote a while back in a horrifying panic for a good friend of mine, (whose name has been changed due to anonymity), at the very last minute. Some stories are nice, some good, some average, some terrible, and…

The world stopped spinning in the last few weeks of March. It hasn’t budged even slightly since. Over half a year passed by in the span of a few days. People moved out of their homes and into their offices. No, wait. Out of their offices and into their homes. …

A man walks into a store and buys 700 watermelons. A single watermelon costs 50 rupees. 50 of them are slightly damaged. A damaged watermelon can be bought for 30 rupees. Overall, how much did the man end up paying? The answer is 33500 rupees. But I am not here…