5 Things We do to Get Followers on Medium and Why We Must Stop Doing Them — I must admit I am in a bit of a “writer’s block” nowadays — the reason being my semester break. The moment I have enough time to actually write, my productivity takes a dive, touching the deepest point of the oceans of laziness, bumping into the stones and coral reefs…

Do we need to write romance differently? — a Valentine month read — Note: The article contains a few spoiler alerts for some classic novels Before the so-called month of celebrating love would pass by, I had to write this idea out because it had been haunting me like Cathy haunted Heathcliff from beyond her grave. What I want to write about so…

An Introduction of Sorts — Umm, I said, and they replied: “You don’t sound very well-versed.” “I am indeed, well the worst,” I admitted, didn’t wanna sound terse. “So, what do you do?” they asked to continue the conversation. Thinking of some half-written words in my head, I said: “A writer… I think.” ‘Ahan!’ came…

Just rant and move on — And it keeps coming back to it This unfathomable darkness inside It keeps surfacing, time and again Nothing is right, we are all insane. Who can be happy ever? Not someone with a brain! Any reality thrown your way Take it but with a salt’s grain Why can’t we just…

The Classic Illusion of ‘You Matter’ by Capitalism — I received an email on my day off ‘Please fill this form, it will not take long.’ I saw it half asleep. Why should I? I thought in a dream. But a message on Slack followed. My manager had requested and even wrote a ‘please.’ I had to oblige. It is basic decency…

The Eternal Number Game — Age is just a number. You are not your measurements. Quality trumps quantity. It is what’s inside that counts. Counts? You see. It all comes down to ‘measuring.’ I know such concepts do exist as infinity and beyond. But does that even matter? Who cares for the infinite? A bird…

Science Communication Gone Wrong — Unlike the discovery of penicillin, where in 1928, Alexander Fleming “accidentally” started the era of antibiotics, interferon was purposefully sought to find a cure for cancer during the 1970s and 80s. First discovered by Alick Isaacs and Jean Lindenmann in 1957 and named “interferon” for their interference with influenza virus’…

The Story of a Never-ending Chaos — Hints, suggestions, emotional appeals, shameless marketing, subtle or in your face deals. And when nothing else works, there are always forced decisions; oh such nice dogmatic schemes! Everyone is tooting their own horns; hire my services or buy from me? Take me as your partner, for better or worse or visit my page, maybe? Oh, and the…

Whispers from the Crypt — From the tiny hole in my grave, I peeped into your face daily. You visited me, smiled, and then wept; a single drop of tear, replenished me fairly. Now you have stopped coming. Look! how the trees have grown untamed. With nobody tending them or me, Only sorrow reigns the cemetery…