Short Stories
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The Last Train from Howrah Station at 2:15 AM
A noir tale of two strangers, a yellow tram ticket, and a damp Kolkata platform under the hum of fluorescent tube lights.
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Shayari
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Khaamoshiyon Ka Safar: Ghazal-e-Dil
Traditional Urdu couplets exploring silence, longing, and the flickering lamps of old Lucknow evenings.
Short Stories
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The Last Tram to Shyambazar
A midnight journey aboard the last tram through central Kolkata reveals how quiet transit shared with a stranger can carry unexpected solidarity.
Poetry
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The Salt in the Eaves
A lyrical meditation on coastal monsoon, peeling lime walls, and the quiet resilience held in everyday objects.
Humour
2 min read
The Tactical Synergy of the Decoy Coffee Mug
A field guide to surviving the open-plan office through calendar choreography, decoy coffee cups, and strategic presence.
Poetry
2 min read
Chirāgh-e-Khamooshi (The Lamp of Silence)
A classical Urdu ghazal exploring silence, nostalgia, and distance, paired with English translations and poetic commentary.
Satire
1 min read
A Field Guide to Calendar Choreography
A satirical observation on the modern corporate obsession with artificial busyness and defensive calendar blocking.
Tech
2 min read
The Ghost in the Architecture: Why Codebases Decay in Silence
An exploration of software rot as an organizational blindspot, arguing that architectural decay stems less from bad code than from the quiet erosion of shared intent.
Fiction
1 min read
The 8:14 Fast Local to Churchgate
A slice-of-life vignette following an elderly repairman who finds an unspoken rhythm of solidarity among commuters on a crowded Mumbai local train.
Poetry
1 min read
Cartography of an Old Balcony
A lyrical meditation on monsoon twilight, rusted iron railings, and the quiet residue of memories left behind in a fast-changing city.
Tech
1 min read
The Art of Minimalist CodeCraft
Writing less, thinking more, and crafting durable software systems.
Poetry
3 min read
Cantos for the Midnight Terminal: A Suite in Four Movements
Lyrical reflections on luminous phosphor, silent nocturnes, and the poetry woven into every closing parenthesis.
Essays
5 min read
The Architecture of Solitude: Designing Spaces for Thought in a Hyper-Connected World
Why modern architectural density fails the human psyche, and how intentional spatial acoustics can restore deep contemplative focus.
Tech
6 min read
Beyond the Token Window: What Small Local Models Teach Us About Human Memory
How running 2B parameter neural networks on edge devices reveals surprising parallels to human cognitive heuristics and biological memory compression.
Philosophy
7 min read
The Cartography of Forgotten Ideas: Why Obsolete Systems Still Matter
Exploring the abandoned philosophical pathways of computing history — from Project Xanadu to Xerox PARC Smalltalk environments.
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