The universe outside my window has been gentled into whiteness. Snow lies everywhere—on roofs, on branches, on the grass now indistinguishable from sky’s reflection—softening edges, quietening intention. In such weather, it seems almost instinctive to remain indoors, to honour warmth as one honours safety. Why would anyone willingly step out into this hushed severity unlessContinue reading “By The Window, After Snow”
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If Tea Had Stayed Home — II
The Rise of Tea and Its Global Triumph Tea Drinking in Tang Dynasty Tea’s story begins, as so many civilizational sagas do, in the folds of myth. Chinese legend places its origin with Emperor Shen Nong in 2737 BCE, when a few wild leaves drifted into his pot of boiling water. Whether accident or providence,Continue reading “If Tea Had Stayed Home — II”
If Tea Had Stayed Home -I
Introduction — The Universal Cup “The cup that cheers but not inebriates,” wrote Tennyson, and in those few words captured the quiet dominion of tea over human life. It is perhaps the most universal of all human addictions, woven so seamlessly into our civilizational history that to imagine existence without it seems almost unthinkable. ItContinue reading “If Tea Had Stayed Home -I”
The Day After Birthday
(As Remebered by a very serious 8-year old) Yesterday, I was a king.A crowned sovereign in socks. A boy whose slightest wish was law — whether it was ice cream for breakfast or full control of the TV remote. People smiled at me for no reason. My parents laughed at my jokes — even the onesContinue reading “The Day After Birthday”
Brahma Kamal: The Flower That Blooms in Silence
“Some flowers bloom where silence dwells,In night’s soft breath, their secret swells.” A Chance Encounter It was not an evening meant for miracles. The day had folded into dusk without flourish—no omens, no signs. I stepped out into the softened hush, led only by the hand of a cooling breeze. And there it was. BeneathContinue reading “Brahma Kamal: The Flower That Blooms in Silence”
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