• I saw her this evening after many days. No fault of hers, I guess. It was I who was away travelling and had returned just last night. I don’t know her name or which apartment she lives in. I have come to expect her these days, when I take my hour-long walk around the apartment…

  • Today turned out to be a long day. Longer than most that I can remember. It felt that way for a variety of reasons… The cell phone next to me hardly rang; not even the annoying intrusions of people selling insurance, villas, apartments, broadband, personal loans, vehicle loans, education loans, home rentals, pest control, cab…

  • On this day, last year, the print edition of my book Journeying Through a Void: Life After MH370 was released. The book was Kanishka Gupta’s idea. I admire his unflinching faith, persistence, and steady support during the entire process leading up to the book’s publication and promotion. Very many have read the book and have…

  • My daughter gets her graduate degree today. While I could not be there today, my thoughts and best wishes remain with her always.

  • Reports of debris, suspected to be from missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, found in the last few weeks have raised expectations and aggravated despair in quick succession for the families and friends of the victims. It is over 500 days now that we have been struggling to come to terms with the confusion and loss.…

  • Reflections on loss, mourning and acceptance, six months on.

  • Chandrika left Chennai on the morning of 7 March. Today is 18 March, and we know that she didn’t reach her intended destination. So how are we dealing with all this?