The Girl in Room 105

Thank you. For showing me what love is all about. And thank you for also teaching me to never love someone too much.

Nowadays, people don’t fall in love. They swipe left and right…

When the heart breaks, the part of the brain that stores data on past dates works perfectly

When people say ‘I quote’ and pause, they come across as scary-level intellectuals. Let’s face it, nobody wants to mess with the ‘I quote’ types.

I guess teaching maths at Chandan Classes didn’t keep me as fit as when I was the volleyball captain at IIT Delhi.

The ‘let life not hold you back’ kinds, statements that sound profound but actually mean nothing.

When you lose something, don’t think of it as a loss. Accept it as a gift that gets you on the path you were meant to travel on”,

One shows more warmth before ending a wrong number call.

What?’ I said, and increased the speed of his treadmill to four kilometres per hour. ‘Slower, bhai.’ ‘It’s fine. Your heart rate should go up. You weighed yourself? How much was it?’ ‘Ninety-five point five.’ ‘That’s too much, Saurabh.’ ‘I am working on it. One day I will have a six-pack like you. Actually, I do have one. It’s just hidden under some tissue.

Crying dads and slapping moms are a routine part of how Indian kids are hammered into shape and manipulated to give up on things they really want

Oh, nice. What do you…’ ‘I am from

I have a problem in life, uncle. I have always found it hard to “just move on”.