Author: Shikha

Ho Ho Ho! Santa's not around the corner, it's me.... Shikha: an Indian, a student of literature at Lady Shri Ram College; writing (and dressing up) adorns my imagination! If not writing or fantasizing about minions (or sleeping), you may know I am fighting an alien apocalypse. Not that it matters, but I lost my humour in a zombie apocalypse.

A Sail through Mind

What’s it like in a brain? Explore with me and Nu, the survivor inside your mind…

The Milk Bowl

It is Murali’s day: he had been chosen. He carefully carries the bowl all the way from home. Will this be Murali’s moment he’d been waiting for?

Table of Contents

Delve into my photo essay as I look at what significance a table holds in my life, and how!

Dame with glistening tiara

Ever wondered why is there just a ‘knight in shining armour’, and no ‘dame with glistening tiara’? Read my poem to as I look at our beloved fairytales and what it’s to be a princess!

That’s in a Name

Does a name hold any importance while shaping a person and who they are? Read on as I look at the discriminatory varna system in India.

Unconstitutional Irrepublic

Are we really a repulican-democratic India our constitution has been talking about? Well, I wonder the same here. Read on to find:did I reach any conclusion?

The Contemporary Tale

In my contemporary world, I know three best friends: at heart, objective and passion: Donald Duck, Mo(o)dy [with an ‘i’] and Kim. How do they help their realms? Read on!

The Earth Recipe

What actually is earth made up of, except rocks and lava? I explore this idea of a contemporary earth!