Dusty Little Diaries

Dear Krish Malhotra, Having a broken family, unsupportive of love and yet believing in the ideology of love requires an immense amount of courage. When we witness a failed marriage at home, our belief in love and the institution of marriage gets disoriented. But you with all your heart not only gave love a second chance but also sacrificed and fought for it. You believed that love is worth fighting for. "kisi ko kuch sikhana nahi hai mujhe bass acchi kahaaniya likhni hai story main hero ho ya na ho story hero honi chahiye" Showed your love for your passion; writing. Wanting to become a writer is unconventional. You were just another character for us till you said " main bass pehele paise kamana chahata hoon". Those words made you one of us. Constantly struggling between job security and passion. We saw ourselves when you had to sit through college placements even when you didn't want to. We saw ourselves each time when you had to choose your mind ove...

  2nd April 2011, A date that will always be etched in the memory of every Indian cricket lover. A day when the entire nation celebrated a festival irrespective of their religion. A day when the dreams of billions of Indians across the globe were fulfilled. A day when we brought home the trophy after 28 long years. It was the first time in the history of cricket that two Asian countries met each other at a World Cup final. The match was scheduled to be played at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. This World Cup Final was going to be Master Blaster Sachin's last world cup and it was also MS Dhoni's first ODI world cup final as a captain. I can recall what this day was like, 10 years back. A 10-year-old little girl anxiously sitting in front of the television with her hands folded and lips sealed. All she could understand about cricket were its basic rules. She only knew what a boundary and wicket meant. During the first innings of the 2011 World Cup Finale game, with every b...