Published in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself·Sep 2, 2021I Thought I’d Feel DifferentA conversation with self! — I wanted my ecstasy to last Gushing through winds on my bicycle Easily I could climb onto it, But couldn’t get off without falling. Thrill faded and miles rolled under, Now your feet touch the ground completely. I thought I’d act all adult, Tossed into a race with a bag…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself·Jul 26, 2021Finding the Good in Goodbyes!July 2021, I went to drop off one of my childhood friends at Airport. He was leaving India, for studying and possibly settling down in another country. Over the course of the evening that began at his home, we packed the trunk of the car with his luggage, watched his…Goodbye2 min readGoodbye2 min read
Published in Of Poetry and People·Jun 17, 2021I wait for you to find my wayUntamed complexity and mysteries, They seem less tangled through you. The answers to the riddle called love, Do you find in me, what I’m finding in you? Scarlet on your lips, coy in them eyes And brave as I know you are. Knit words into a thread of virtue You tear down mountains…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published in Writers’ Blokke·Jun 5, 2021Remember being a kid?Remember being reckless? When adventures were little thrill rides in a local park. Worry was dirt on pants and muddy shoes. Pain was just that of bruised knees. Singing out loud didn’t need you to be drunk on something and dancing out of tune wasn’t embarrassing. …Childhood2 min readChildhood2 min read
Published in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself·May 30, 2021There’s A Pattern I SeeThere’s a pattern I see In the rise and fall of vast lands, Like the waves of grief and joy Through the fortune lanes on our hands There’s a story I see Through the holes etched on my soul, All the faith I’ve been holding onto Insecurities come pouring out as a whole…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself·May 26, 2021Yet Another Existential Crisis RemedyReturning home one evening from a casual walk, I met the night guard of our neighbourhood. A man in his 60s, he is short and thin with a dull wrinkled face and he walks with a limp in his left foot. But what’s distinct about him is the vigour in…Wellness5 min readWellness5 min read
Published in The Creative Cafe·May 23, 2021Hear of your daysI can lose whatever it takes To help you stay one more day I can wait and stay the night I’ll help you pray, I’ll help you fight Take two steps at a time, Look back and find me here, I know you’re not alone inside your skin Conquer thy demons, don’t let…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Jul 18, 2020Nested Scrolling ListView inside PageView in FlutterA few days ago, I came across a challenge in which I had to use a vertically scrolling ListView inside a vertically scrolling PageView. Now, if you are or have been stuck at this kind of problem, you’d have noticed that by default the ListView captures the gestures, even when…Flutter4 min readFlutter4 min read
Published in The Creative Cafe·Jun 19, 2020NobodyI’m so scared of being a nobody All these stories I live Could shrink in blink of an eye, and Every bit of me is set to say goodbye An extraordinary life, I don’t know how to live one To be immortal in memories, To reach the secret divine I don’t know how to…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Jun 5, 2020Parsing XML data via Retrofit 2.x using KotlinFor most part of fetching data through network calls, we are used to getting data in JSON. However, there can be instances when we need to or have to get data in XML format, for example when you need to parse an RSS feed. Through this tutorial, I’ll show you…Retrofit3 min readRetrofit3 min read
