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Chori Malai Bhagi Bhagi Nasatau

He said he has fallen quite a few times there. It was steep, and if you don't have a good hold of yourself, you are gone for good. It's beautiful though. The hills surround everything as if they are hugging and getting hold of the people there. The river sounds like a harmonica all over. No kind of alarm would ever make it to the level of warmth, welcome, and morning that village has. It will always be hard to see your father grow old. What feels harsh is that there will always be a version of him that I will never see. The blood, the adrenaline I have in my 20s, that old man probably had the same. He probably dreamt big too, looking at those hills with all the possibilities his future held. I sometimes wonder if this is the future he dreamt of having, and if not, how hard it must be to live with it. But who am I to make a verdict? He says he's living the dream, and I couldn't agree more. From where he belonged, the land he grew up on, to the land where I am today, is ...
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Threads of Connections (Part 2): Birthday Stories

iIs a birthday a big deal to you?

For me, it always is. Not just mine, but anyone’s. If I love you, your birthday feels like a religious holiday to me, like a day that deserves cakes, candles, and a pause in time just to say, “I am so glad you were born.” That thought alone fills me with joy. I don’t think it’s about being “crazy” over birthdays, but about cherishing the miracle of existence.

What fascinates me is how our ways of wishing have shifted over the years. From letters to phone calls to texts and now, the Instagram story. Each one says something different, but all are rooted in love. Personally, I adore calls and messages, but when I post a story, it means something more. It’s not just a “Happy Birthday” with a picture, it’s my way of letting the world know how grateful I am that you exist. If not for this day, I would never have had the chance to meet you, laugh with you, or love you. And that’s worth sharing.

Okay, I will admit something: whenever I post, I always place a little 🧿 emoji over it first. Cringe? Maybe. Corny? Definitely. But it’s my way of protecting that love from bad energy. People say, “Then why post at all?” But how do I not? How do I stay quiet when my heart wants to shout, “IT'S THEIR BIRTHDAYYYYY”

I have had so many conversations with friends about this. Some say, “If they didn’t post me, I won’t post them.” Others post for everyone, no matter what. And honestly, I love both. It shows how each person has their own love language, how they choose to celebrate others in their own way. Isn’t that beautiful?

I love watching people express their care in little things: making an edit with a favorite song, designing a card, baking a cake, even coding an entire birthday website. I love how as kids, we used to have a packet of chocolates in our hands with that one friend with whom we went from class to class distributing chocolates. I love how you would be cheered, happy birthday in the school assembly with some stationery as gifts (sorry for the ones who are socially awkward). I sometimes wonder if there were to be a higher celestial being, they would probably find this adorable. "Aww, these humans are so cute when it comes to love". Lmao, at least that's what I would think if I were to be one of them. All of it is precious. All of it is love.

At the end of the day, if birthdays don’t feel like a big deal to you, trust me, you need a friend like Komal around. Someone who will get more excited than you ever will.




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