Pratik Gupta3 DotsI remember those 3 dots on the ceiling when I used to lie on my bed, looking at them, trying, hoping to drift myself to sleep. Maybe those…Jun 20, 2022Jun 20, 2022
Pratik GuptaAbandoned VillageBlood gushed out of my wound as I was lying there, folded in the corner. I was losing consciousness because of the loss of blood. I knew if…Jun 13, 2022Jun 13, 2022
Pratik GuptaRemnantFrom my window, I used to watch people carrying on with their lives down the street. Every morning at 10:00 a.m. a young man and a woman…May 10, 2022May 10, 2022
Pratik GuptaFavorite Childhood MemoryIt was a Thursday. I always hated Thursdays. Everyone hates Thursday, I think. My friend Vinay used to hate it. He hated it because his…May 2, 2022May 2, 2022
Pratik GuptaHopeI saw a flower this morning in my backyard. It was a small, little blue flower, growing at the side of the muddy path. And to remind you…Apr 26, 20221Apr 26, 20221
Pratik GuptaWhere I am fromLast night, someone asked me where I am from. As an immigrant in a foreign country, as a person who lived in various cities throughout…Apr 19, 2022Apr 19, 2022
Pratik GuptaBeaconI was living in this slumber, hoping to wake up one day to find it was a dream all along, but alas, that never happened. Life continued to…Apr 13, 2022Apr 13, 2022
Pratik GuptaAmmaWhen I started learning English, I asked my dad — “Why do I call my Grandmom, Amma and not Grandmom, Granny, or just Dadi?” and “Why do…Apr 3, 20221Apr 3, 20221
Pratik GuptaThe Girl With The Pink HairI see her sitting outside on the porch, looking at the horizon, lost in her thoughts. I have been feeling it for a while that something is…Feb 11, 2022Feb 11, 2022
Pratik GuptaAn Incomplete LifeGopal had never met Rekha before their wedding day. His uncle Sateesh had seen Rekha at a wedding and finalized the match. Being a clerk…Jan 8, 20211Jan 8, 20211
