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…4 min read·Jun 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…7 min read·Jun 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…2 min read·May 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…7 min read·May 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…1 min read·Apr 26, 2022--1--1
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…4 min read·Apr 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…2 min read·Apr 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…6 min read·Apr 3, 2022--1--1
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…5 min read·Feb 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…11 min read·Jan 8, 2021--1--1