August 2025 – World of Aanya Gupta

01 Aug

Exercises In Style- A preview of the book…

One woman. 50 days- no, scratch that. 50 different ways to describe the same day. One glass of something, one voicemail to a fellow named Cal, and a leather diary which keeps changing its mind… When I first picked up Raymond Queneau’s Exercises in Style, it immediately caught my attention- not only as an exercise […]

01 Aug

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Thoughts & Seeds

My eyes kept drifting to the second’s hand on the clock as it tirelessly completed round after round in its systematic clockwork manner. The teacher’s voice was rapt with focus, and my mind wandered in the face of her efficiency, hastened by the boredom of everyone else in the stupid class. My stomach grumbled and […]

01 Aug

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Alone

Alone with ourselves, Alone in the world Alone when the sun sets, Alone when it rises again. Alone because we have reasons, Alone even if we don’t. Alone in our religion Alone in our race Alone in our choices Alone when we can’t find ourselves, Alone even when we finally do. We are alone. Alone […]