All it takes to be happy


A winter evening. Four friends. One barsaat. Four glasses of chai.

Hundred bucks of gas. A rusty old bike. And an open road.

Maggi noodles. A hostel room. 4.25 a.m.

3 old friends. 3 separate cities. 3 coffee mugs. 1 internet messenger.

Rain on a hot tin roof. Pakoras deep-frying. Neighbours dropping in. A party.

You and mom. A summer night. A bottle of coconut oil. A head massage. Gossiping about absent family members.

You can spend hundreds on birthdays, thousands on festivals, lakhs on weddings, but to celebrate all you have to spend is your Time.