Chetan MehendaleTuffy 2009-2024She ran like the wind and now she runs no more. At least in this world that we can understand using our five senses. But perhaps, in the…4 min read·Feb 27, 2024----
Chetan MehendaleStardust to StarlightWhat colour is a violet or rose Whether in poetry or prose How to tell those who cannot see And especially to those Whose eyes are closed1 min read·Feb 10, 2024----
Chetan MehendaleIf there is such a thing as a collective civilizational trauma then I imagine today must feel like…But, in my opinion, to club everyone who is today celebrating the Praan Pratishtha in the brand new Ram Mandir as a culmination of…5 min read·Jan 22, 2024----
Chetan MehendaleAB to Big BWhen I was a kid there was a phase where it was considered unfashionable by some of my cousins (whom I idolised) to like AB — Dev and…5 min read·Oct 11, 2022----
Chetan MehendaleOf Marigolds and Apta leavesThe weapons of war had been carefully oiled, wrapped, and stowed away in the bole of the Shami tree, awaiting, for thirteen long years, the…4 min read·Oct 5, 2022----
Chetan MehendaleMay day or maydayThis is an opinion piece. Any resemblance to data, real or imagined, is at best coincidental and probably unintended. I’m not trying to…7 min read·May 1, 2021----
Chetan MehendaleThe best father he could try to beThey say that there is only one best father in the world and that everyone has him. This must be mathematically true if one is to believe…4 min read·Jun 21, 2020----
Chetan MehendaleConflictThis is work of fiction (albeit somewhat based on true events) that was written for a creative writing challenge in one of the book groups…2 min read·Mar 11, 2020----
Chetan Mehendale#Holi #InfidelityThe following is a very short story that written as part of a challenge to write on infidelity in one of the book groups I belong to on…3 min read·Mar 11, 2020----
Chetan MehendaleMaharaj and StartupWho doesn’t love grandma’s stories? I know I used to sit spellbound on her lap as she narrated story after story of Gods and demons, of…4 min read·Feb 19, 2020----