A black-and-white photo of Anand driving. The Goa airport is seen in the background.

A Nihilistic Conversation with Anand, the Driver

An unexpectedly deep conversation with Anand on our drive to the airport touching on optimistic nihilism; and I’m still pondering it a month later.

March 1, 2025 · 2 min · Vishal V. Shekkar
A midjourney imagining of a dark movie theatre showing silhauttes of people.

The Fidgeting Strangers

Caught between two oblivious leg-jigglers, I endured a movie seat earthquake that turned into an accidental physics illustration.

July 30, 2024 · 2 min · Vishal V. Shekkar
A midjourney imagining of a busy Bangalore street where the story takes place.

Beautiful Routines

A story on routines and their beauty told using an interaction of a couple I observed in Bangalore traffic.

August 18, 2023 · 1 min · Vishal V. Shekkar