by ad_maatr5crux | Jan 10, 2026 | birthday cakes, essay, indian humour, maatr5crux, nostalgia, Uncategorized
Children’s birthday cakes are among the earliest public objects through which identity is expressed without fear almost like the Great Bath of Mohenjo-daro my history teacher taught us about in 7th grade, which sounded profoundly ritualistic until you realised it was,...
by ad_maatr5crux | Jan 3, 2026 | essay, indian humour, kashmir, maatr5crux, sarcasm, story, Uncategorized
from the deserts of Rajasthan to no-shit-sherlock snow in kashmir but of course, my father insisted that the “experience” must be done in a car, because why simply reach a destination when you can develop trauma on the way? the journey normally takes two days.but...
by ad_maatr5crux | Jan 3, 2026 | doctors, essay, indian humour, maatr5crux, sarcasm, Uncategorized
The Great Indian Cavity Crisis Indian teeth vs. foreign teeth , one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of our time. A weird analogy? Maybe. But hear me out. My uncles and aunts in the USA have the kind of teeth that could blind you under direct sunlight like they have...
by ad_maatr5crux | Jan 3, 2026 | essay, indian humour, maatr5crux, music, political, sarcasm
Why Every Playlist is Political Life is about bad contracts. And music? The loudest one. Think about national anthems. They’re basically compulsory ringtones for nationalism. Jana Gana Mana, The Star-Spangled Banner, God Save the King you don’t just sing them, you...
by ad_maatr5crux | Jan 3, 2026 | blue lays, essay, indian humour, maatr5crux
there, i said it. and honestly, i can’t remember the last time a blue lays packet wasn’t somewhere in my room, sometimes crumpled, sometimes intact, sometimes functioning as a meal replacement and sometimes as emotional scaffolding. i’ve eaten it at ten, at seventeen,...