Smarak Bal is a budding writer that possesses maturity that is extraordinary for such a young man. I have had the privilege of knowing and interacting with him in the past few years and have observed how he sees the beauty in the most stereotypically mundane things. He uses his sensitivity and sentiment and transforms his subjects into much more than what meets the eye. Aside from the complex explorations of life at large, Smarak possesses exceptional wit and ...