The green light of a distant dock twinkling tantalisingly. Whispering of irretrievable gifts, of hope. Of innocence..that time chipped away at soundlessly. A man, alone on the other side of the ...Read More
Fear is the outer layer that sheath we cower under hiding our scars living half lives afraid of anything that comes too close.. sunlight thorns rain laughter pain ** Afraid, we will lose our way if we let go of all that we know and recognise and cling to ** We watch life through half-shut windows hoping life will knock one ...Read More
Time’s overreaching as life murmurs to a close, A dialogue left incomplete before the season’s changed, Forced shut before the year drew out. Stripped of age and run dry of an era, An element of emptiness dripping down On those left behind. And the firmament sends ...Read More
(Author's note: This is not a work of fiction. But then, who can define reality anyway?) I was eating a cheesecake and a banoffee pie with my husband when one of the most important people in my life was on the ...Read More
I don't seem to know any more I wake up in the morning And stare blankly at the door. Trapped in a body wracked with limitation, Every breath is an act of suffocation. Am I the sum total of my successes, Or the product of my ...Read More
As summer approaches, we all crave for mangoes. I want to share my most favorite and a mouthwatering Andhra style pickle recipe that can be prepared in minutes and can be had within a few hours of preparation. Ingredients: 2 raw mangoes ...Read More
Ingredients: 1 cup hung curd salt to taste 1 green chili 1 medium sized radish a few coriander leaves Method: Peel and grate the radish. Set aside. Chop the green chili and coriander finely. In a bowl, mix the hung curd, radish, green chili and salt. Let it rest for ...Read More
From May 1913 to April 2013 – from Raja Harishchandra to Ek Thi Daayan- from silent movies to Dolby-digital sound mixing, and from Black-and-White and Eastman colour to digital image processing and animation – Indian Cinema has come a long ...Read More
The heaviness grows with the weight of a thousand years Weary of fighting the same old wars Eyes unfocused and shoulders drooping We trudge together not in triumph But in struggle Some fall behind But a few march on Will we be greeted by victory? Or crushed by defeat? We do ...Read More
The green light of a distant dock twinkling tantalisingly. Whispering of irretrievable gifts, of hope. Of innocence..that time chipped away at soundlessly. A man, alone on the other side of the bay, reaching out, trying to grasp it. ** Diaphanous curtains filling up ...Read More
The manic energy of trance has weaned a lot of young Hindi film music fans off familiar loops and the old robes of comforting grooves. It is not surprising then that Hindi film music as we knew it, has left ...Read More
Once upon a time, there lived a man who could sew to perfection. These were times when bales of fabric stared down at you from shop shelves, transforming themselves in your mind's eye into lovely frocks, smart shirts and swirling ...Read More
‘Continue 88 miles on I10 N to Houston’ - instructs a female voice emanating from the tiny black GPS on the dashboard. As if on cue, I recline my backrest, stretch my legs and relax. The view from my window ...Read More
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