The three of them are the true loves of my life and they don’t figure in any order of preference. Each one of them has played an equally important part in my growth as a writer and a human being. ...Read More
After years of search on YouTube, I finally stumbled upon Farmaan, a Doordarshan serial directed by Lekh Tandon. Based on the Urdu book Alampanah by Rafia Amin, the serial starring Kanwaljit Singh and Deepika Deshpande was a restless memory that even two ...Read More
The rainy season is here! Like the poet Samuel Taylor says “Water water everywhere, but not a drop to drink!” Have you ever wondered why there are constant concerns about availability of water in the future, despite receiving good rainfall?
As ...Read More
In the light of what is going on in India and several other regions of the world, I believe that calling Che Guevara lucky, is at least technically correct, if not entirely justifiable. It does not intend to belittle the ...Read More
She gazed at the Morez clock ominously crawling towards six, dangling precariously on the cracked wall behind her. Her nose wrinkled unceremoniously as the smell of antiquated books rose from the dust, settling on the moist sheet of glass, mixing with ...Read More
Dear God,
Thank you! Thanks for this wonderful human life that you have bestowed upon me. I cannot imagine being a plant, an animal, a bird or something as gross as a centipede (due respect to your creative skills).
**
Thank you for ...Read More
One of my favourite AK Hangal performances is that of a smiling, chess obsessed patriarch in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Guddi. He has a little room to himself at the entrance of the home that he shares with his son, his daughter-in-law and ...Read More
Treading through the momentary life was I;
Igniting the self by the souls passing by.
Little did I knew that a moment would arrive
when the worst of my fears would come alive.
The conviction of my conscience exhausted..gone;
And the only sense that prevailed ...Read More
It was a pleasant morning as I walked out of my parents’ home after a hearty breakfast; all excited to meet one of my favourite people – my dance teacher, who we always fondly addressed as Aunty. Little did I ...Read More
I can count the number of movies I have cried in. Anjali, Taare Zameen Par, The Notebook and Titanic. This week I added a new one to my tearjerker list – Dolphin Tale. It is a tale of triumph. Overcoming odds. ...Read More
It’s so rare that you are allowed to touch a work of art that to be invited to walk all over it can be both intimidating and intriguing. On Tuesday evening, visitors who walked into Latitude 28, stepping over dozens ...Read More
For years, like a homing pigeon
I’d return to a small salon
In the backlanes of my home
The door opened with tinkling bells
Where beyond a pink curtain, red dragons flew across the wall
I surrendered myself to the gaggle of girls
With smiling eyes ...Read More
