Green Luxury

Green Luxury

In the Kamal Haasan starrer Pushpaka Vimana (1987), the story unfolded in the suites, balconies and gardens of a five star hotel. The idea was to pit a few ordinary mundane lives against excessive luxury. The idea of luxury then was limited to carpetted rooms, fluffy beds, marble floors and blinding chandeliers. Over the years however the idea of […]

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Junk Alert

Junk Alert

In the sixties and seventies, alcohol and tobacco were wrecking havoc on the health of the people, and doctors and policy makers alike were just waking up to the fact  that serious health repercussions could result due to these habits/ addictions. It took a long and hard fought battle with the powerful opposing lobby to implement  restrictions […]

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While We Sleep

While We Sleep

  The stale, rancid stench of them lines the sides of the streets,   those who think they know us,   Trying to keep up with the pace, falling back and losing ground.   The city is always alive – buzzing – reeking of them   Their odour mixing too easily with the perfume of […]

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The Basement

The Basement

His hands were red.  The metallic, coppery smell still hung in the air.  It was messy but he still had a lot of time left, with her.  He grinned to himself as he headed towards the kitchen and helped himself to a cold beer.  A slow, wicked grin spread across his face as he imagined […]

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Yauatcha: Tea and An Epiphany

Yauatcha: Tea and An Epiphany

Often the hype surrounding an event/opening is enough to put one off going there. Cue the obligatory society launch party, the hoardings all over town, ‘Bangalore’s first Michelin restaurant’, and other such hyperbole. But Yauatcha really makes you sit up and take notice. It is refreshingly true to the premise that all good restaurants aspire […]

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Words..

Words..

“Speech is a virtue”, insisted Dan.  “Opinions differ” countered Sarah. “If we could not speak, we would not have been here” said Dan. “Exactly” said Sarah “we would not have been where we are now” she said, rather wistfully. They had grown old together and it felt good – these little breaks that they had, […]

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Reflection..

Reflection..

The creak of a door hinge registered in her subconscious mind.  It was cold, windy.  The wind shrieked and howled outside and she felt the cold seeping into her bones.  Wrapped in a warm blanket, hot chocolate in hand, she watched the news.   “Mob lynchpin breaks out of prison” flashed the headlines.  Thoughts flitted to […]

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Loss of Credibility

Loss of Credibility

I had scoffed at Asaram Bapu’s statement when he said that a sure shot way to prevent rape is to call the would-be-rapist “bhaiyya”.   The Khap in Haryana added more flavour by coming out with statements that pointed towards Chinese food as the culprit behind rapes, not men.  Mohan Bhagwat went a step further by claiming Western […]

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