Ten Years In Chennai

Ten Years In Chennai

  When I came to Chennai to join  a newspaper as the chief sub-editor, I did not know this city. I had no friends here. I could not speak the language. There was just one thing I was absolutely clear about — this city was too hot, too crowded ( I was coming from Mangalore, […]

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Karavalli: A Gentle Legend

Karavalli: A Gentle Legend

On a star-lit evening, Chef Naren Thimmaya, as iconic as Karavalli, the show-piece restaurant of Bangalore’s Gateway Hotel,  watches a guest take  pictures of  the ambience. He smiles without knowing he is smiling.  He is now an intrinsic part of the  restaurant that has been widely celebrated for its culinary legacy of over two decades […]

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Exploration Of The Unknown

Exploration Of The Unknown

  Flinntheater and Jagriti Curtain Raiser’s present C sharp C blunt Flinntheater Kassel/ Berlin is proud to present its latest offering C sharp C blunt, an Indo-German collaboration. Drawing on a wide range of talent, this innovative devised performance is bound to intrigue as it goes on an exploration of the (un)known. Directed by Sophia […]

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Armchair Activism..

Armchair Activism..

I recently attended a protest rally against the brutal gang rape of a woman in Delhi. Fewer than 200 people turned up. Bangalore has a thriving theatre and arts community, writers, actors and an IT community that drives the economy of this city. But we don’t seem to have even a thousand people who could make […]

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The Victim Vs Us

The Victim Vs Us

My wife drives. She is way ahead when it comes to this particular skill. Sometimes sitting next to her while she is driving helps me understand what she is up against whenever she gets behind the steering wheel. Most male drivers in the city don’t like women driving. This is regardless of the class they […]

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