In 1979, Basu Chatterjee made Baaton Baaton Mein and unobtrusively brought to us the dating and courtship rituals of a community that was till then either caricatured or just overlooked in Hindi cinema. Nancy Perreira and Tony Braganza…
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Matriarchal manipulation in a patriarchal world is depicted unsparingly in Usha Priyamwada’s Pachpan Khambe Laal Deewarein (Now playing on Prasar Bharti). The mother resentful of her lecturer daughter’s comfortable life in her college residence because the younger daughters…
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“Start with hope..always start with hope. We went from being a shitty team to become one of the biggest dynasties in the sport and all it needed was one match to light this fire,” says Michael Jordan at…
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In 1947, my grandparents brought three children and the remains of an uprooted life from Pakistan to India in a train. One of those children was my mother. I grew up hearing a lot of stories about the…
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Three documentaries streaming right now show the ultimate culmination of the Bois Locker Room culture. And what happens when one gender is taught to mistrust its instincts of self-preservation and the other does not even learn something as…
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In Sudip Sharma’s Paatal Lok (Now streaming on Amazon. Co written by Sharma, Sagar Haveli, Hardik Mehta and Gunjit Chopra. Directed by Avinash Arun and Prosit Roy), India’s disowned inhabit the headlines we turn away from. A young…
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Life is a riddle. When we try and unfold its layers, we learn a little more. For most people, life does not unfold as a picture book story. As time moves, we see the colours fading. The innocence of childhood, the zeal of the sophomore, the spiritedness of youth; all of that fades into grey. And wisdom […]
Nestled in a cane casket, hung a foot or two above the ground, and wrapped in embroidered cotton cloth, the baby slept peacefully. This is a rare sight to see and that’s why it caught my attention amongst the many other photographs displayed in an art and culture magazine. Times have changed. ** Recently, I […]
Life, beaming in a drop, hanging down a leaf, Life, that surpasses the shackles of belief, Life, flowing upon the rigid bed of rocks, Life, like a standing pile of balancing blocks, Life, always walks a path along the valley steep, Life, a warrior against the darkness deep, Life, breathing the hearts’ tiny beat, Life, […]
Life is shrinking every day. Each day death defeats life and conquers the span life claims it to be hers. This is a movement. Call it living or dying. It is not a war but we may make one of it. By complaining, by cribbing, by pushing too hard against life, by being adamant […]
Cry a little, let those tears flow Laugh out aloud and let the candles blow Maybe, tomorrow the sun will be shining So float on your cloud with the silver lining Maybe tomorrow, the doors will open or maybe the doors will close Maybe tomorrow for nobody knows For you know it’s going to […]
Say it. when the shining silence smiles when all fits all is at peace all swims flows sings dances is one with everything ** Give that joy back to the world to all of life just say simply clearly I love. I love. I. Love.
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 […]
Try and slow down before the end – Try and move backward towards clearer memories, away from the black holes. Before the sky opens up and swallows you whole, Before time sprints forward and damages your soul. Lightening strikes softly, before the whispers get louder, overshadowing the sound of thunder – only in your […]
I am too old. I am too tired. It’s too late. I’ve a loan to pay off. My parents will kill me if I do this. My family depends on me for their bread and butter. I don’t have the finances. I have no time. I don’t think I am good enough to do it. […]
Human I am I am human cells few a couple of tissues blood and flesh and a brain to think a heart to feel and a mind somewhere in between to fly above reach further to be one with the One who created who will destroy to recreate an endless loop a continuous cycle some […]
It used to irritate her. He would leave the chairs pushed too far back in, making the whole dining table symmetry skewed. He would leave the patio chairs pulled too far out. He would leave wet towels on wooden chairs.And he would also close taps too tightly. Often she would correct these things quietly. Sometimes she would […]
It happens. Let it. Or don’t. It matters. Maybe not. Run. Rest. Hide. Find. Stay. Go. Stop. Start. Hold on. Let Go. Life is now. Or maybe never.