How Do You Know?

How Do You Know?

Did they say it’s the sparkle in both pairs of eyes, Or the bells ringing in surprise… Was the wave length supposed to match, Or is it just a good looking catch? ** Either the delight in the smile, or the money in a pile Is it the experience or its consequence? Was it the […]

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A Love Like That

A Love Like That

As a child I used to sleep with my grandmother. She’d pull me close and whisper stories to me. Stories would roll by one after the other. Some nights she’d doze off even before the story came to an end and  if I tried waking her up, she’d hold me even more tightly, mumble something […]

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And Love Took Over..

And Love Took Over..

I first saw him in jeans and a white shirt, an orange knapsack over one shoulder. He never forgave me for asking if he was a good pilot, that first encounter. He claimed he stood on his toes to get picked for the Republic Day parade, so we could get to know each other in […]

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Book Review: Say Her Name

Book Review: Say Her Name

A sword lodged in stone. That is how Francisco Goldman describes a daughter’s love for her missing father in his visceral tribute to his late wife Aura  Estrada in his book Say Her Name which is partly a grief diary of a devastated husband and partly a fictionalised account of  life after the death of a […]

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Is This A Celebration?

Is This A Celebration?

The big, fat Indian wedding, with its larger than life sets and high-decibel music, has been the muse for many Hindi films, the latest being the blockbuster Band Baaja Baarat which made overnight stars of Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma. In the hands of Baroda-based artist Vasudha Thozur, the same celebration finds a new twist. […]

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