Writers and philosophers tell us that the great vacuum inside our beings can be filled with spiritual pursuit, work and love. However, somewhere down the line people realized that a Sony 65-inch Ultra HD Smart T.V is easier to acquire than enlightenment and infinitely less troublesome than love. And the Continue Reading

It’s been 76 years since the colonists left India but in its own way colonialism has survived. I say so because I belong to an urban pocket of the country and I’m surrounded by an English-speaking social class that would rather mispronounce Hindi words than English ones. Moreover, it is Continue Reading

Over the decades I’ve met different versions of myself. The common factor, however, was that they were all anxious. Anxiety must form in the nascent years because that’s what human beings do. First, we welcome children into the world and then slowly make them aware of the pitfalls of being Continue Reading

Born to the sound of rolling drums, though there is no kingdom to inherit. The heir apparent of at least his parents’ fortunes, the son’s birth is followed by an unequalled contentment society cannot duplicate. Women beam with pride, their own gender forgotten and men enjoy a round of boisterous Continue Reading

I haven’t written this article to bash the current era. I’m aware that nostalgia tints our memories with a sentimental hue and we remember things better than they were. Besides, in many ways, the world is a more progressive place than it used to be. Even so, all change is Continue Reading

I don’t know what is says about me but I’m hooked to murder mysteries. There are several aspects of the plot I enjoy. Especially when the story is set in a sleepy village or a picturesque holiday locale. I like the way various characters with their respective traits and peeves Continue Reading

We are deeply engrossed in the stories of our lives. We talk vociferously at parties about our ideologies, our experiences, our journeys. What kind of family we grew up in, who helped shape our dreams, what sport we revelled in. We romanticize our childhood, so much so that while showing Continue Reading

My elder daughter and I have been having a mock argument for years. I say one should not make notes or underline sentences in books we read for pleasure, and she thinks it’s perfectly acceptable to do so. Then it dawned on me that I was conditioned to keep the Continue Reading

In a world without art, I would wake up in a house with blank walls. I wouldn’t pass my Mughal miniature while padding to the kitchen for coffee or stare at the sculpture of The Thinker while sipping it. My mug would not have a semi humorous/sarcastic quip saying, ‘Hold Continue Reading

We collect things. From the time we are little, we begin a process of accumulation. We start by picking sea-shells on a beach and storing them in boxes. We are given toys and carry them around until parting from them becomes painful. We all share funny anecdotes about how our Continue Reading