A poem on family support and the adversities blown our way over the course of our lives.
You Eat Meat
A poem as a protest against what the incident in JNU and other places around India on Ram Navami.
Judd Apatow’s ‘The Bubble’ Is Pointless and Tone-Deaf
Judd Apatow’s latest film is a toothless satire of Hollywood insanity. It’s a pointless, dated movie that no one needs in 2022.
‘Was She Pregnant? Heard She Had a Love Affair’: Mamata on Minor ‘Gangrape-Murder’ Victim
A Trinamool Congress leader's son is the accused in the alleged gangrape and murder of a Class 9 student in Hanskhali of Bengal's Nadia district.
On Ram Navami, ABVP Allegedly Created Ram Temple on University of Hyderabad Campus
Other students groups saw this as a further attempt to saffronise the campus and focus on Hindu religious practices and beliefs.
Dreams Inside a Kirana Shop
An ode to my uncle and his kirana shop in Saurashtra, where I spent much time as a child.
My Mother Does Not Know Urdu
A poem on the politics of language, written in light of the recent fracas created by a Sudarshan news reporter over the packaging of a Haldiram product.
‘Bridgerton’ Brings the Regency Novel Back Into Fashion – But Did It Ever Go Away?
The brooding men and the naive women are very much there but this multi-cultural production is also aware of current issues and even music.
Writing Feels Like Larceny
My entire life – all the memories I create, all the stories that run through my head are all someone else’s.
Charles Fourier: The Man Who Coined the Term ‘Feminism’
'Feminism', which Fourier coined in 1837, has spurred milestones for women – from voting rights to #MeToo.