The show aims to ridicule the misogynistic, sexist, casteist, obnoxious man Arya but does exactly the opposite by trumpeting his demeanour.
How a Teenage Princess Launched One of the First Global Charity Campaigns
Story of a 17-year-old princess who delivered 2.6 million Christmas gifts to soldiers and sailors on the 1914 frontline
Of Guilt and Remembrance: Coping With a Best Friend’s Death
Mourning is not easy when friendships are muddled with painful memories and unresolved fights.
Self Absorbed Selfies
A poem on bringing up a child in the age of social media.
Anxieties of Watching ‘Veer-Zaara’ in 2021
If today, Shahrukh Khan played Veer, a character that chooses love – that too of a Pakistani woman – over national duty today, he would be trolled and threatened mercilessly.
The Giant and the Dwarf
A poem on the relationship between a parent and a child as they familiarise themselves with each other's similar, yet distinct worlds.
An Epitome of Beauty
'Everything about her showed how deep her mind and soul were. Yet she was ridiculed for her appearance.'
bell hooks’ Death Feels Like a Personal Loss
Remembering the brilliant feminist author and thinker who felt like a friend, philosopher, and guide.
An Essay on Calcutta
Life has not moved an inch for Calcutta from when the hard-headed empire-builder Warren Hastings took residence in 1772. And yet, a lot has changed.
Beethoven’s Fate Symphony: The Music, the Drama and its Ablest Raconteur
Beethovan's epic stories are only enjoyable if construed and conveyed by a capable raconteur. As for his Fifth Symphony, Carlos Kleiber unquestionably is the greatest.