A few months ago, I had gone to the villages of Birbhum district, West Bengal on a recce trip for …
49 O: Not the Answer
The dust and rubble in the Oberoi Hotel and the Taj Mahal Hotel has settled. Trains have again begun to …
Flashes – Back and Forward
I was born, bred and educated in Mumbai. The terrorist attacks in Mumbai have shaken me completely and I find …
Of Borders and Holy Cows
I. It is afternoon and I am sitting on a small embankment by the river Bhagirathi – a branch of …
India’s fight with Terror
November 28, 2008. 1.52 pm The last 40 hours or so, as one watches the images of the horrific happenings …
The BEST Caesura
Caesura (noun): A pause or an interruption as in “After an ominous caesura the speaker continued.” One fine morning the …
A Minor Mystery
Last Sunday, a friend proposed to have a drink at a popular bar. It was to be my maiden my …
Cinemaya I
Wisdom, it is said, is bestowed upon you when you least expect it… It was early evening; the western sky …
Who’s Afraid of Equal Opportunities?
If reports are to be believed (though they must be taken with a healthy dose of skepticism), the highest paid …
A Chair as a Chair…
Wonder if there is anything called an objective reality unless of course you are calling a ‘chair’ as a ‘chair’ …