The Modern Woman
A poem about the Modern Woman. The image is a rangoli I did, copying the cover of Diwali Malar.
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I Wear: Brown Girl In The Rain
This delightful young lady was in town recently. Not surprisingly, she had a hajaar things to do but she did manage to squeeze in a coffee date with me. Rather unfortunately, this happened to be last Monday when the skies opened up and poured out the kind of rains that…
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Survivor’s Guilt In The City Of Gold
City of Gold focuses on one family and some related characters and how these events shaped their lives. It’s sobering to see what one normally reads as a newspaper headline over morning tea, turn into a catastrophe that destroys entire families.
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Google Plus, Facebook – The Race Is On!
A social network is only as good as its members. The race is on between the old guard Facebook and newcomer Google Plus.
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How I Ended The Bhindi War
From my very early years, I learnt to detest the violent green hue, the snappy texture (external) and gooey feel (internal) of bhindi.
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Indian Relationships: A State Of Anarchy
Don’t we all know a guy who promises the world to every second girl, believing correctly that she’ll keep it to herself because, it still isn’t done for a girl to admit that she’s been with a guy? There is nothing to check him from repeating the same over and over again in future relationships.
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The Faceless Hand In The Crowd
I first wrote about the hand in the crowd for Blank Noise Project’s blog-a-thon. The post featured on Yahoo! Real Beauty and also on BlogAdda’s Spicy Picks.
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Chatpate Chappati Rolls
Hungry for something chatpata?
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The Careerist: The Online Advantage – Marie Claire India July’11
I’ve written an article for this month’s (July 2011) issue of Marie Claire India – ‘The Careerist’ section. The story, ‘The Online Advantage’ looks at how a professional can use the online social networks to improve their prospects, present themselves better, leverage the value of networking and in general, carve a place for themselves in the new workplace – the internet.
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Fantasy For Beginners: 10 Books To Get You Started
My second post for FriendsOfBooks is up! This time I explore a genre that has hit popular fancy in the recent years, on account of blockbuster movies based on classic books. Think dragons, think talking trees, think wizards, I’m talking about Fantasy. I’m looking at my bookshelf and the ten…
