Colour
I spent a fortnight sailing the Greek islands. All my stories are about colour. It defines our world and where better to notice than when there’s a contrast?
Objects In The Rear-View Mirror May Be Closer Than They Appear
I wake up remembering that it is the last day of the year – and with rueful reluctance – a birthday. For a chilling moment, comes my horoscope for the day, Someone you used to have strong feelings for comes back into your life today, either in the real world…
‘Tis The Season To Be Jolly
Celebrations are things you don’t exactly notice until you have to make a conscious effort to make them happen. Christmas season has been an integral part of my life for years and years now – one of the consequences of growing up in a Christian environment and having a devout…
Chick Lit
Chick Lit is the new Romance Novel. And it isn’t. It’s empowering in a very strange way.
Kinsella Fever – Don’t Go Beyond Shopaholic!
Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella My rating: 1 of 5 stars The premise of spilling your secrets to a total stranger and meeting them later is interesting. Unfortunately this book doesn’t exploit that idea to its full potential. Predictability may have been forgivable in this genre as…
Not One Of The Family
If your family isn’t people who share a blood line, why is it people who share a sexual orientation?
Matte Finish
She perfects her face. She polishes her demeanor. There is a matte finish over her entire being. – A poem on the sheen finish of our lives.
The Straight Voice of Gaysi
My friend and founder of Gaysi, India’s first blog for gay people invited me to contribute, asking if I’d like to be the straight voice of a gay desi blog.
Motherhood
Motherhood. Have you thought about it? I have.
Light A Candle: Remembering The C.S.T. carnage
The terror attacks of 26 November 2008 at C.S.T. hit the core spirit of resilience of Mumbaiker. Light a candle in the memory of those who fell.