Finding My Khandaan: My Life Through the Bollywood Khans
The Khandaan podcast inspires a journey through my Bollywood memories, uncovering how they shaped our cultural identities and gender politics in relationships.
Romance
Review: ROLE-PLAYING – Cathy Yardley: Feminism Via ChickLit
Explore the feminist evolution of ChickLit with Cathy Yardley’s ‘Role-Playing’. Delve into diverse characters, complex conflicts & a fresh take on romance.
See You In Versova At 6 o’clock
Versova is one of the oldest fishing villages in Mumbai. It is also home to Bollywood hopefuls. And there is a beach, less glamorous than Marine Drive, less known than Juhu.
The Economics Of Our Dining Choices: Morality Measure?
If we’re going to measure morality based on what we eat, let’s examine the food on our plates first.
People I Didn’t Want To Think About
An unexpected reunion made me have to think about people and the wounds we inflict on each other.
2AM Lessons In Safety: The Insomnia Teacher
I woke up two nights ago, not knowing why I was awake. No sound had disturbed me, it wasn’t time to wake up.
2023: Comfort Is Served
We are all angry. Seething and out for blood. Where do we go from here? The pandemic has been the arsenic cherry on the difficult lessons of a decade.
A Beautiful Day In A Soft Neighborhood
There is an interesting thing about memory foam. It yields to your touch & pressure. Not fast, not reacting. More like an indulgence, a consideration. Later it pauses with the impression you’ve left on it, as if ruminating. Just as meditatively it returns to its original self.
Excruciating Intimacies: Navigating Through Poetry
It isn’t intimacy unless it feels a little tender.
BOOK REVIEW: Home – Manju Kapur | Coming Back To Me
A lovely return to my late 20s where books absorbed me with a rigour I did not experience in my social or professional life. It was like coming home.