India, June 5 -- There was a time, not very long ago, when people would ask me, "What do you do?" and I would say, a tad shyly, because in my opinion, what I did wasn't yet the biggest thing after sli... Read More
India, May 7 -- Religiosity is a measure of faith or inclination towards religion. In the same week that the nation witnessed one of the worst carnages in recent memory, it also found reason to cheer ... Read More
India, May 3 -- While the jury is still out on whether the world will sink into a recession - thanks to the antics and arbitrary decisions of an Orange Man in the West, one thing is clear: the global ... Read More
India, April 18 -- Once upon a time, we laughed without offence or guilt. We laughed at power, at politics, at bureaucracy, and most of all, at ourselves. It was a laughter steeped not in mockery but ... Read More
India, April 10 -- Some voices stay with us for a lifetime. For me, one of them is the voice of a doctor saying, "We couldn't save him" referring to my father. It came without fanfare, without softnes... Read More
India, April 2 -- Somewhere in the grand script of human relationships, an entire chapter has been written in whispers, behind closed doors, between women who nod in knowing silence. It is a chapter t... Read More
India, March 27 -- The late-night flight from Dubai to Chennai landed smoothly. My mind was full of expectations about a large family gathering at a wedding the next day. As I walked out after immigra... Read More
India, March 19 -- I had been a footloose solo traveller until health issues bogged me down and kept me cloistered in my home for nearly two years. In that period, I had nearly lost the innate verve t... Read More