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Holding the Pen in the Age of Prompts

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


The rise, risks, and responsibilities of the youth

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


In a world of plenty, why do we feel so empty?

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


Why we must learn to laugh at ourselves again

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


The fragile line between healer and healed

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


Men, menopause and the great silence

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


A small inconvenience for a safer, better world

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


Gathered by love, glued by familial bonds

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