The Manifesto Turns 33

On the eve of my 33rd year of life I have nothing profound to say other than I think that this is going to be a good year. Or, to embrace the wisdom of my cousin Sunita, all is good now.
I have come through some sort of trial by fire in the [...]

Verry Merry Un-christmas…

So, there’s a spirit abounding. Consumerist and capitalist in its nature, it hordes the day, claiming in all its benevolence to be about love and family when in fact it is nothing more than a reminder of the 1974 fading plastic beach chairs that we sit on next to an empty swimming pool at the [...]

Kohlapur Awakening

I was blessed to spend several days last week with my friend, my hero, my colleague and fellow comrade, Meena Seshu in her home in Kohlapur, surrounded by glorious family by blood or by love. The drive from Pune to Kohlapur through the Deccan Plateau was kissed with a tea time sunset.

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Mumbai: Juhu Eid Mubarek, Colaba Galavanting

As I mentioned, I descended upon a Juhu Beach packed to the water’s edge with people in their finest new Eid clothes. Seas of men in white and women in bright colors. I love how a soccer ball always finds its way into the festivities.

As a child, I remember the first time I ate [...]

Kerala dreaming

“The only dream worth having is… to love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what [...]