March 29, 2026

Potpourri

August 10, 2016
Lily Swarn
Humour, Potpourri

Cantonment Calling: Foot in the Mouth

There are some hard lessons to be learnt as an Army wife. Lily reveals tongue in cheek that her transformation from a fire brand student leader to a robot like...

August 8, 2016
Neelum S. Gour
Mass Comm., Potpourri

Reminiscing Independence Day Plays to Merry Christmas Readings

Neelum revisits a 1976 issue of Imprint. It was a wonderful literary magazine that carried short stories, poems, travel pieces and book supplements, of superlative quality, with R.V....

August 7, 2016
Madhumita Ghosh
Potpourri

Planchette: In Conversation with a Ghost

A non-believer of ghosts, Madhumita, wanted to converse with the spirits. She needed a first-hand experience with the ghosts. On an advice of a friend, she tried planchette with...

August 6, 2016
Sukanya Juno Biswas
Potpourri

Texas Diary: Many Colours of American Life

Life is a series of accidents, happy and unhappy. Here are some random Texas Diary jottings of Sukanya. Her kaleidoscopic experiences create a tapestry of American life. She shares the tales...

August 4, 2016
Piyali Callahan
Potpourri

The Driving Force

Piyali works at a public library in a relatively diverse neighbourhood. The author sees the melting pot that America truly is, in the library, where immigrants from different countries come together...

August 2, 2016
Lily Swarn
Potpourri

Life in Moments

Life is all about the simple joys in many moments that make it enchantingly beautiful. Lily, the quintessential Bohemian, the wandering gypsy drinking the ambrosia of life, seeks simple joys in...

July 16, 2016
Lily Swarn
Potpourri

Hey, Chai Anyone?

There was a message outside the Tea Board office in Kolkata. It said, “All time is tea time.” That’s right in India. We hear the chai vendors at all hours...

July 12, 2016
Saheli Mitra
Potpourri

Monsoon Memories: A Letter to Paper Boat

The essential romantic in us celebrates and serenades the rain. Blue Eve reminisces the monsoon, days of torrential rains, her little paper boat and more. She walks down the...

July 4, 2016
Santosh Bakaya
Potpourri

…And a Snake Slithered Under her Bed!

Exams and sleep deprivation takes its toll on the youth, preparing for exams. In this imaginative daughter-mother dialogue, Santosh revisits her hassled daughter’s mind. Swamped with Dylan Thomas and...

July 1, 2016
Mamta Joshi
Humour, People, Potpourri

The Circle of Love

Mamta takes us into the magical world of songs and dances during weddings. Ladies Sangeet is an important ritual, filled with fun and frolic. She reminisces a celebration of...

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