Grief
Bibi Amrit, fondly called Biji, doubled her thunderous output on realising that she had an opportunity to overpower Nasib, to show the train of mourners that a mother’s grief...
How Relevant is Internal Engineering?
When we talk about internal willingness, the term internal engineering is so relevant here. We want to make our internal machines (brain and heart) so powerfully driven by internal...
A Man in a Cage
Suveera tells us of a man living in a cage in the old part of Hong Kong, his struggle, strife, and victory, in the weekly column, exclusively in...
Taaru-da, Kaalu-da and the Banquet Scene
Durga Pujo and plays are inseparable. Neelum recalls, tongue-in-cheek, about her grandfather’s, who directed a play, in the 1930s, in Allahabad’s oldest Colonelganj Barwari, on the very important day,...
Gauri Lankesh Gunned Down, Brit Paedophile Assaults Blind Children, Personal Data as Currency and Golf through Fire
Shail re-creates four news of the week gone by in verse. A fearless journalist, Gauri Lankesh, was gunned down at point blank range at her Bangalore home, by unknown...
The Story of Krishna-Astami
On the occasion of Janma-ashtami – variously known as Krishna-Ashtami or Gokul-Ashtami – Nilanjana retells the story of the birth of Krishna. This sampurna avataar (complete incarnation) was born with all...
I Rant in the Name of the Time
Tauseef is not here to make a victim’s cry for the fading sense of ownership in his country. He is also not here to play the argumentative Indian. Here’s...
Body Piercings: A Modern Style that is rooted in Ancient Traditions
What many seem like a simple puncture wound may have a very emotional and personal significance to the bearer. Body modification is just one way you can express your personality and...
The Journey from the Garden to the Cup
Tea has been variously called the drink of the winners, the elixir of life, a divine herb, liquid wisdom, cup of happiness, joy, love; a friend, a healer, a...
Two Sides of a Woman: Rebellion and Submission
By subverting our politically inclined feminism, boys exploited us even further by a pretend admiration for the fact that we were breaking taboos that made us, in fact, more...