When I found the gem called ‘Cusk’
Her words first came to me when I was at the cusp of anxiousness, fear, and amidst a pandemic: like therapy that I didn’t know I needed. These were the sort of words usually said […]
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Of characters and narratives
I asked my son one day if he wanted a Peter Rabbit storybook since he likes watching this series. His prompt reply was- “okay sure, but I want the Benjamin book”. Benjamin is Peter Rabbit’s […]
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Memories, that bring back Us.
Memories have a funny way of playing with the mind. At times they come with a sudden gush, crystal clear, making us nostalgic, but sometimes they look blurred. Like when you are trying to see […]
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A mixed bag of writing- through the books I read and am reading
My reading has been very sporadic the past few weeks. When on some days the reading urge came with full throttle, on others it was slow, lingering, just making it through the day. But great […]
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Summer by Ali Smith- the end of a journey called The Seasonal Quartet
I have always thought of the seasonal quartet as a large puzzle. One that I keep assembling, making attempts to inch closer to its completion. With every book in the quartet, one seems to take […]
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Book recommendations from 2020- the year that was!
2020 was a year that I am sure started well for most of us- aiming our big plans- but caught us off guard with the increasing Covid-19 scenarios and the measures taken to curb it. […]
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Salma’s writing is incisive in Women, Dreaming, and Kandasamy’s translation- seamless.
Women, Dreaming by Salma translated from Tamil by Meena Kandasamy is a story of a Muslim village in Tamil Nadu that holds firm dogmatic beliefs about religion, faith, and the position of women in society. […]
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Elif Shafak mystifies with her iridescent writing in Honour
Honor means respect. And there are numerous ways in which one’s honor can be lost. But what, and who defines the rules and governs the loss of one’s respect? Mostly as humans, it is an […]
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Eureka! Eureka!
Some days I dream of an ideal place where the writing would come to me in a constant flow, words that give an appearance of being picked up by a tong in a pincer grip […]
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The happy soul at Artjuna, Goa
A week back I was in Goa letting the cold waves lap my feet and soaking up the warmth that the sun and sand together exuded, trapping me in a space of ultimate calmness. Breaking […]
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