The Empire Strikes Back starts on an icy remote planet. The rebels are being hunted by the dark forces and forced to evacuate their base. The tensions in the relationship between Han and Leia play out,…
I have been meaning to see the Star Wars series for sometime now, having first heard of it a from a geeky friend in college. I remember that he rolled his eyes when I said…
Imagine you were a student living thousands of years ago. How would you further your knowledge? You would seek out a Guru, eat with him, travel with him, wash his clothes and clean his home…
Last afternoon, when I was going to pick Haiku from school, Adyar Signal was doing her thing, stopping men in their tracks. An expensive black SUV was in line ahead, waiting for her to change…
Silence… Of a room in Den Haag Of a soul within Of a far-away souvenir Of a long-ago gift Of an unborn child Of a dead parent Of an unanswerable question Of an irrefutable answer…
Broad forehead; Black-rimmed spectacles; Bold eyes; Brilliant mind. Short and stubby fingers; Square palm with deep ridges; Palm raised, looking inward; Eyes solving lifeline riddles. Dug! Dug! Dug! – A homecoming Bullet bike; Tap! Tap!…
“One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.” ― Luciano Pavarotti With that quote, you must have…
After a late and laid-back start, we reach Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Borivali, Mumbai. How fortunate are the people of this crowded city to be blessed with 100 Sq. km national park within their…
On our second day in Mumbai, drove through extra-heavy traffic to the historic Gateway of India to sail onward to Elephanta Caves, an island off the mainland of Mumbai. The thing is, neither does Elephanta…
“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” – Anonymous Chennai says bye to departing travellers, with three billboards, one of Apollo hospital, one of Maruti’s car, S-Cross and the…
Memories… When thinking about this, the first vision that flashes before my mind is that of Murugesan Thaatha, my husband’s late maternal grandfather. An extraordinary person with a phenomenal memory! He had the ability to…
What would books be without readers? Like the question of whether the noise of a tree falling exists even if there is no one to hear it, will books still be written if there was…
Why are there certain movies that you’d like to live forever in and others that you want to run away from, in a few minutes? Is it about you or is it about the movie?…
1) Robots to replace human waste workers in Kotturpuram2) Dustbins empty for one year now in Korrukupet3) Man arrested for felling a tree in Kodambakkam4) Whoever you are, you can be a farmer too! – Farming workshops…
On a red hot dance floor, An empty pan sets the stage. Through two doors, Enter oil and butter on skates. The same question on their faces. With a raised eyebrow, ‘Why you too, when…
In a direction, far away from the mess of a city mine is right now, I intend to transport myself to a different time and place, courtesy the legendary Gauls, Asterix and Obelix. Nothing like…
An elderly lady walking forlornly, a folded umbrella in her hand; A man smiling at a little child, as they both get off the bus, a just-born relationship in the journey they shared, scattering in…
Hot and humid Chennai always had a soft corner for the rain lady. He would wait with dreamy eyes, eagerly looking at the ocean, waiting for her to float by. At times, she would arrive…
Why did I leave you long ago, amidst the whiteness of silence? Why did I shake your hands off and run away when there was so much life in us? Those innocent, instinctive, instantaneous moments…
Drums… The very word vibrates with life. I do believe that humankind’s creative energy must have been woken up by the sound of drumbeats. As the first men and women leaped to the beat of…
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