Can paradise be regained by arresting development in Kashmir? for The National Abu Dhabi
This one's for you, Mahen-uncle and Vina-aunty. Can paradise be [...]
Train Diary 2
Train Diary 2: Easy, artless conversations Train travel has both [...]
Hum Raag in Hyderabad
HumRaag (Chitra and I) will be performing at ISB auditorium [...]
Childhood food cravings for The National Abu Dhabi
Wrote this piece on a transatlantic flight. I guess having [...]
Train diary No.1: we’re all in it together for Mint Lounge
Nothing matches the high drama of a train departure. Where else can you run beside the train, holding on to hand, finger, then little finger, then scarf, before letting go and waving till the train disappears. You certainly cannot run after an airline; and you’d bump into the passing cow if you tried this stunt in inter-city buses. Trains are designed for our sort of goodbye. Everyone is running, sobbing, yelling out instructions, and then frantically waving goodbyes and asking the traveller to call the moment the train reaches destination.
Serendipity
In shrinking urban spaces, there are a few locations that bring together intellectuals and ideas on a daily basis. In Bangalore, Koshy’s, the much loved coffee shop, is one such location. Cobalt Blue, a new shared-office space, aspires to be another. Part of the reason you visit these spaces is because you don’t know whom you will meet or what you will encounter. Of course, some of these encounters can be unnerving—the classic one being when you run into your ex at a location that was special to you.
For The National Abu Dhabi on Pittsburgh
This steel city has a lot going on in food, shopping and culture.
For Silverkris on Aikido
Digital magazines are getting better and better. Silverkris has a [...]
The unfairness of airline food descriptions: for Mint Lounge
This was published in Mint using verb-consonant. An attentive read, [...]
Defending Alia Bhatt
In which I defend Alia Bhatt. Listen here or below