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Taj Magazine | Taj Bekal
For Taj Magazine's 50th Anniversary issue, they sent me to Bekal to write about the Jiva spa there
Aurangabad, Ajanta, Ellora: Mint Lounge
Hillary Clinton was the first guest at Dhyaana Farms in February 2023 but it took several months for the luxury farmstay in Verul, Maharashtra, to open for guests.
Hindustan Times: Flower power festive vibes
Barkha Ritu or Varsha Ritu is here, which means rain. August 15 is also a time when new things linked to India’s history and heritage take shape.
Poem: There are two ways to shell the earth
This poem was published in Tiger Moth Review, based in Singapore, where I used to live.
Hindustan Times: Tourist in your own city
How to keep kids busy all summer? To that, I say, with the wisdom of hindsight: why not teach kids to be a tourist in their own city.
Hindustan Times: Mangoes
Come July and we mourn the mangoes. They are fading across India and also here in Bangalore.
Times of India: Bangalore Walk
For the Times of India 41st anniversary issue, editor Asha Rai asked me to write about Bangalore.
Poem: Meteorite: in Indian Literature
Published in Indian Literature Issue 342. Sahitya Akademi’s bimonthly journal July-August 2024
Hindustan Times: Bangalore’s lakes
About the film “My Otter Diary”. Through the film, I got to know the river Kaveri in all her glory.
Poem: a rakish yogi plays water polo: in The Seraphic Review
This poem was published in The Seraphic Review, Issue 3. February 2024.
Poem: Primordial Snout: in Marrow Magazine
This poem was published in Marrow Magazine, Issue 16 on June 6, 2025.
Hindustan Times: Cricket, Garbage, Karaga
Is Bangalore the worst municipality in the country? Living in this city, it certainly feels like it. There is so much to be angry about in Bangalore these days. Cricket fans have died in a stampede and still the state government is passing the buck, scapegoating officers so that they can escape blame.