Memories

August 5, 2020

मुझे तो प्यार से ही प्यार होता है…

प्यार - यह तो एक अहसास है ना, फिर क्यों हम किसी ख़ास के होने ना होने से उस अहसास...

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July 31, 2020

For A Feminist The Word “Sick” Was Unacceptable: My Journey From Being Bedridden To Boardroom

It is the undying memory of the cold MRI machine in the quiet hospital that stays like a pending shut...

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July 15, 2020

कुछ मीठी यादें – A Narrative Poetry By Pratyush Kumar Pani

आज सारे देश भर में लॉकडाउन है, काफ़ी लोग कई कारणो की वज़ह से परेशान है, कुछ लोगों से उनका...

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July 8, 2020

भारत-चीन विवाद – An Article by Nikhil Singh

सौ करोड़ से अधिक लोगों को गोद में लिए, मस्तक पर धवल किरीट धारण किए हुए, सागर में पांव पसारे...

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June 21, 2020

My Baba

You can listen to the podcast version of this article by clicking the green play button below. Those who prefer...

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May 2, 2020

The Film-maker Who Painted With his Camera

My favourite film till date remains Pather Panchali by Satyajit Ray. The film is an adaptation from Bibhutibhushan Bandhopadhyay’s novel...

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February 16, 2020

Kolkata, and a Life of Small Things

This time I realised I didn’t have Ram Ray any longer on my list of favourite people to meet in...

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January 11, 2020

The Ideology called JNU

JNU has a very special place in my heart. I studied a year there & spent a very large part...

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June 20, 2019

The New Snob In The Block Called Khadi

When a bright brick red bustier hangs from the mighty colossal hangers of vanity, you are confused what to feed...

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June 7, 2019

A Contemporary Batik Art On My Traditional Saree

As I draped the grey, charcoal saree over my body, I felt the mixed sensuous fabric of soft linen, cotton...

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May 10, 2019

The Wishful Waves On The Stormy Seas

Sea Shells are a reminder that nothing is permanent in the fury of the sea. The sea engulfs everything in...

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April 29, 2019

The Defiant Devi

As I walk out into the burning scorching sun of the summer Calcutta home, I leave my trail of the...

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April 22, 2019

Yearning’s Of A greedy heart

Love me like no other will. Behold me like no other will. In my madness give me my sanity. When...

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April 16, 2019

Blue Was My Reflection

The forbidden Apple is fraught with the bad reputation of defiance. It was the union of Adam and Eve. It...

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April 14, 2019

1426 In My Lunisolar Calendar

It’s that time of the year again. When the roots come barging into my being. I never knew how it...

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April 10, 2019

Saris Folded With An Unheard Prayer

As I entered the dark dank space of my grandmother’s room, I opened the creaking window meshed and unmeshed with...

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April 8, 2019

Cross Stitch Crossed Over

Every time I visit home which still remains Delhi because as the adage goes - once a Delhi girl always...

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April 3, 2019

The Sensual Sheen Of Velvet

It was one of those days when I recalled the lost nostalgia of Delhi’s Chandni Chowk lane at that twilight...

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April 1, 2019

Moments Of Epiphany

As I looked out of the window, the strong iron bars that went crisscross over the mesh stopped me from...

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March 27, 2019

Pug Marks on The Moist Kumaon Hills

The Himalayan Writing Retreat is nestled between mist smeared mountains and the elusive Himalayas. Mountains covered in snow with the...

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March 18, 2019

A Classic Called The Angarakha

When you feel vulnerable and think that you may lose your soul to this crazy thing called life. You protect...

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February 26, 2019

Firdaus Is Omnipresent

The sound of the marching boots and the incessant screams of the tribals fighting for their land reverberated into the...

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December 31, 2018

A Year Gone By

Let me begin with folded hands and express how truly blessed I feel with you all. I am here today...

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November 28, 2018

Muffled Cries From The Memories Of My Maangpatta

The Rajasthan Fort Festival held in Meherangarh Fort every winter is a treat for music enthusiasts. There is a line...

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