Very early into the play, the presenters slip in a quick note through one of the characters, that their gaze is restricted largely to the urban women, since that is what their lived experiences allow them to do and as such any commentary about the under-privileged women or those from rural areas would be superficial … Continue reading Spot light on the Silhouettes
The privilege of being lost…
“Nanya, uuth chal. Gai cha vasra sarkha tunn kan udi marun uuth.” It was Baba at his gentle best at five in the morning. He would try waking me up one more time and if he sensed even a hint of reluctance, he wouldn’t try the third time and instead go alone. The trouble was, … Continue reading The privilege of being lost…
Mazhya Manache Shlok
मना अंतरी स्वछ हेतू असावा। मना द्वेष आकस ठायी नसावा॥मना बोल तितकेच जितके प्रशस्त। नको रे मना बोलणे बेशिस्त॥मना व्यक्त होणे जरी आग्रहाचे। तरी संयमी वागणे हे हिताचे॥मना साध सौंवाद अंतर्मनाशी। पुरे रे मना भाव बाह्ये प्रदर्षी॥ - 12.08.2026
Fernweh
It was in 2003 when I moved away from the city I grew up in and relocated to a town about 100 miles north. The place never felt unfamiliar and that is not because I had been there before as a child with my father, it simply felt like the place of my dreams. It’s … Continue reading Fernweh
Kyonki Millenials Bhi Kabhi Gen-Z They…
क्योंकि मिलेनियल्स भी कभी जेन-झी थे... (थे ना?) दौर बदला है, तरीक़े बदले है, अल्फ़ाज़ बदले है, पर तोशिस वही है।"बड़े हमारी बात नहीं सुनते!" देखो बात बस इतनीसी है, बोलना सब चाहते है, सुनना कोई नहीं चाहता।ग़लती से कुछ सुन भी ले तो वह समझने के लिए नहीं, ज़वाब देने के लिए। ऐसे संवाद … Continue reading Kyonki Millenials Bhi Kabhi Gen-Z They…
Shallow Seas
All of life is a coming home. Salesmen, secretaries, coal miners, beekeepers, sword swallowers, all of us. All the restless hearts of the world, all trying to find a way home. It's hard to describe what I felt like then. Picture yourself walking for days in the driving snow; you don't even know you're walking … Continue reading Shallow Seas
The new found lens
Were we better off the way we were; naive, ignorant and gullible?We consumed art purely for the sensory pleasures it offered. Occasionally we dived deeper and tried to understand the artist's perspective and it offered us emotional and intellectual vigour, but that was rare and dare I say a short-lived engagement. For the most part, … Continue reading The new found lens
The everyday magicians
This is a short story of two seemingly simple things we know but very often don’t value as much as they deserve to be. For the last couple of months, we were working on an export order and learning little things on the job such as; regulations in foreign countries, their work culture, their preferences, … Continue reading The everyday magicians
Khair chodo…
FADE IN INT-RESTAURANT-DAY It is drizzling outside, even at two in the afternoon the restaurant is lit by fluorescent tubes. A man in his forties, wheatish complexion, in an untucked loose-fitting shirt, is waiting at the entrance. Other customers are walking in and out of the restaurant, appearing a bit irritable because of the incessant … Continue reading Khair chodo…
F1, film review
Let us deal with the much-discussed aspect first and get it out of the way. The temptation to compare F1 with FordvsFerrari is kind of natural but bit inappropriate. While from a layman's gaze both are "auto-racing movies", the similarities end there. Yes, it is about racing but 24 Hours of Le Mans and F1 … Continue reading F1, film review
