Come September, the Kaas plateau comes to life. Tiny blooms, shrubs, orchids, even carnivorous plants blossom on the plateau, which…
Bookmark: Small Days and Nights & Shikhandi
Small Days and Nights by Tishani Doshi: Grace is unaware that she has an elder sister. It’s only at her…
I brought home a plant
It’s a torenia for the tomato. A few days ago, it surprised me with two yellow flowers. It’s been tricky…
Some Green Humour with Rohan Chakravarty
He’s no Pangolin, but just might be a shape-shifter. Each week, he changes stripes to teach some wildlife basics, call…
Bookmark: The Sense of an Ending & A House for Mr Biswas
The Sense of an Ending: This is an introspective read. Julian Barnes cleverly steers you towards the truth while questioning…
Sunshine
Summers begin withraw mango curries,jackfruit, cashew kernels,and ice applesbut it isn’t until I’ve hada bite of the Alphonsothat the nostalgia…
Bookmark: Love without a story
This is a collection of poetry fermented and aged with love. A love that’s long past the sappy, blinkered vision…
Rock fusion
In the winding lanes of Panchgani, animals and birds take on a different sheen. The peacock by the tiny lotus…
Bookmark: On Beauty & The Goat Thief
The Goat thief by Perumal Murugan: This collection of short stories from the Tamilian writer takes you into the villages,…
Breadcrumbs
The world begins at a kitchen table. No matter what, we must eat to live… …It is a place to…
The Adivasi will not dance
For all its diversity, India bundles up many issues under the hood. In Gujarat, an officer’s family has to contend…
Bombay, meri jaan
It’s the city of opportunities; the financial capital; the land of migrants. The phrases fall woefully short of describing the…
