It’s the city of opportunities; the financial capital; the land of migrants. The phrases fall woefully short of describing the … More
Category: books
Nine Lives and a Summer Requiem
Nine Lives by William Dalrymple In a land where gods and goddesses abound as do their stories, Dalrymple’s search for … More
Books and Berries
The sprawling villas on both sides don’t point to a village. I’m about to double-back when the signboard declares that I’m … More
Small joys
It’s always about the simpler things in life with the boy from the hills. Of brushing off one’s shoes, encounters … More
Becoming a child at Kahani Tree
“Aaaaaaaaccchhhooooooooooooooooooooooooo” Blork! Bluurf! I seem to have caught Gajapati Kulapati’s cold. Just wait till I catch hold of that elephant … More
A bibliophile’s guide to the city’s bookstores
The last time I visited a bookstore (which was just last week), I sat down to read Neil Gaiman’s The View … More
Treasure trove
This time I was in the desert, watching the story of Dodola and Zam unfold from a distance. From the … More
Not on the same road
There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars Nothing behind me, everything ahead … More
The Illustrated Man
A man, inked all over, running from one place to the other to escape the horror of the stories … More
Not perfect but carry on Jeeves
As I’m writing this, I can barely keep my eyes open. I’m as pleased as punch of course, if I have … More
It all began…..
I think it all began with my grandmother telling me stories – fantasy stories, some with morals, some without at … More
Once upon a time….
Once upon a time there was a little kid and all that kid wanted was a story to read. He … More
