Local trains in Mumbai are notorious across the world for their crazy crowds. They’re an institution, really. Balaji Iyer personifies the famed Mumbai ‘locals’ and gives us an insider’s perspective on what getting into a train in the morning entails and how one can survive without getting delayed, thrown out or run over!
Love, innocent, free of tangles and straightforward. Here’s a simple tale of love that blossoms between Vishnu and Keerti by the shore, near the temple, when they’re on their bicycles. Short story by Shreya Ramachandran.
In an interview to Spark, Karthik Kumar talks about Sideways Training and the work they do. Vani Viswanathan listens in.
Windows – Maheswaran Sathiamoorthy takes up an interesting concept to explore through photography for the theme ‘As you Like it.’
She has the answer ready but he never asks the question. Poetry is born as the woman speaks out her fears and the truth. Here’s a poem by Sharanya Retnakumar.
In an interview to Spark, Abha Iyengar talks about her poems, stories and writing in general. Catch her interesting replies to Anupama Krishnakumar’s questions here.
More often than not, conversations between a father and a daughter can prove to be really interesting and at its best, intellectually stimulating. Here is a story of a dad and a daughter discussing who is the real hero among the five Pandava brothers in the epic, Mahabharata.
Plenty of energy, vivacity and lots of songs. That’s what hits you first when you think of RJ-ing. Well, that’s true and yet, there’s more to it than fun too! We are happy to present an interview with RJ Pavitra, touching on her job as an RJ, the fun and serious aspects of her work and more. Interview by Anupama Krishnakumar.
Some virtues that will really see us through during tough times. Photographs by Vivekananth Gurumoorthy.