Two lovers, on either side of a river, in two different situations. What really happened? Parth Pandya writes a poem that evokes the beauty of the night and touches upon the workings of the human heart.
Random, little somethings that each have a story to tell. Anjana Prabhu captures some such through her lens.
The second child is a mélange, an ambivalent mixture – one who wants to raise gooseflesh. Philip John writes a poem.
Mrs. Ramachandran lived a quiet, unassuming life until Judy Fleming from the UK came into make a difference. Find out what happened in this story by Vani Viswanathan.
And what happens the night before X’mas? A melange of toys wait to meet their new owner. Amrita Sarkar captures this through a colourful, grungy looking poster like painting.
A grandson remembers his cricket-crazy grandfather and a six that made a world of a difference. Tanuj Khosla pens a story.
SOCIAL LENS A reality check shows that the socioeconomic status of women in India is at abysmal levels, despite reservation policies for women to enter politics, a state that is active in terms of providing welfare, all set in the backdrop of a growing economy that is unfortunately not being inclusive. Padmini Swaminathan, eminent feminist economist, comments on the scenario, as Vani Viswanathan listens in.
THE LOUNGE | TURN OF THE PAGE Anupama Krishnakumar writes on her world of books and all things bookish that find a place around her. If you are book crazy, then here’s something you are sure to relate to!
THE LOUNGE | STORYBOARD | FILM FREAK Yayaati Joshi is befuddled as to why Housefull2 runs to packed houses when critics have written it off. And he has an inkling of an answer, which questions the very basic measure of a movie’s success: the box office. Read on to find out.