Chandramohan Nair pays tribute to his father and reflects upon the outlook towards life and traits that sustained his father through a long and eventful life punctuated with adversity.
As someone who often engages in contemplations on divinity, Bakul Banerjee pens a poem on the theme of spirituality.
Parth Pandya talks about why he believes one should pursue their dreams and explore the secret lives these dreams have to offer.
Shreya’s story deals with difficult memories, how they can affect a person and how one makes sense of them.
In a world she finds unpredictable, Vani talks about how being organised keeps her happy and productive. At what cost, though?
As temperatures begin to soar here in India, we decided to cool off a bit this month! We chose a theme that we believe is a favourite for many of us: Shopping. Our fiction, non-fiction and poetry this month present interesting takes on the notion of shopping, in turn capturing a wide range of emotions that the ritual invokes in the minds of people.
A man invests his dreams in a shop and a mannequin in the shop window bears testimony to it. Read this by poem by Parth Pandya which tells the story of that man and the shape his dreams take.
Katrina Jagelski writes about two major purchases she made early in her trans journey: a conservative red blouse born from a hesitation to be true, and six years later, a pink dress when she worked up the courage to ask for help, and happily came out as a transwoman soon after.
Malathi and Kalpana set out to shop for a unique, new-in-the-market gift for the friends who visit their house kolus. The task is simple enough, but are the results worth the effort? Kousalya tells the story of an amusing ‘tamboolam’ experience.