Bakul Banerjee writes an essay sharing her personal experience of how her love and passion for Geometry eventually led to a career in Science, something that she continues to be passionate about.
An interview with food and culture raconteur, Rakesh Raghunathan, on his love and passion for all things ‘food’, and the phenomenal work that he does in this space!
Mohankumar’s poem draws inspiration from the Tyagaraja kriti, Nadachi, nadachi about the vanity of fake devotion but, departing from it, depicts a scene where a true, ardent devotee gets a darshan of the Lord while the false ones miss it.
Vinita Agrawal writes a poem that highlights the passion for the good in life, particularly the values of goodness and gentility. This is a poem of hope, timeless truths and disarming honesty. It seeks to brush away the dark from our horizons.
Aditi Chandak captures a scene out of the common man’s life to weave together stories of passion and what it could mean to different people.
Passion cannot be reduced to a dry, dictionary definition. It can only be experienced. Suresh Subrahmanyan discusses some luminaries who have excelled in the fields of cricket, music and art because of their passion. He also takes us through situations where this indefinable emotion overwhelms us.
And just like that, we’re bidding goodbye to 2019! Are you ready to let go of the year and embrace a new decade? Let our December issue help you! Themed ‘Letting Go,’ we bring you poignant, reflective and relatable stories and poetry to gently see you to 2020.
Urmi narrates Asha’s story which spans two and a half decades and is at once both humorous and poignant. In the course of her journey, Asha experiences two life-changing, defining moments which teach her valuable life lessons and the art of letting go.
In Sarba Roy’s poem, a young man contemplates his reluctance towards, and the eventual consequence of, saving a drowning puppy.