Anupama Krishnakumar writes small notes on how her life has changed in the wake of the pandemic and how she gets by each day with nuggets of hope infused into her life through instances that are part of her days now.
College campus life is at once precious and homely, and the suspension of classes due to the Covid pandemic has affected the mental health of many students. Santanu Das tries to articulate his despair and his attempt to seek solace in hope.
Chandramohan Nair reflects on his brief morning walk, which is the only time each day he opens his eyes to the world around him, and which puts him in the right frame of mind for the rest of the day.
Women have been bleeding their hearts out on paper for long, but our narrative, as women, has recently evolved as our voices have become our own. Mara Ziyad explores her thoughts around what writing means to women and men, and of women as readers and women as writers.
A woman writing is a way of occupying and creating history, says Vani Viswanathan.
Extracts from a diary maintained almost a hundred years ago by Savitri Amma, a young woman belonging to an orthodox Tamil-Brahmin family, throw light on her skilful wielding of the English language and her passionate love for writing and literature. Sudha Ratnam shares her findings from her grandaunt’s diary.
What does it mean to be a fan of a popular person who has changed over the years? Vani talks about her recent years as a Rahman fan who isn’t able to quite process the new things he does.
Shilpa Gupte discusses her experiences and their role in how she understands commitment in a relationship.
Chandramohan Nair writes about his acquaintance with a man from a small village in Bihar, who makes him ponder about passion, the purpose of life, and thwarted potential.