Vani talks about how thinking of individuals as being on their different journeys could help her deal with the chaos around her – and be a little kinder.
In this essay, Srinivas explores his relationship with summer. Though the relationship has been a long one, going back to his childhood, it has changed as he has grown older, and it has become strained, as he has accumulated experiences of summers close to and far away from home.
With a few exceptions, Chandramohan Nair’s summer experiences have been stressful. He recounts some of them in this piece.
For a child between three and twelve years of age in a metropolis, no summer is complete, it seems, without a stint at a summer camp. Laxmi Sivaram wonders if the proliferation of summer camps around us saying something about our miscalculation as parents.
Silence, to Ayaan, for a long time, meant an undefinable fear, as every silent second reminded her of the fact that her child was speechless. But with time, silence became a beautiful language instead, for her and her family to communicate with each other. Ayaan writes about this journey here.
A visit to the bird sanctuary in the quest for peace and calm leads Preeth Ganapathy to realise that silence is a very precious commodity.
There are some obvious human relationships: parent-child, siblings, lovers, friends. Then there is the kind Vighnesh Hampapura elucidates in this essay: one with an actor removed in time, land and language becomes the guiding lamp to an aspiring theatre performer.
Chandramohan Nair can’t help feeling that he didn’t measure up to the affection and loyalty displayed by his courageous pet dog.
As she lifted the container, brought it close to her lips, and took the first sip, a gush of vivid memories came alive. Anusha Singh discovers the true reason for her love for filter coffee.