WRITER OF THE MONTH | SONNET MONDAL What really happens when rains decide to visit a place like Jaipur where sand and heat dominate for much of the year? Sonnet Mondal, our Writer of the Month, brings on the spirit, mood and colours of rains in Jaipur through his poem.
What’s more soothing than sitting with a hot cup of chai, by the window, when it rains? Amrita Sarkar shares a sketch.
Roma leads a quiet, secluded life, in her ancestral home that is everyone’s dream. She, however, aspires for and dreams of something different. And as she dreams on sitting in a house located amid fine deodars and firs, her life takes a turn. Preeti Madhusudhan writes a riveting story of a woman’s life, tracing the colours of change while the rains lash outside.
What if rain spoke to you and told you its story? Vani Viswanathan gives the rain a human voice.
Rains, more often than not, create the perfect setting for romance. This poem by Dhanya.M is one such exploration.
If there’s one Indian city that comes to your mind immediately when you think of rains, it is Mumbai. Parth Pandya talks at length about what it is to experience monsoons in Mumbai and what rains mean to the die-hard Mumbaikar or the Bombayite.
S’watha hasn’t visited earth for a thousand years now, thanks to the callous attitude of mankind to exploit the most valuable resource that was available to it. And now, it’s a little boy who holds the key to S’watha’s return. Ram V writes a story that will make you think deeply – a story that shares a beautiful message, “A new world is not built upon regret. Life often seeks no apology, only a return to innocence.” Read on.
At a time when the Sun is reigning supreme and the day is humid, the dark clouds and cool winds arrive, setting the stage for summer showers. Priya Mahadevan writes a poem.
THE LOUNGE | SLICE OF LIFE What does it mean to parent a differently-abled child? Priya S says it is about accepting reality, working hard to make the life of such a child meaningful, and above all showering lot of love. Read on..