A man’s slippers are washed away during a heavy spell of rains. Anupama Krishnakumar’s story captures his thoughts about his lost footwear.
THE LOUNGE | TURN OF THE PAGE Anupama Krishnakumar reviews Perumal Murugan’s “Pyre”, translated from Tamil by Aniruddhan Vasudevan.
A woman and a man discuss Tara, the heroine of Ok Kanmani – an interesting portrayal of an independent woman in today’s world. Anupama Krishnakumar writes a short story.
Be it capturing the spirit of the city, telling inspiring life stories of people or spreading positivity by aiding social causes, city-themed Facebook pages in India are becoming wonderful platforms that bring the human spirit to the fore. The people behind Humans of Bombay, Humans of Bangalore and Humans of Madras talk to Anupama Krishnakumar about what it means to be running inspiring Facebook pages that have transformed the way people look at the life of a person on the street.
Little Ria loves to dream and is full of creativity. But she fears how the world would perceive her and her ideas. Anupama Krishnakumar tells Little Ria’s tale.
Spells of perfect silence are brief and elusive like the dew that slips off a leaf. Anupama Krishnakumar writes a poem on the elusive silence that leaves her wonderstruck.
Sarah finishes reading a book and a chain of events unfurl following that. Anupama Krishnakumar writes a story with strange twists and turns.
There were times when handwritten letters pretty much helped Anupama Krishnakumar sail through tough times when she stayed away from home. Unfortunately though, letters soon made way for emails and SMSes. While admitting that she has been caught in the digital frenzy for years now, she is determined to bring letters back into her life. She shares her thoughts in this piece.
It’s the little joys that make life worth living, writes Anupama Krishnakumar, sharing some of them from her own life.