Nandita and Ayushi are thick friends since childhood and nothing could ever come between them to disturb that bond. But do good things last forever? Gauri Trivedi’s short story reveals the answer.
THE LOUNGE | TURN OF THE PAGE ‘Move aside Jhumpa Lahiri, Ms. Chung is here. Or is she?’ wonders Gauri Trivedi in this book review of Forgotten Country by Catherine Chung. Rich in descriptions about Korean culture, the book however misses one key aspect Gauri considers vital to books about the life of immigrants. Read on to find out more.
The internet has pervaded our lives like never before and as things stand, today, it is unimaginable for an urbanite to live a day without the internet. Ironically, though, the internet has made tough things simpler and simple things tougher, points out Gauri Trivedi.
Sources of inspiration are many. Gauri too is inspired by certain things that she sees around her. What is it that keeps the spark alive for her? Read on.
Vīram | A daughter writes to her mother on a very important decision that she has taken in her life. In a story structured in the form of a letter, Gauri Trivedi celebrates the rasa, Vīram (Courage) – the bold decision of a woman.
THE LOUNGE | THE INNER JOURNEY Two people who have absolutely nothing in common share a seemingly similar fate – they both escaped death narrowly only to die a few days later in another mishap. What is there for us humans to deduce out of these two events? Gauri Trivedi shares her point of view.
Ever attended lessons for something you were good at but never liked? We’re sure it rings a bell. Gauri Trivedi writes about her trials and tribulations with her mother around classical music lessons that she was enrolled in as a teenager.
THE LOUNGE | SLICE OF LIFE Songs can do wonders: Gauri Trivedi tells us how one song made her feel more accepted in her foreign land.
“The art of reading faces is yet unknown to me but the adolescent frame with an elytrous lure has its own story to tell,” writes Gauri Trivedi, of a teenager she has seen. This is the story of that boy across the street.