Subha Srinivasan talks about the looming crisis of Caesarean-sections becoming the default means of giving birth in urban India. It’s time women start understanding and taking control of how they give birth, she says. Read on for an engaging take on the issue.
A man observes a woman in the darkness of a movie theater, attempting to unravel the mystery that she is, in his own mind. Paresh Tiwari writes a poem on the unravelling while also touching upon how the entire movie is actually mirrored on the countenance of the woman.
A 23-year-old writes a letter to her future self at 30, touching upon things she’s learnt over the years, and where she hopes she will be at 30. Vrinda Manocha’s letter makes you smile even as it can make you feel a lump in your throat.
A mother teaches her child music, even as he wonders about the future of the music that he is learning. Years later though, he realizes the worth of the music his mother taught him and the truth behind her words. M. Mohankumar pens a poem on the music lessons and the conversations between the mother and her child.
Mr. Agarwal, confined to his wheelchair for twenty years now, is a constant attention-seeker from his wife, who, because of his condition, has remained his sincere caretaker. The days are thankless and long and the years pass by, until Mrs. Agarwal’s daughter-in-law, Shefali, intervenes. Jyothi Vinod writes an interesting story on the warm relationship that a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law share.
When Gauri Trivedi was leaving India along with her husband and baby to settle down abroad, her mother raised a very simple yet pertinent question. Gauri shares what the question was and how her perceptions about moving out of India have changed from the time she left years back to now. Here’s a writeup in which a daughter opens up to her mother and introspects. Read on.
He is spellbound by the beauty of an unknown woman that he hastens to capture this epiphany in a photograph. But destiny has something even better in store for him. Nandagopal T writes a poem that tells you the story of how the photograph was born into this world.
Tonsing, a poet and Meera, a journalist meet at a conference and immediately feel a connection. Hushed issues come to the forefront, and gender and sexuality vis-à-vis self-identity are questioned. Joie Bose tells a story of secretive love and hurt.
