Mr. Rangarajan is a man of habit, routine and order. He suddenly finds himself in an old folks’ home, and finds it hard to come to terms with the people he shares it with, who seem to be against anything he stands for. Add to it the hoopla around the Indian Premier League, and Mr. Rangarajan just wants out of it all. Vani Viswanathan tells the story of what happens.
Mumbai showed her a whole new side to being out late in the night, says Vani Viswanathan, in this account of rediscovery.
Stories are written to celebrate some romance, while some fade away with the people. Vani Viswanathan pens some free verse to talk about some such tales.
Vani Viswanathan traces her addiction to tea through three different cities.
Vani Viswanathan remembers some of the ways she ‘collects’ the past, and wonders why she clings on so dearly to times gone by.
Vani Viswanathan captures four different moods from using mobile phones, through four byte-sized stories.
Vani Viswanathan discusses her attachment to what she considers sunshine in a bottle – beer.
THE LOUNGE | STORYBOARD Vani Viswanathan discusses some thoughts on what she considers a fairly feminist movie, Magalir Mattum
Ammu and her father have a candid conversation as they travel to Shimla, about why he never quite managed – or bothered – to learn Hindi. Vani Viswanathan pens a story that offers a peek into the life of a rebellious student during Madras State’s protests against Hindi as the official language of India.