Chennai: From Quill to Keyboard
In honour of the approaching Madras Day, a little something I put together. I’ve long been a fan of certain writers, and thought I’d dig a bit about what they’ve written about our fair city. This is...
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Memories of Madras Week
Took me a while to get my thoughts in order about all the events I had attended/heard about, and give a precis of what exactly happened during Madras Week 2007. Most events were interesting, some were...
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Disappearing Daughters
“A woman attended a workshop for rural women in Haryana, with her 6 month old boy and 3 year old daughter. That night, the boy fell seriously ill. The mother wrung her hands, wailing from one person to...
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Conversations with a Teacher – Part 1
On account of Teacher’s Day, you see. I thought I might write something that threw the spotlight on teachers. One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who...
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Path of a Rebel Poet – 1
My first crossing of paths with Poet Salma, so to speak – was through a bundle of controversies. Until then, I’d only had a vague idea of who she was. Looking at excerpts of her work made me determined...
View ArticlePath of a Rebel Poet – Part II
Yes, yes, I know. You’re all quite ready to throw brickbats at me for not posting the second part of the …. don’t tell me you’ve forgotten what. Blame a prolonged sickness for my vanishing off the face...
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Amidst a Hall of Gold
So, I’ve always wondered what the inside of a jewelry store was like. Nah, not the shopping-for-wedding kind of curiosity. There you’re pretty much bombarded by everything they’re trying to throw at...
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Tales of a Musical Trio
Listening to the Mambalam Sisters one evening, I was struck with inspiration – why not visit them? I was in See-people-when-you-can mode for a few weeks, and this interview was the result of that...
View ArticleIn Words You Live: Stella Bruce
Writing legend Stella Bruce left us on Saturday. One more master of the pen, who produced classics such as ‘Adhu oru Nilakkaalam’ and ‘Panangaattu Annachi’ lost to us forever. Rest in Peace.
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Business with Flowers @ Koyambedu Malar Angadi
Note: The result of interesting conversations with our flower-sellers. To many, Chennai might seem a city of glass and chrome (or huts and slush if you look at it another way). Of multistoried...
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