Arun Kale
Butterfly Love
Ramprasad Tripathi was one of the best concrete pipe salesmen of the country. He could sell corners like no one else. He used to tell his customers that his middle name was ‘Anukool’, which meant ‘perfect fit’, and that every pipe he sold to his customers would be a perfect
Book Review: Happy Birthday! and Other Stories
Human beings are voracious social animals, and it’s not surprising that our relationships with each other are getting progressively complex. With her second book Happy Birthday! and Other Stories, Meghna Pant has brought to fore these complexities in the form of 13 short stories. In the book, the juxtaposition
Album Review: Aerogramme
Are songs and albums to be understood as narratives, the words to be listened to from beginning to end, to make one ask eventually: what story are they narrating and how is the music facilitating them? New York-based indie rock band Goldspot is no stranger to listeners in India. Their
Skylight
There was you and there was me in a classroom full of others our age. Yet, you stood out and I moved within shadows. I was always watching you but you never felt the heat of my gaze. No, you couldn't have, surrounded as you were, by your
The City Speaks #17
The Oracle of Tripe #3
Ever curious about your dying day? The Oracle of Tripe has all the answers. Won-Tolla presents the bewildering tale of a man who asks for it and, unfortunately, gets it.
Stan Lee's Chakra: India's Newest Superhero
Stan Lee’s latest superhero creation---Chakra: The Invincible---is poised to be a delight for young viewers in India and around the world. Cartoon Network, Graphic India, and POW! Entertainment have announced a partnership that will bring this superhero to life for Indian audiences for the first time on Saturday, November
All Warmed Up: Showcasing Contemporary Dance in Delhi
Gati Summer Dance Residency (G.S.D.R.) is not like most dance programmes in India. It does not involve a set syllabus for a large group of dancers. It goes beyond just fixed classes or constant group sessions. In fact, most of the learning that happens by the few
Fugitive No More
 You would be pleased to know that the evidence has been removed--- one forgotten earring, ten strands of curly black hair, two good morning notes, and an origami heart on the fridge. You are now sufficiently expunged. The bedcovers have been straightened and
The Oracle of Tripe #2
Ever curious about your dying day? The Oracle of Tripe has all the answers. Won-Tolla presents the bewildering tale of a man who asks for it and, unfortunately, gets it.
Swabhimaan Gone Wrong
Language and, as a corollary, ideas are notoriously susceptible to miscued interpretation. They wear the garb of the times in which they thrive. If that were not the case, so many of our overtly idealistic revolutions wouldn’t have come to a painful and disappointing conclusion soon after their genesis,