The Oracle of Tripe #23

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.

Literary Festival Confidential

It’s not supposed to happen like this. I’m at a bar, one of those dimly-lit, sophisticated paeans to conversation and alcoholism, possibly even seduction, if things happen to go well. I’m surrounded by an Irish Booker Prize-winner, a high-ranking British diplomat, an Australian writer with more than

The Spirit of the Game

If you were at Juhu Beach early this morning, you might have seen an eclectic group of athletic individuals training hard at Juhu Beach. Punctuated by the sounds of aircrafts flying overhead and the soft, steady din of the people on the beach, the motley bunch, who call themselves the

Privilege and Prejudice

Ancient Mughal miniature paintings and feminism are two things you don’t usually associate with one another. However, Bangalore-based writer and filmmaker Aarthi Parthasarathy has managed to combine the two into a weekly webcomic series called Royal Existentials, merging vintage art and contemporary social commentary, along with some subtle humour.

For the Children

Anusha Parthasarathy is a reporter for The Hindu, and the creator of Meera, a one-of-a-kind comic strip for children in India. Illustrated by Ashok Rajagopalan, it appears weekly in The Hindu’s Young World supplement, and also exists as a webcomic at this location. According to Anusha, Meera exists to

The Oracle of Tripe #22

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.

Myth and Memory

In her debut novel Born Confused (2002), Tanuja Desai Hidier, a talented singer-songwriter and writer based in London, introduced us to Dimple Lala, her 17-year-old Indian-American protagonist from New Jersey. After its release, the novel was hailed by Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly as the one of the best young-adult

Beyond Bollywood #5: Fandry

Amidst the somewhat predictable, often clichéd, only ever slightly varied, and mostly profitable storylines that crowd film production the world over, there exists a niche occupied by filmmakers who are interested in telling stories about poverty. Quite like their more profitable counterparts, the stories that emerge from this niche often

Creating Readers

In January 2013, Ahalya and Meethil Momaya started what was quite possibly the only library consultancy firm in India. Called the Eternal Library, it was a venture borne out of a fierce love of reading and recommending books to others. The duo soon took the initiative one step further and

The Oracle of Tripe #21

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.

A Contemplation of Satire

The democratic ideal of freedom of speech has been in the news in 2015. Amidst previously inconceivable tragedy, as well as some almost as inconceivable Indian comedy, many have pledged to defend to the death your right to say that which they do not agree with. And it should be

Terribly Tiny Talkies

Terribly Tiny Tales is a storytelling platform that publishes tweet-sized stories everyday, written by an eclectic mix of individuals. Started by Anuj Gosalia, who was later joined by Chintan Ruparel, the project has garnered a not-so-tiny following of over 350,000 readers in close to two years. This month, the