In a three-part poem, Aparna Nandakumar writes about a desire’s premise, about leaving a desire unrequited, finally pointing out how in the face of intense physical desire such arguments do not hold water.
For Shreya Ramachandran, snow was a true marker of being in a foreign land. She recounts her first time seeing snow in London, a place she believes holds its best for those who wait and watch.
Vani Viswanathan writes a story where the unlikeliest of people sympathise with one another – after all the world is divided into haves and have-nots of unimaginable variety.
Parth Pandya writes a ghazal (a poetic form with origins in Arabic poetry) in English, attempting to stay with the rules of the form and bringing forth the beauty of expression that a ghazal uniquely allows.
A young woman holds an uneasy relationship with coffee, one that flummoxes her partner. Namitha Varma tells the story of the role the black brew plays in the protagonist’s life.
It’s the little joys that make life worth living, writes Anupama Krishnakumar, sharing some of them from her own life.
Love, sometimes, is left unconfessed, for the fear of messing things up. Nandagopal T captures the emotions and the dilemma in a poem.
THE LOUNGE | TURN OF THE PAGE Vibha Sharma reviews Ruskin Bond’s latest collection of essays, ‘A Book of Simple Living’, pointing out that the author’s simple language, his observations and the beauty in the simplicity of his life make for a fascinating read.
Being a mother is a strange mix of emotions: love, frustration and the knowledge that some years down the line, the mother-child relationship will undergo a sea change. Sumana Roy Chowdhury writes about her experience.