Writing

When hugs become verboten in these pandemic times, how do families demonstrate their love for one another? My article in The Hindu...

What is it about #music that jogs memories, alters moods and moves entire audiences? My article which first appeared in The Hindu ,...

“What difference does it make if the thing you are scared of is real or not?” said Toni Morrison, black poet and novelist. Morrison’s...

'We never shy away from talking about our neighbours’ private lives. Neither do we hesitate in offering advice to complete strangers on...

"How can you not say anything?” my adult daughters argued. “Why do I have to comment on anything and everything?” was my response. It...

In the Sunday magazine of The Hindu today, I write about how the message of the Bhakti mystics is relevant and applicable to our everyday...

I was in the first throes of love. The moong daal that was being cooked on the stove jump-started my affair. “Is my breakfast ready?”...

A small town in the Cauvery delta comes alive in January each year. Carnatic musicians and rasikas all over the world turn their focus to...

It would be a mistake to dismiss  s as merely a religious or spiritual activity, despite most stories being set in the Hindu epics....

Diwali or not, I find decluttering difficult. With Diwali around the corner, my husband and I decide it’s time to declutter. I look...

The challenge with having adult children is that your beliefs and actions are constantly questioned in the light of how “woke” you are....

I had returned to India after having lived in the US for many years. My 80-year-old uncle was seated next to me at the dinner table...

Who amongst us has not been at a concert where the singer kept on asking the sound engineer to adjust the volume? Worse yet, I remember...

Once again, it's that time of the year when we make new resolutions. Many of us reflect on the insights garnered over the last 12 months....

Writing personal narratives is hard. This article that I wrote about silence being an old friend of mine was a lot to do with...

Kalambaka - the name sounds like a character out of the Mahabharata, or maybe even the Rig Veda. Certainly not the first name that pops...

It's been five years since my guru Seethalakshmi Venkatesan passed away on 18th November 2012. She was a huge influence in my life and I...

“Have some more of this,” I urge with a loving smile as I scoop out a bit more of the vendakkai (lady’s finger aka bhindi or okra) curry...

Are children ready to make career choices when they are in tenth grade? At fifteen, my daughter was at a crossroads in her life. She had...

This article was written after the 2016 Rio Olympics.