Writing

There's never a dull moment at home and when there's a flight to catch, the drama continues all the way to the airport. When DH published...

You and I You and I are so crazy about each other, as hot as a potter's fire. Out of the same chunk of clay, shape a you, shape a me....

It was billed as an informal panel discussion. When rasikas (those who love classical music) get together, conversations can easily go...

One of my earliest memories of childhood is the sound of ghungrus – tiny bells that classical Indian dancers wrap around their ankles....

"If you want authentic Kerala cuisine, come home for dinner." My friend invites me over after I've spent the last few minutes cribbing...

“ Why don't we go for a swim at the club?” There was a pin drop silence after the lady posed this question to my father in law. The...

I've never had to look beyond the tales of our own family to know that truth is indeed stranger than fiction. We could argue if my family...

I’m walking at a sedate pace in the park when I notice a flash of colour to my right. It’s a young woman wearing red sweat pants and a...

Pictorially Speaking ''There was a total lacuna when it came to books on Carnatic music for the young,'' says Lakshmi Devnath, author of...

I may appear crazy to others but it is they who are really crazy. Yes! I am madly in love with my Lord!  - "peyarai yenakku yaavarum...

What happens when a mom ends up in Monte Carlo with two toddlers in tow?  I have it all chalked out, to the last detail. After a quick...

“Meet me at the coffee shop near your house.” My niece sounds excited on the phone when she calls me in the morning. We haven't seen...

Great teachers leave behind a legacy that is not confined to their technical expertise. When Carnatic vocalist R K Srikantan passed away...

The verdict is out now. The parents did it. Or did they? That's what the court believes. The recent verdict in the Aarushi Talwar murder...

I used to scoff at William Wordsworth's lines ...."child is the father of man" when I read his poems in my youth. Truer words were never...

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Let us explore the roles played by four key players in this genre — the artiste, the audience, the critic and the organiser and draw parallels with the pieces of a chess game.

My husband's aunt muttered under her breath as she tied the nine-yards sari for me for the first time. It appeared to be a complex procedure of gymnastic steps as I followed her instructions. A tuck here and there, legs akimbo, and twirls every now and then. By the third day, I got the hang of it and was ready to face the music even as the women kept up the drill in other activities. “Don't walk too fast, take small steps!” everyone chorused as I flitted around in my new avat

This article first appeared as a middle in The Deccan Herald

A love story between two disparate colleagues Sheila woke up with a sense of panic. She had forgotten to set the alarm for the third day...