Memory of Trees
My first paid job was at an independent bookstore in Kuala Lumpur’s fashionable Telawi neighbourhood. It…
Books
In Search of the Sacred Lunatic: Why Badal Sircar?
Two young activists Sabuj Mukherjee and Bandikishore Mitra have come out with a remarkable edition of…
Two Essays by Lokendra Arambam
Yet another economic blockade looms large over Manipur. At the time of writing this piece, the…
Moonwalking with Einstein
Hundreds of years ago, human memory was considered a vital part of being, a mirror to…
A Gardener in the Wasteland: A review
At 128 pages, ‘A Gardener in the Wasteland’ attempts a very ambitious sweep to pull off…
Our Lady of Alice Bhatti: A Review
His are no long philosophical ruminations on fractured identities in a globalised world or a geopolitical…
The Voyager: Bharati Mukherjee
What is it like to be an immigrant in the United States who has a lack…
Lucknow Boy by Vinod Mehta – A Review
At 306 pages, Lucknow Boy is neither a tome nor a novella, this collection of autobiographical…
Towards 150 years – remembered fragments – remembered loitering
It is imagination which has taught man the moral values of colour, shape, sound and perfumes….