Arvind Gigoo Arvind Gigoo "There is life and there is death, and there is beauty and melancholy in between." - Albert Camus August 2015 He keeps my copy ofThe Magic Mountainfor a month and one fine evening invites me for a cup of tea. This is my fav
Keki N. Daruwalla Photo: via Malashri Lal Keki N. Daruwalla Photo: via Malashri Lal The gentle poet and the astute social commentator, Keki N. Daruwalla, passed away on September 26, 2024 in New Delhi. His last book of fiction was titled Going: Stor
Muslim women stage a protest against CAA and NRC at Shaheen Bagh in New Delhi in 2022 Muslim women stage a protest against CAA and NRC at Shaheen Bagh in New Delhi in 2022 Ambedkar 1.In between the borderOf my memories and longings,I stand there lik
Square Multi-Season Pieced Shawl, 1880s | Photo: Getty Images Square Multi-Season Pieced Shawl, 1880s | Photo: Getty Images Sipping kehwa and cherishing the warmth of a Kashmiri hamam are my favourite moments to capture every winter. Warmth, food, f
Photo: Getty Images Photo: Mail Today Photo: Getty Images Photo: Mail Today For the people of my generation, who grew up in the 1990s, Indian new-wave cinema was a kind of esoteric art and idea. During the early ‘90s in Darbhanga, I still remember s
An ancient residential house is seen on the banks of river Jehlum during a cloudy weather in old city of Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. Photo: Getty Images An ancient residential house is seen on the banks of river Jehlum during
Protestor holding up a banner during a demonstration in the city center of Frankfurt, Germany.Photo via Getty Protestor holding up a banner during a demonstration in the city center of Frankfurt, Germany.Photo via Getty English novelist, essayist, j
Last photos of Saghar Siddiqui Last photos of Saghar Siddiqui I do not know what sort of man Saghar Siddiqui – who died in Lahore 50 years ago on July 19 – was. Was he even a qalandar or not? Which stage of enlightenment and awareness was his goal.
Keki Daruwalla Keki Daruwalla I have not known Keki Daruwalla closely as many in the poetry orbit have known him for decades. Growing up in Malabar, the numerous trips by the green city bus to the Calicut Public Library (its current renovated form i