Chronicles from outside the Kitchen

I live, like many other migrants to Bengaluru, in a well-guarded multi-storied bastion, keeping the rest of the world out. I also l...

Weaving his way through a sea of bright red plastic chairs is a little boy who cajoles every passerby with a wave. He tempts with his little...

Once upon a time in Kerala My story stood peeking around a corner. It waited on tiptoes behind the curtains, waiting for an audience It hid ...

Prologue: My earliest crab memory dates back to when I was a wee child who woke up in the middle of th...

The hint of smoky sweetness wafts over the dusty smog of the city As I carry my Monday morning hangover fa...

While Da Vinci might argue that in simplicity lies the ultimate sophistication, I a mere, humble nobody choose to disagree. There is somet...

Raj Kapoor and Nargis in an iconic still from the film Shree 420 (1955) "Don't threaten me with love, baby. Let's just go walk...