Grandmothers are special people. This piece is a walk down memory lane – it’s a tribute and a fond recollection of the many things associated with my paternal grandmother who passed away recently.
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Categories: Essays
I am Poetry’s Victim!
Vinita Agrawal, widely-published poet and author, shares her thoughts about her poetic journey, what poetry means to her and her debut anthology of poems ‘Words Not Spoken’. An interview that I did for the 50th issue of Spark (February 2014).
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Categories: Interviews
Looking Back and Looking Ahead
The Case of a Man and a Woman
The Charm of the Radio
To You Two
What Does it Mean to be Old?
What does it mean to be old? This is a question that I have constantly asked myself. In this reflective piece, I draw upon my observations of old people, specifically those aged above 75 years and wonder what it means to go through old age. I share what I have seen of their behavior and the thoughts that dominate their minds.
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Categories: Essays
When Food Strikes a Pose
A picture can speak a thousand words, we have heard, and when the subject of the photograph is something that is most fundamental for life to sustain and thrive, it gets all the more interesting. For, when a photograph is that of food, it just doesn’t stop with telling the world about the dish’s existence but stirs in its audience a range of diverse emotions – from being enticed to smitten to feeling the hunger pangs. I attempt to demystify the charming world of food photography by speaking to food bloggers, Soma Rathore (www.ecurry.com) and Chinmayie Bhat (www.love foodeat.com) and Divya Yadava, food photographer and culinary consultant (www.divyayadava.com).
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Categories: Features
Life on Two Wheels
