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Books. One word that spells many things for me – magic, fulfillment, ecstasy; a parallel universe, surreal, sublime. Being a bookworm is an absolutely enchanting way of life. The world of books has constantly knocked on my door and like a hyper-excited child, I have tried to capture their magic and essence in interviews with authors, essays and reviews. Like, you know, how you catch fireflies in a jar. Well, here are the fireflies, for you.

A Book that Startles and Saddens

June 27, 2025June 27, 2025

Everything I never told you by Celeste Ng is a story that startles and saddens repeatedly and one that has several important lessons for parents. It’s a book that has stayed with me months after I have finished reading it.

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Categories: Reviews

Where Books Lead One into Different Lives

June 21, 2024June 21, 2024

A quick take on Matt Haig’s extremely popular book, “The Midnight Library”.

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A Fascinating Journey into the Human Mind

May 14, 2023May 15, 2023

My thoughts after reading the book “And how do you feel about that?” by therapists Aruna Gopakumar and Yashodhara Lal.

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Rediscovering Reading

January 7, 2019February 15, 2019

What happens when your love for reading and books comes back with great vigour after a hiatus? Anupama Krishnakumar shares the joys of rediscovering reading in this essay.

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Categories: Essays

Notes Of a Dream

November 1, 2018February 15, 2019

Some memories and thoughts on AR Rahman and his music upon reading “Notes of a Dream – The Authorized Biography of AR Rahman” written by Krishna Trilok.

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Writing Builds Bridges of Understanding, Both Inside and Outside: Philip John

January 15, 2018

Philip John co-runs a boutique creative agency in Bangalore. He is also an independent creative consultant and writer. He is the author of the Facebook page ‘Labyrinths’ that seeks to capture the mystery and the transience of modern urban life in very short stories and poems. He talks to me about his association with the written word, his writing process and what it takes to run a page that unfailingly publishes one flash story or a poem every day.

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Categories: Interviews

The Writer at the Café

January 15, 2018January 15, 2018

The last of the three pieces of the Flash Fiction Project “Of Readers, Writers and Life’ that shows how the written word is a subtle and indispensable presence in the lives of many people, often being the catalyst for uplifting, memorable and life-altering moments.

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Categories: Flash Fiction Projects

A Dream for Akshara

January 15, 2018January 15, 2018

The second of the three pieces of the Flash Fiction Project “Of Readers, Writers and Life’ that shows how the written word is a subtle and indispensable presence in the lives of many people, often being the catalyst for uplifting, memorable and life-altering moments.

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Categories: Flash Fiction Projects

My First Moment of Love

January 15, 2018January 15, 2018

The first of the three pieces of the Flash Fiction Project “Of Readers, Writers and Life’ that shows how the written word is a subtle and indispensable presence in the lives of many people, often being the catalyst for uplifting, memorable and life-altering moments.

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Categories: Flash Fiction Projects

Perumal Murugan’s ‘Pyre’ : Intense, Lyrical and Stirring

April 14, 2016July 14, 2016

A review of Perumal Murugan’s ‘Pyre’.

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Co-founder & Co-editor of the online literary magazine, Spark. Author of 'Fragments of the Whole', a flash-fiction collection and 'Ways Around Grief & Other Stories', a short-story collection. Creative specialist with expertise in content strategy and management, editing and magazine design.

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