Tag: people

People. How many there are and just how different from one another! Their sheer variety gives rise to a fascinating world of characters jostling for space, waiting to stand out. Inspired by a face or a silhouette, a character is born in the mind of the writer and she or he grows to be a personality sculpted by words and they dwell, sometimes as the writer wants them to, and at others, just the way they wish. Welcome to the world of people. We, the people. The real ones, the imagined ones that are shadows of the real.

You, Me, Love & Questions

February 16, 2017February 16, 2017

Could there be questions on love? Well, why not?

Categories: Poetry

Equations

August 21, 2016October 21, 2016

Maids are an indispensable part of the Indian household. Anupama Krishnakumar’s story is about the equation a woman has shared with two maids at two different points in her life.

Categories: Fiction

Insignificance

July 14, 2016

A story that traces the course the life of an actor takes.

Categories: Fiction

Where Have You Gone?

June 14, 2016July 14, 2016

A man’s slippers are washed away during a heavy spell of rains. This story captures his thoughts about his lost footwear.

Categories: Fiction

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

April 14, 2016July 14, 2016

A review of Perumal Murugan’s ‘Pyre’.

Categories: Reviews

Discussing Tara

March 16, 2016March 16, 2016

A woman and a man discuss Tara, the heroine of Ok Kanmani – an interesting portrayal of an independent woman in today’s world.

Categories: Fiction

Bringing Human Spirit to the Fore

January 11, 2016April 6, 2016

Be it capturing the spirit of the city, telling inspiring life stories of people or spreading positivity by aiding social causes, city-themed Facebook pages in India are becoming wonderful platforms that bring the human spirit to the fore. The people behind Humans of Bombay, Humans of Bangalore and Humans of Madras talk to me about what it means to be running inspiring Facebook pages that have transformed the way people look at the life of a person on the street.

Categories: Features