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.

Little Lessons from Life

Posted on September 5, 2010March 12, 2015 by Anupama Krishnakumar

Sathya Saran was, till recently, the creator and editor of ME, a monthly magazine from DNA. Earlier, Sathya was the editor of the popular women’s magazine, Femina, and was also on the Board of governors of the NIFT. She is currently Adjutant Professor at NIFT, Mumbai, where she teaches Fashion Journalism. She has authored a book of short stories, ‘Night Train and other Stories’ as well as a biography, ’10 years with Guru Dutt: Abrar Alvi’s Journey’. Her latest book, ‘From Me to You’, which is a selection of her writings over the years, has been published by Westland. Sathya Saran talks about the people she has met and the lessons that she has learnt from life over the years. … Read moreLittle Lessons from Life

Believe in Your Dream : Rashmi Bansal

Posted on June 15, 2010March 12, 2015 by Anupama Krishnakumar

Rashmi Bansal is the author of the bestseller ‘Stay Hungry Stay Foolish’ – the book featuring inspiring stories of 25 IIM Ahmedabad graduates who took to entrepreneurship. Rashmi’s second book, ‘Connect the Dots’ that features inspiring stories of non-MBA entrepreneurs has been published recently. Rashmi writes on youth, entrepreneurship and careers and is also the author of the popular blog Youth Curry. In an interview to me, Rashmi talks at length about both her books, the Indian market and about JAM (Just Another Magazine) – the youth magazine of which she is co-founder and editor. Additionally, don’t miss out on her advice to aspiring entrepreneurs! Excerpts from the interview. … Read moreBelieve in Your Dream : Rashmi Bansal

A Conversation with Dad

Posted on June 10, 2010November 11, 2014 by Anupama Krishnakumar

Kamali is into her eighth month of pregnancy and is at her parents’ place for her delivery. On one of the weekend evening walks with her Dad in the beach, they have an interesting conversation on the dreams parents have for their children. … Read moreA Conversation with Dad

Amrit N. Shetty’s ‘Love Over Coffee’

Posted on June 1, 2010April 20, 2015 by Anupama Krishnakumar

Paritosh Uttam’s ‘Dreams in Prussian Blue’ and Amrit N.Shetty’s ‘Love Over Coffee’ are two of the three books published by Penguin under its ‘Metro Reads’ series. The Metro Reads are meant to be ‘fun, fiesty and fast reads for the reader on the go’. Both have dreams at the heart of their plots, are attractively designed and are definitely fast-reads. Here’s a review of Love over Coffee. … Read moreAmrit N. Shetty’s ‘Love Over Coffee’

The Thing Called Love

Posted on April 18, 2010November 7, 2014 by Anupama Krishnakumar

There are a million ways to fall in love. But the most talked about and most described is love at first sight. My story is about romance set in Bombay. And when we talk of Bombay, you can’t be without talking about the local trains. The trains and the popular Churchgate station provide the perfect setting for a blooming romance. … Read moreThe Thing Called Love

The Recurring Dream

Posted on March 5, 2010March 18, 2016 by Anupama Krishnakumar

A man, haunted by the lady in red, in a dream that recurs. This is the memory of the dream with a poetic flavour. … Read moreThe Recurring Dream

Some Stories and Some Lessons

Posted on March 5, 2010November 10, 2014 by Anupama Krishnakumar

In December 2004, as a student of journalism, I embarked on a week-long visit to a village I had never ever heard about in my life till then. Only later did I realise that it was a trip that would set me thinking. It was soon followed by another revealing experience – the Tsunami. Reporting on the Tsunami threw the doors open to a different kind of experience – one that gave way to a very crucial question – what was it like to face a disaster? Presented here, the diary entries of an awe-struck journalism student. … Read moreSome Stories and Some Lessons

Anamika to Anamika

Posted on February 14, 2010April 19, 2015 by Anupama Krishnakumar

In notes to her fourteen-year-old self, thirty-year-old Anamika writes about the various shades of love that she has witnessed and the little lessons of life that she has learnt through the sixteen years. Anupama Krishnakumar tells you the story. … Read moreAnamika to Anamika

Mothers and Daughters

Posted on August 7, 2009November 7, 2014 by Anupama Krishnakumar

This story will probably be my first step to writing a novel/novella. It remains the longest short story that I have ever written. There is a whole lot packed into this story – the relationship between mothers and daughters, a wife and her husband, Carnatic Music, human nature and realisation. It’s the story of Jhanavi, Leela and Vaidehi – women belonging to three different generations. … Read moreMothers and Daughters

Jasmine Memories

Posted on June 14, 2009November 7, 2014 by Anupama Krishnakumar

The tradition of arranged marriage is quite an old one in India. It’s a practice that raises many eyebrows these days but I do believe that magic can be found in an arranged marriage. The story of Vasundara and Sankaran was written to put forth this point of view. Vasundara is one of my favourite creations and she epitomises the balance between respect for traditional values and a rare and beautiful kind of courage in a woman. This is Vasu’s story. … Read moreJasmine Memories