Notes on 'Flesh', 'Stoner', 'The Stranger'
Three novels over the decades that touch upon the theme of free will
Goodbye to language
On the ephemeral something that letters, postcards hold
Business & commerce deserve more space in contemporary fiction
On the need to move beyond cynicism and write more of dry ambition into our novels
On Rahul Bhattacharya's 'Railsong'
A novel of self-discovery intertwined with India's post-independence journey
'Service' provokes, comforts, inpsires
The artist and poet John Tottenham's debut novel, 'Service', is fire (he'll hate this descriptor)
Conversation with Elisa Gabbert
The poet-essayist on rereading, her writing practice and the joys of writerly companionship
The Dharamshala Sun
What Time Means to Women
How Should a Person Be?
sheila heti & makenna goodman: a reading in consonance
isolation, stunning imagery, isolation
On urban alienation
on thomas vinterberg's 'another round' & the vulnerability of life
The promise of life and its malcontents
Unease, inconvenience & creativity
I’m surrounded by high res photographs that are devoid of meaning, endless carousels of texts that lack meaning or at least connection
Chai urbanism as third places
Chai stalls, small streetside commerce & Mumbai's vibrancy through Diya Joukani's streetwear reels
On Sidewalks
The discreet arteries of a vibrant city
Air coolers instead of air conditioners?
On natural, economical, greener air coolers vs high energy, high maintenance, dirtier cooling of air cons
Solastalgia & the fleeting joys of spring
A lament about the loss of spring and how distressing it will be lose it all over again
Why I love, breathe and write cities
On the allure of urban living, its opportunities, cultural riches, and sheer potential
Quick commerce & life at human scale
The everyday intentionality in the inconvenience of living life at human scale
On taking running notes in the longhand
Longhand note-taking as a way of deliberate existence
What to write when you can't write
Writer's block or too many ideas or maybe just a fear of losing subscribers — the many modern day blogging conundrums
My year of suburban rest & relaxation
Exploring the contrast between the noisy city life of Delhi and the silence of Gothenburg suburbs.
