Couple of news items I read in the past weeks, reminded me of this story from Thi. Janakiraman. There was an hoarding from a leading daily newspaper wondering how politicians are not bothered about high price of petrol who always travel with an entourage of cars when the common man is driven to desperation whose... Continue Reading →
Great short story writers have the skill to spin a story based on a small incidence. This could be from their own experience or an incident they heard during a commute or at a bar. The Gen X may think what's so unusual about the story. Just to remind you, this was before the time... Continue Reading →
There is something common between these mountain cities in India. Shimla and Darjeeling; Ooty and Mussorie; Kodaikanal and Nainital. Of course they were built by the British to escape the hot and dusty summers in the plains. But the common thread to is the unbridled development which has made them concrete jungles just as in... Continue Reading →
The beauty of India is, every state has something unique to offer to the visitors and historians. Karnataka has temples with intrinsically carved sculptures. I have mentioned about this in my blog Romancing the RX-100 – A Southern Odyssey -1993. Part -1. Tamil Nadu has some of the biggest temples in India, (Big Temple in Tanjore, the... Continue Reading →
JK, my brother is in Japan on a short visit and sent me few images of Tokyo. Japan is a perfect blend of Technological Advancements and Old traditions. From the late sixties the camera totting Japanese became the iconic tourists all over the world. Uday, (Patankar my boss) and were astonished during a visit to... Continue Reading →
Indians are the most vocal of all the people in the world or to put it in other way, India is probably the noisiest country in the world. We have used every single invention to increase the noise levels as if the noise we make is not enough. Air Horns, reverse Horns, televisions at full... Continue Reading →
Last week I watched the movie 'Ijaazat' (permission) from my movie collection; one of the things in my 'bucket list' is to watch the best movies at leisure and write about them. Produced during the end of Golden Era of parallel cinema (period defined by me - from mid seventies to late eighties) the movie... Continue Reading →
Jayamohan is perhaps the best writer in Tamil today if not the most famous. He has a website (https://www.jeyamohan.in) where readers discuss various current issues and the writer participates actively. In one of the recent posts, a reader has commented badly about teachers in general and primary schools in particular. I have always held my school... Continue Reading →
We identify ourselves some of the struggles especially the middle class ones when we read about them in a story or a novel. We recall similar sacrifices made by our parents/brothers/sisters and the story strikes a chord. 'Prize' by Sujatha (Eldorado – Sujatha and Nagaram – City – Sujatha) is one such short story. You desperately wish the... Continue Reading →
