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Note Thirteen

Kotagiri, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India. January 2020   The Blue Mountains had me humming Baloo the Bear’s masterpiece from The Jungle Book. When I spotted a Bear (not unusual...

THE SET STAR

There are certain constants in all our lives. Things, people, memories, beliefs that stay, no matter what. They’re the determined, unmoving, steady rocks you...

RULE AND RELINQUISH

These passages begin where Aja is crowned and his father, Raghu retires to a life of quiet and calm. Stunningly, sovereignty serves them both –...

The Seeds of Simple

In a world where simplicity is passed up by the politics of greed, I’ve often wondered if they could coexist. Not greed, of course....

LETTER FIFTEEN

Dearest X, Melancholy is not easy to deal with at any age. Your words, thoughts and feelings are melancholic right now. And while that may be understandable,...

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JOURNEYING INTO THE JUNOON GURUKUL

Arriving at Avasara Academy  “Do you see the large grey buildings nearby? Yes, with the colourful blocks on top. That’s where we are. See you...

FAR TOO MANY ‘F’ WORDS FELT…

There's a fairly definitive combination of feelings one feels at every juncture in their story. These feelings matter enough only to be marked for...

HUMANLY GOD; GODLY HUMAN

Divinity must come with its dilemmas. Being God is as much a choice as it is bestowed. Ironically enough, the god given quality of being...

WHY IT SUCKS TO BE A WOMAN…UNTIL IT DOESN’T

It is astonishing just how much it sucks to be a woman, in any part of the world, in every phase of life, at...

THE WOMEN OF DHARTI

We know too well that when women team up, revolutions - hitherto formless, long suppressed, tucked protectively into throbbing chests - find form and...

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Put Your Pear In The Pie

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Dialogue Five

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A DEMON DISINTEGRATES