Warrior Durga
By Vania Jain Adorned with gold accessories, I leapt down to Earth on my beloved pet tiger, ten weapons in my ten hands- each weapon symbolising a different trait- the sword for wisdom, trident for peace and so on. But…. … Read More
Work From Home Set-Up: My Tiny Corner
By Sonali Majumder April 2019. As an IT professional, I had a cosy corner in a sprawling office building in DLF Rajarhat. I had inherited this office space from my predecessor who had migrated to greener pastures. That she was … Read More
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My new-found self: Musings of an amateur artist
By Pallavi Rathor Neither a beach vacation nor a good workout session could give me a high as the one I got after a good painting or sketching session. Not only did I feel revived and invigorated after my art … Read More
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Durga and Us
By – Kamalika Ghosh So odd is this year that Mahalaya – which marks the beginning of Durga’s journey from Kailash to her father’s home, the earth – arrived a month before Pujo. In non-dystopic years, it falls 10-15 days … Read More
Of Puja, Durga, and 108 peepal leaves
By Sonali Majumder Memories. Tucked away in the deep recesses of the mind, the little fragments of remembrances sometimes float up to the conscious mind like the foamy bubbles that rise to the surface of the sea. Today, as we … Read More
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मेले में गर्दन हिलाता बुढ़वा और दुर्गा पूजा : मेरा छोटा सा शहर और उससे जुड़ी मेरी यादें
By Kiran Singh हमारा बचपन गाजीपुर जो एक छोटा सा शहर है ,जिसे लहुरी काशी के नाम से भी जाना जाता है वहाँ बीता | हर साल दुर्गा पूजा और दशहरा आते ही मैं कहीं रहूँ ,बचपन का यह त्योहार … Read More
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From a Raj-obsessed girl to searching for Ashoke Ganguli: This one is for Irrfan Khan
By Kamalika Ghosh The year was 2007, I suppose – the year of leaving school, stepping into the realm of the unknown, the first whiff of freedom, and of experiencing life in ways which would become the stories of our … Read More
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Of shared intimacies, consent and equal involvement: What sex entails in a relationship
By Rohit Jain As often as not, we hear the offhand slang in a conversation among men ‘I fucked her’. The attitude behind this slang sounds derogatory towards a female partner. If a man had sex with a woman, can … Read More
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Memories – the one you keep, the one you let free
Like I wrote in an earlier piece, Banaras is the keeper of my soul. But the bond with the city was the result of the bond I had with two people – my grandparents – my mother’s parents. Their village … Read More
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Covid and the tiffin break, literally!
By Monisha Rastogi The Covid pandemic hit us all very hard. It took all of us by surprise. Everything turned topsy turvy. Travel plans went for a toss. Celebrations were postponed and life suddenly took an unexpected turn. Sanitisers, masks, … Read More
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