Diaries

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

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

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

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

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

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

By Kamalika Ghosh At the peak of liberalisation in the 90s, most households were opening themselves up to the world. Except for mine, which remained doggedly as inward as it could manage. So while people were welcoming cable television, my … Read More

Our lives, as human beings, revolve around stories. Stories intertwined. Travel stories, food stories, sad stories, happy stories, stories of life and of death, stories of meeting and separations and reunions. It is like a forever story our lives are … Read More

By Sonali Majumder I have a fetish for houses. The brick structures, sometimes tall and red and at other times yellowish and sprawling across streets have their own stories to tell. I feel. As a child, I was fascinated by … Read More

By Aniruddha Mishu They say the memories of your school life are the best – those ‘carefree’ days are the most memorable part of one’s life. I think about this too – 14 long years of my initial life with … Read More