Mr and Mrs Inn

After what seemed an hour, the rain fury finally gave way to just about a drizzle. Not letting the puddles coming in way, I rushed towards the ...

Shahryar and those sharks

 “As I stood there, I could see Shahryar walking around. And even as I kept calling out to him, he didn’t respond. Perhaps, di...

Why not a full-fledged one!

With my father it was different, as blood bonding had taken care of that  connectivity with all those murmurs and mutters he’d come ...

WELCOME TO THE OTHER SIDE

“One can keep wondering about the why’s and the wherefores, but eventually it all boils down to the simple fact that we are not as ...

This Mercurial Man Amit Khanna: Man of 2020

I send him a list of questions by mail and request him to take his time to answer them and I also added to my note, that it’ll be great i...

Witchy Brew

In common usage, the word chudail describes an aggressive or quarrelsome woman—could be said to be the Indian equivalent of bitch.  ...

Simran Puri’s Kangan

Women are equals now by law but back then it was different…

The story unfolds amidst the splendour ...

Father Of The Groom

Makrand Deshpande’s new play Pitaji Please—should count among his best so far—deals with parental anxiety caused by an offspr...

CAMPION TALES OF OLD BOMBAY

Producer, Director and Actor Rajiv Kapoor, shared this precious piece written by his school mate John Mani, with me on Whatsapp last night and I publish it here in The ...