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| Writing about Delhi |
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(First appeared in Time Out, Delhi, (January 25 February 7 2008, The Books issue)
The great cities of the world, people say, have inspired great
writing: New York, Paris, London, and yes, even Mumbai. Delhi, it
appears, is un.... |
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| We, the corrupt |
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With the first decade of this century has come a growing realization
that corruption is not limited to the state and its affiliates. Films
like Life in a Metro and Page Three present the possibility of the
existence of social and moral corruption outside the immediate purview
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| Wafa |
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''Arre, this has a flavour of Josh saheb!'' challenged a man sitting
right in front of me. Down on the stage the poet paused. Cocking his
head in our direction he said: ``And, of course, it is for you to tell
me whose flavour it has.'' The audience burst .... |
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| Review of Jet City Woman by Ankush Saikia: Tehelka (web), 15th January 2008 |
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Ankush Saikia's debut, Jet City Woman, begins with the image of auto-rickshaws waiting in long queues for CNG at a pump outside a five star hotel, while inside artists and buyers move quietly past paintings at an art exhibition. This juxtaposition is the essence of Saikia's Delhi. S.... |
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| Brunch Column: 13th January 2008 |
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An outline of a complex relationship with a particular book. Click here to read the piece..... |
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| The End of Custody |
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A hundred years after Ghalib's totalitarian reign as the ultimate arbiter of Urdu grammar and style ended, Bashir Badr - whose biography always mentions that he edited a special Ghalib issue of the Aligarh University maga.... |
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| What's In A Namesake? |
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"The Namesake: Casting call for extras. Wanted Bengali Males." Rarely does an email call upon not just my masculinity but my Bengaliness..... |
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