Monthly Archives: February 2007

Inheriting Colombo

Posted on February 28, 2007 by

While doing the daily roundups for Global Voices today, I chanced upon this lovely post at the The Lolly DJ on a grandfather who landed in Sri Lanka 65 years ago. The piece is so well-written and goes well with … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Global Voices, History and Monuments, Random Links, South Asia

Fiction Fragment: The Right Time

Posted on February 27, 2007 by

She used to be the fastest reader as a child. Pages would collapse into the mind. Every book gulped. Sometimes not even chewed enough. In the tradition of multi-tasking, she would listen to music. Each day, discovering a new band. … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs, Poetry and Fiction

Fiction Fragment: The loud woman across the room

Posted on February 26, 2007 by

You look at her and you think she may be nice. But then she opens her mouth. She’s loud. You cringe. You think maybe her loudness is mostly to do with her discomfort. Perhaps she’s like you. Uncomfortable with more … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Fiction

Fiction Fragment: Kannamma hates her mother

Posted on February 26, 2007 by

Her mother thinks she’s the prettiest seven year old in the whole world. Actually, in the whole universe. The name of the child is lost to the wind, remembered only when being introduced to strangers. Kannamma she is, and so … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Fiction

Fiction Fragment: The name of a park in South Bombay

Posted on February 23, 2007 by

She clicks on “Compose Mail” and stares at the white spaces. Instead of filling them, she fills her own eyes with wetness. This strange shyness. She had never been shy when it came to flirting, professing love, writing dirty emails, … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs, Poetry and Fiction

Mrs WordPress

Posted on February 22, 2007 by

LOL! Mrs WordPress! No, really, you shouldn’t!

Posted in Funny, Random Links

You, Me and Dilli

Posted on February 22, 2007 by

There was a time when I cringed everytime a new Punjabi pop album was released. Track after track of mind and feet numbing Bhangra arranged with little imagination or creativity. Played by boys in their cars in Delhi, thumping the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cities, Music, Film and Art