Monthly Archives: September 2008

Death, Cable TV, Emotions and Hamsters

Posted on September 30, 2008 by

I am a week and a day old at my new workplace and so far it’s been a good ride. Even as I learn a whole new way of approaching accounts, and get used to new faces. For starters, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Borrowed Words | 3 Comments

Poem: Made for Each Other

Posted on September 29, 2008 by

Having established that they could have been siblings, the lovers now play mother to one another. Gentle pats. On the forehead, and the other’s eyelids drop. Quiet. On some days, she says, you are really my mother. Like when you … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Fiction | 10 Comments

Wtf: Victims paying for their Rape Kits!?!

Posted on September 28, 2008 by

I have to confess that I am following the presidential race in the US rather obsessively at times. It’s not that I actually care perhaps. United States of America is an ocean and a world away from me, but mostly, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, wtf | 12 Comments

Poem: Siblings and Lovers

Posted on September 26, 2008 by

When she says we should have been siblings, what she really means, is that you and she are very similar. That in your respective heads, you already knew the other. Or that you probably swallowed the same moon while eating … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Fiction | 10 Comments

Poem: For him, she prays

Posted on September 26, 2008 by

While in hostel, he wrote, Dear Amma, This North Indian city gets rather cold. I need a thick blanket. I am losing weight. I believe I will go bald if I don’t pop a few shiny potent vitamin pills. His … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Fiction | 8 Comments

“Sadhana Cut” and My Mom

Posted on September 24, 2008 by

Reading a very charming post on Indiequill today, a sudden urge to let a certain family cat out of bag. My mother, the eldest of four was a rather strong child. She threw her tantrums and the other three were … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny, Self | 9 Comments

We need Africa. Apparently.

Posted on September 23, 2008 by

I never know what to make of Bono as an activist. His blog on FT has a rather passionate plea about why the rest of the world needs Africa, and therefor how it deserves more aid. That’s a slightly tricky … Continue reading →

Posted in Marketplace and All Things Current | 8 Comments