Vasant Panchami Part Two: Stealing Kul

Its the fifth (panchami) day of Spring (Basant) in Bengal and with it comes this festival dedicated to the Goddess … More

“It takes a very long time to become young.” ~ Picasso

Reposting with a new image. This post is from 2014. When my father died last summer, so did my childhood. … More

Summer is almost over, as are the monsoons. The mangoes are most definitely gone, but here I am, still trying … More

The original ‘The Bomb and the General’ is a delightfully optimistic, anti-war children’s book – written by Umberto Eco (The … More

It was not the best day. She had been stripped of her womanhood. Shrivelled up inside this unfamiliar androgyny, she … More