Middles

The day started well. One of my favourite authors was in town and was going to read from her latest novel at the local bookstore. I...

You are waiting for the signal to change at a major intersection. It’s early in the morning on a Sunday and there’s hardly any traffic on...

“This is criminal for our time," says the veteran Bharatanatyam dancer when she addresses a young crowd at the dance conference. She is...

“What difference does it make if the thing you are scared of is real or not?” said Toni Morrison, black poet and novelist. Morrison’s...

I never knew my friend’s unexpected visit to my house would stir up a hornet’s nest. “I’m just around the corner, are you guys home?”...

"How can you not say anything?” my adult daughters argued. “Why do I have to comment on anything and everything?” was my response. It...

I was in the first throes of love. The moong daal that was being cooked on the stove jump-started my affair. “Is my breakfast ready?”...

Diwali or not, I find decluttering difficult. With Diwali around the corner, my husband and I decide it’s time to declutter. I look...

I had returned to India after having lived in the US for many years. My 80-year-old uncle was seated next to me at the dinner table...

I continue to smile at her, secretly yearning for that cup of coffee and benne dosa at the good old darshini a few blocks away. Ah, the...

This article first appeared as a middle in The Deccan Herald

My fingers freeze on the keyboard. The creative juices have completely dried up. Tomorrow is the deadline! I am desperate at this point...

“We’ll stop at the temple on the way out!“ My father is emphatic. Whenever I have a concert he insists on breaking the proverbial coconut...

This article originally appeared in the Deccan Herald Fantasy is one genre that has become popular with children today. It all began...

"They are freshly washed!” I become conscious of the hovering waiter. I 'm seated at a newly opened “fine-dining” restaurant in the...

This article originally appeared in the Deccan Herald Five songs. One collective voice. It's unlike any other music festival. It's...

Even as I'm shuttling between Bangalore and Chennai for the music season (performing, listening) the Deccan Herald featured my article...

This article originally appeared in the Deccan Herald “That sambhar doesn’t look right — too much water”. My mom was watching me cook the...

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My neighbour's 15-year-old was standing outside, when I opened my front door. "Can I borrow the newspaper...Aunty?" she asked. I handed...