Of Melancholia

Far afar
An earthen trumpet
Sings the tune of yester years

The pattering rain of memories
Was laid in edifice not just in a day
But ’tis made of measureless
Conversations infused with a bhaar of cha and char minar
Profused with opulence and ubiquity.

Evenings the scent of petrichor,… Continue Reading

Fear

Darling, darling Fear

Like a cold, rattling wind you blow

Flooding my skies dark

Swords of sorrow you wield

Seeds of darkness you sow

You spread your roots deep

You find ways to secrets I keep

Mourning every ounce of joy

Every failure of mine you reap

Every day, I … Continue Reading

Chrysalism

Chrysalism (n.) the tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm, listening to waves pattering against the roof like an argument upstairs, whose muffled words are unintelligible but whose crackling release of built-up tension you understand perfectly.

Recipe.

 

Cut open the sea womb,
with starched paper and a fountain pen… Continue Reading

The Great Indian Travelling Cinema

The movement of independent cinema from the hallowed screens of film festivals to the television sets of the Aam Aadmi audience has been a slow process if at all it has been a process. In an attempt to break through these barriers, one man has been travelling all over the … Continue Reading

IQMU 2017: When Academics met Festivity

Academia is often times reduced to the dust of a worn out book, that evokes little interest in anyone save the reader of that very manuscript. Yet the very image this academia holds need not be so restrictive.

IQMU, the brainchild of Organising Chairpersons, Nandini Majumdar and Anushree Puttur is … Continue Reading

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