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Stop Performing to be Loved…!

Over the last week I have been spending time with people who were part of my growing up years. Schoolmates.

January 31, 2026

In the Debris of a Plane Crash..!

The news came like news always does these days. Casually. Between a cricket score and a discount sale. Someone powerful

January 29, 2026

Therapy without Walls..!

The school buildings had been torn down a year ago. Flattened. Cleared. Wiped out. All to make way for something

January 28, 2026

Unfurling and Hoisting the Flag..!

There is a brand-new national pastime that has quietly overtaken cricket, it is the sacred art of correcting someone who

January 27, 2026

Bleak…!

Bleak is one of those words that does not rush at you. It sits. It lingers. It looks around the

January 24, 2026

The Silent Piano..!

At home my piano is a silent one. It stands there in the sitting room, polished, upright, respectable. Visitors notice

January 24, 2026

Carrying More, or Less..!

Few things make a traveller more anxious than a half open suitcase. You stand there staring at it as if

January 24, 2026

Simply Rename..!

The guardian minister for Mumbai recently visited King Edward Memorial Hospital, lovingly and universally known as KEM. A place where

January 23, 2026

Wrong Questions, Wrong Solutions..!

The municipal elections in Mumbai are over, the banners have been taken down, the loudspeakers have finally fallen silent, and

January 22, 2026

From Politicians to Statesmen..!

Winning elections is exhilarating. Slogans work, crowds cheer, numbers add up, and victory music is played. It is a moment

January 21, 2026

Why Only Greenland?

The courtroom of the International Court of Justice was unusually quiet that morning. Even the translators had stopped whispering into

January 20, 2026

Herding Corporators into a Resort..!

There is something profoundly touching about the sight of elected representatives being escorted to a luxury resort, not for a

January 19, 2026

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