Lessons in development: start by asking “who is poor”?Around 80 young men and women from villages in Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Kahdhamal, Ganjam and Gajapati came together in Mohuda village…Feb 20Feb 20
Lessons in development — लगे रहो (lagey raho)! keep going… stay on…A super-cyclone hit the coast of Odisha on October 29, 1999. No one was prepared and the effects were devastating. Eleven days earlier, on…Feb 20Feb 20
Jawan, keeper of our conscience!A movie like Jawan could not happen without Atlee. A movie like Jawan cannot happen without SRK (two of them at that, in baap beta mode)…Oct 3, 2023Oct 3, 2023
A flash of goldI’m convinced there’s a messenger network among the oriole. Together they’ve been following me where I go, looking out for me. I first…Jul 20, 20231Jul 20, 20231
Liby, me and two bisons on Consumption Ghat, KodaikanalWe stayed at Central House in the Claverack compound during our visit to Kodaikanal over the weekend that just went by. It’s a quiet place…Apr 24, 2023Apr 24, 2023
women … malayalam cinema … 2022Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey!, starts the song of one of the most endearing movies i watched in 2022. Set to a catchy tune, it is an anthem…Dec 30, 2022Dec 30, 2022
beyond the binary of ability and disabilityability (n.) late 14c., “state or condition of being able; capacity to do or act,” from Old French ableté “ability (to inherit),” from…Dec 9, 202216Dec 9, 202216
Like so many other things, photography has changed the way we see things, mark moments and make…#cellnama by Museo Camera, Centre for the Photographic Arts, Gurgaon, has been a fun and interesting way to connect with likeminded trigger…Nov 17, 2022Nov 17, 2022
the joy of mastering the granny square and turning a cornerthe crochet bug bit me some time ago. i loved the effortless ease with which my friends worked on different patterns. i remebered watching…May 19, 2022May 19, 2022
Adieu ChachenThere are some losses which are inevitable, even expected, and yet, when it happens, it leaves one grappling with a bundle of emotions…May 19, 2022May 19, 2022