Today I see you, As a child when you took care of me As a daughter grown up, who often decided for you As a daughter who moved away. Today I see you Decked in your best clothes that I chose over the phone. I did not bathe you, or cried as I pulled the shirt or sari...
Grief, sanitized
Giving Back – Go Local on World Food Day
Among the many memories I have of Baba, one of the most enduring is of him going to the local market or ‘baajaar’ (market) at 7 o’clock sharp every morning. The market was full of small-time vendors or ‘phodes’ as they are called. They travelled by the local trains at...
Love and forgetting
I cradled you when you slept I soothed you when you wept I fed you when you craved food for thought as all. Now it is your turn feed me, soothe me, love me. For I am the one who loved you once who loves you still. I may not ...
Remembering Baba
On World Alzheimer's Day The three things that I most remember about my father, (Baba as I called him), was his mastery over both English and Bengali; the ease with which he did the cryptic crosswords in The Statesman in minutes. Also, his vast knowledge of...
Tiger Travails
Consider these facts : 1. Emperors Akbar & Jahangir used to hunt tigers in and around Delhi and Agra 2. Jhalana in the outskirts of Jaipur has a lot of leopards 3. We have...
The story behind our World Emoji Day animation film
A few days back, my aunt, Sravasti, called me to brainstorm some ideas for the video blogs that are posted on Sravasti’s website. Among these ideas, was a video for ‘World Emoji Day’. Now, my first reaction was – Wow! There’s actually a World Emoji Day?! Anyway,...
The Mad Chocolate Factory
Don't give up Once in every life, There comes a time We walk out all alone, And into the light… Someone is with you. Like stars across the sky. We were born to shine And in order to shine. You will have to win - Andrea Bochelli My journey started as a four year old,...