The Girls

There’s a city in Spain that is renowned for its football club and world class architecture. As someone who’s in awe of Gaudi’s monuments but unfamiliar with the charms of the beautiful game of football, I wondered what this city had in store for me. When I think of cities I want to live in, […]

The first thing you’d notice about the food in Kerala is how the flavours seem to jump off your palate. Little surprise considering this is the land of spices with hints of fresh pepper, cardamom, tamarind, cloves, nutmeg and vanilla in the dish, possibly coming from a little plantation in the backyard. The traditional banquet […]

Congratulations on debuting as a novelist Pooja. Your debut book brings a very interesting combination of politics and love; what was the inspiration? What did you learn from writing the book? Thank you. The 2011 Lokpal Bill movement was, in many ways, a turning point for me. I had begun my FYBA and I was reading classics and tomes […]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDACL97AoeE] “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there […]

It’s the stuff that dreams are made off. Specially, if you’re a city dweller like me. Just imagine, lying on your back, the cool breeze ruffling your hair, as you admire the brilliant twinkling of the stars, against the stark black canvas of the night sky. The Dutch post-impressionist artist Vincent Van Gogh (my favourite artist) […]