The news of eminent Doordarshan news anchor Gitanjali Aiyer's demise suddenly brought back memories of the good old DD days. It was sometime in the mid-eighties (84 I think) when my father brought home a black & white EC TV, with a stand and shutter … Continue reading The Doordarshan days – when NEWS was NEWS
Category: Romancing with Nostalgia
Kaleidoscope
A small house with a big garden, flowers on the front lawn and vegetables in the backyard. A big field, green with grass, right at the front. Looking out of the window, I once saw a young boy running across that field. There was something … Continue reading Kaleidoscope
The White Goddess Saraswati and slipping pieces of my childhood
In the beginning, there was only chaos. Lord Brahma stared at his creation, all formless and fluid, in bewilderment, not knowing how to give shape to this disorderly mess. He needed the guidance of wisdom and knowledge. Thus emerged the white Goddess Saraswati from Brahma’s … Continue reading The White Goddess Saraswati and slipping pieces of my childhood
Home and it’s earthy sweetness
Visiting home in January is always nice. Agartala is comfortably cold in January. One can enjoy the soft winter sun and the cool breeze during the day and feel the chill at night. And January is the time for harvest festival Makar Sankranti, known as … Continue reading Home and it’s earthy sweetness
Home
Home, hearth, refuge, a place where one lives – any synonym or definition for home is so woefully inadequate. It’s so much more than a dwelling. It’s a place or space where we can let our hair down and be ourselves. We can take off … Continue reading Home
The wintery things
I am autumn's child who eagerly waits for winter. Arriving in this world in late October, I could probably feel the nip in the air and the changing season and when it got colder I loved it. My mom talks about knitting caps for the … Continue reading The wintery things
Festive ring
Festive season does have a lovely ring to it – happy ring that breaks from the mundane, optimistic rhythm of a new dawn, lingering melody of a world all decked up. There maybe nothing phenomenally different, yet everything looks unique. Or maybe it’s us looking … Continue reading Festive ring
What’s happening to books?
What's happening to books? Earlier, during long journeys, in airports or stations, you would find people reading books or at least magazines while waiting for their flights or trains. On long train journeys most people would be reading books, a popular novel maybe or a … Continue reading What’s happening to books?
Load shedding
I never thought I would miss those days. The world plunged into darkness due to sudden power failure. Sitting under a lamp or candle on the study table and struggling to finish homework. Wiping off sweat and trying in vain to kill the buzzing and … Continue reading Load shedding