Rains on the Terrace, From Twenty Years Ago

rains on the  terrace from twenty years ago. against a white sky, a paused world. the town-clock’s hands unmoved in the wind. pigeons have hidden in the roshandaan. the world is taking a mid-day nap. I am the sole audience for a white cloth, fluttering in the wind, on a distant rooftop. as raindrops hum [...]

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Childhood Games (part 1?)

Okay, this is a post about childhood — but not about your general whining: “Oh those years were awesome, I wish I could go back!” This is a post about games. Innovative games, the kind which we seem to invent only during those ‘stupid years’. Almost everyone I know has played some unique games during [...]

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Taare Zameen Par…. and a trip down the memory lane

Is each one of us beautiful, special? Few movies make such an impact, as Taare Zameen Par (TZP) did. At least on me… No fancy shooting locales, sexy item numbers or Bhansali-extravagent sets. It was pure, human emotion… On the outset, it is the simple story of how a differently-abled child struggles his way through [...]

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