Essays
The Sleep Wakers
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Christopher Nolan isn’t the first to understand the significance of dreams. Francis Menezes, a dream therapist, succumbed to a long illness recently. But if he hadn’t paid heed to his dreams, his time would have come much earlier.
Call of the Road
The lure of a job got Arindam Mukherjee to pack his life in his car and travel the breadth of the American continent and back. He conquered the road, and also regained his confidence.
These Walls Have Years
Cubby holes, hidden dungeons, startling passages and the stories of five generations. Tanvi Jain listens to the walls of her beloved ancestral haveli and tries to figure out what it is about the house that really kept her family together.
Eat, Pray, Love
The palate is socially and culturally trained to either exalt or be squeamish about offal, the entrails of slaughtered animals.
On Mind and Mindness
Smack in the middle of a workshop on silence, terrified of his own thoughts and haunted by a toothache, the author realised how slippery our grip is on that thing we call the mind.
Cruisin’ in the Park
For years without end, a gay man lives out a second life, hidden from his wife. This author finds a hero in a ‘perfectly ordinary-looking’ guy with slicked back hair and a ready smile.
No Country for Anorexics
Turkey isn’t for the weak-hearted. Much like the overwhelming flavours of its food, you must have a taste for adventure to discover the soul of the country.
My Kinda God
Desperate smoker and inveterate sufferer of that Catholic disease called scruples, the author discovered faith with the help of a few well-timed miracles and a happy, joyful God.
Good Food vs Bad Food
Move beyond vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. Start thinking of ethical and unethical food.
The Hungry Poet
Over 300 books, films for Satyajit Ray, a friend of Allen Ginsberg. And, of course, poetry that has redefined love, rebellion and restlessness. Just how do you define Sunil Gangopadhyay?
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