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

Arindam Mukherjee

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

Tanvi Jain

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

Ambarish Satwik

The palate is socially and culturally trained to either exalt or be squeamish about offal, the entrails of slaughtered animals.

On Mind and Mindness

Madhavankutty Pillai

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

Dilip D'Souza

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

Shubhangi Swarup

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

Carol Andrade

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

Gautam Pemmaraju

Move beyond vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. Start thinking of ethical and unethical food.

The Hungry Poet

Jaideep Mazumdar

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?