My maternal grandfather and I were very close till I entered my teens and slowly it mattered less and less to me that he was still willing to be my best friend. I still remember my school Principal very suspiciously asking me why I received so many letters at the school address. I told him [...]

Five minutes into the latest Bollywood blockbuster, the hero silences the heroine with a kiss. The heroine, a supposed man-hater, suffers the kiss in relative silence. She could have retaliated by biting him in return or kicking him where it hurts, but she doesn’t.  What bothers me is the implication that women need to be [...]

It was a hot morning in winter when we made our way to the famous Dargah at Ajmer. It is famous for various reasons, but above all as a place where you can make a wish and find it coming true. There are a few such places associated with every religion and like the temples [...]